Guest, I wasn't being anti-Towersey, my comments are only my opinion. It's a very good festival indeed.

You can carry your own beer around with you certainly if you prefer, although I prefer £1.09 / pint (often less at the Tap & Spile in Whitby)of well kept cask beer rather than cans of 'draught' stuff.

The festival is indeed run from Thursday evening until late on Monday, but so are others. I just find it hard to justify £70 for Towersey when I can go to Bridgenorth for £44 both prices include camping).

You quite rightly point out that travel costs come into it, but that is variable and dependent on mode of transport / distance travelled and so on. That is something the individual must decide on. Hardly under the control of the festival organisers. I'm sure if I lived in Thame I'd go to Towersey rather than more distant festivals.

Having said that I'm going to Wadebridge Festival in Cornwall: a VERY low cost festival, but with high transport costs.

At the end of the day you takes yer choice and pays yer money!

I hope you enjoy whichever festival you end up at.

Cheers,

John