Last night we finally had the opportunity to sleep on a real bed in a “real” tent, thanks to Bell Tent Glamping in Southampton we spent the night in camping luxury in a beautiful bell tent located in the Royal Victoria Country Park on the banks of the Solent. Accommodation The bell tent was so […]
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How to Survive a Festival in the Rain with Kids – Essential Packing List
Having just returned from a weekend festival in torrential rain I thought I’d put together a little list of essential items that helped us not only survive but also to stay relatively dry. Lots of plastic bags for wet clothes. Newspaper to stuff inside wet shoes to help them dry quicker. These buckets with a […]
Why We Probably Won’t be Returning to the Curious Arts Festival
As I sit here still suffering from a “festival hangover* ” and unsure exactly what just happened… I have no idea where on earth to start with this post?! We arrived back from the Curious Arts Festival yesterday afternoon having spent 3 days at what the Evening Standard described as a ‘charmingly reckless’ boutique festival. […]
Special Needs Families: Heading to a Festival
So with festival season just around the corner I thought I’d share my experience of taking Pumpkin to Camp Bestival in 2015 and 2016. As you probably know from here, Pumpkin has additional needs, primarily severe visual impairment. As festival rookies we made a few huge boo boos the first year we went to Camp Bestival. […]