Festivals aren’t all about stomping around in the mud trying to find your tent in a sea of thousands – there are much more intimate options around Britain for the true festival go-er.
Here we’ll show you a few of the options for partying this May and let you find your inner-self, or just stay up all night in your tent / hotel room playing scrabble…whichever is more preferable.
Run To The Sun in Newquay, Cornwall
The original festival involved VW Campervan owners driving from Heston services on the M4 to Newquay, in a kindof hangout with other VW Campervan owners groupie meetup.
Today however, the event has turned into a fully-flegged three day festival attracting big names such as Boy George, Fedde Le Grand and Mauro Picotto. We’re pretty sure they don’t turn up in a VW Campervan, however trendy those currently are.
If you own a VW campervan, you can still take your place in ‘the cruise’ to the festival which picks up more and more campervans along the way. In previous years, ‘the convoy’ has resembled something from the 1978 film “Convoy” with over 5 miles of campervans heading to Newquay!
27th to 30th May 2011 in Newquay, Cornwall.
Campsites, caravans and lodges in Newquay
Hotels in Newquay
Things to see and do in Newquay
Off The Tracks in Donington, Derbyshire
There are actually two festivals held at Castle Donington, but both try to be as family friendly as possible without toning down the event.
The festivals are based around two stages of live music featuring over 30 artists across the three day festival with a range of music from The Christians, System 7, Mirror System along with trance, techno and downbeat from Cabbage.
Beyond the music there are arts & craft stalls, circus workshops, a children’s play area and a bar with 45 beers…wouldn’t be a festival without a big bar. Saturday nights are for fancy dress and face painting.
For those seeking their inner soul or perhaps a natural cure after sampling many of the beers, there are sessions of Shiatsu, Yoga, Energ ywork, Tai Chi and Chi Kung at the festival too.
27th to 29th May 2011 (and 2nd to 4th September 2011).
Campsites around Donington Park
Hotels in Derby (near Donnington Park)
