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Family festivals for 2011
By Catherine O'Dolan on 26/09/2010 07:58:56
A round-up of our favourite family festivals for summer 2011. Book now to make the most of Early Bird offers
cooking classes, and the Children’s Parade will be one of the festival highlights. And if the music and vibe isn’t enough to get you in a chilling zone, there’s even an on-site Womad Spa.Vintage At Goodwood (12–14 August 2011) is one of the newest kids
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CAMP BESTIVAL: JULY 28-31
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 14:33:27
The Junior Guide to Family Festivals checks out Camp Bestival 2011
-erected luxury tents and gypsy caravans, yurts and tipis, and Podpads and cute Bellepods. What does it cost Adult weekend camping £170; 11–17 years, £85; under-10s free.Extend your stay With stunning views over Studland Bay on the Jurassic Coast, The Knoll House
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Seven simple rules for happy festivals
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/03/2012 16:37:54
Magical fairgrounds, open fields to run and play, the chance to dress up and mess up – No wonder children love the new breed of family festivals
1. Choose your festivalIt might have been dubbed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” but turn back time to theWoodstockheyday of 1969 and you’d find the festival spirit steeped in a hazy mist of marijuana and zonked-out grown-ups. Not so the new breed
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WYCHWOOD FESTIVAL: JUNE 3-5
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/05/2011 15:48:33
Junior's Festival Guide checks out Wychwood 2011
rent a SoulPad sleeping up to five for £219. What does it cost Adult weekend tickets £115 plus £20 camping; 10–15 years £55; 5–9 years, £15; under-fives are free. Day tickets also available. Extend your stay The charming Regency town of Cheltenham Spa
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How British childhood has changed since the Fifties
By Junior on 14/05/2012 16:53:48
When the Queen ascended the throne in 1952, things were a little different...
bakers and delis have changed our tastes.■ Butlins ■ Boutique breaks Holiday camps put the focus firmly on family fun. Parents are plumping for chic independent hotels
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Music festivals
By Suzanne Milne on 20/04/2010 14:40:21
All the music without the mayhem – these are the best festivals for all the family in 2010
only 5,000 tickets available to this eclectic line up of music from the likes of Jools Holland, The Roots Union, and Shooglenifty. Visit www.larmertreefestival.co.uk4. JULY 15–18 Latitude, Suffolk There is plenty to enjoy at this boutique festival
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JUST SO FESTIVAL August 19–21
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 14:07:21
Junior's Guide to the Best Family Festivals checks out the Just So Festival
JUST SO FESTIVAL August 19–21 is Near Leek, Staffs Capacity 6,000 What’s the vibe A boutique, weekend-long festival of creativity for families. Musical interludes There’s music, dance and street theatre, plus the chance for your family to take part
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Festival fun
By Kate Donoughue on 08/04/2011 12:27:30
Take in a child-friendly festival this summer
equivalent, squrts. What it costs £160 for adult weekend camping; 13–16 years £90; two under-12s free per adult. Extend your stay After the excess, perhaps a little rehab at the Priory? Well, the Priory Inn at nearby Tetbury offers a very relaxed and family
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Family festivals in the UK
By Junior on 12/08/2011 17:31:31
What could be further removed from the daily routine than the chance to let your hair down at a family festival?
to get you into the chilling zone, there’s even an on-site Womad Spa. One of the newest kids on the block is Vintage at Goodwood (August 12–14, 2011). The brainchild of designers Geraldine and Wayne Hemingway of Red Or Dead fame, it’s a music- and fashion
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Mr & Mrs Smith's Hip Hotels… for families
By Kate Donoughue on 05/10/2010 15:12:05
Take a trip in hip – four hotels recommended by Mr & Mrs Smith, the boutique hotel experts
of Chianti.Palazzetto, 53012 Chiusdino, Tuscany. Tel: 00 39 0577 75 1222.Prices from £282–£626; Santo Pietro suite, £1,530. Rates include Continental breakfast. Extra beds (£78) and cots (free) can be supplied to suites.EMELISSE HOTELKefalonia, GreeceWith its
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