Every parent has something they are loathe to relinquish when they have children. For seasoned festivallers, Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank and his wife, Josie, it was a reluctance to give up the free spirit adventure of festivals (heck, Rob even proposed to Josie at Glastonbury). The re...

–17 Henham Park, SouthwoldDeer Shed Festival July 22–24 Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, Yorkshire Ben & Jerry's Musical Sundae July 23-23 Clapham Common, London and Heaton Park, Manchester Camp Bestival July 28–31 Lulworth Castle, Dorset  Womad July 28–31 Charlton

CAMP BESTIVAL JULY 28–31 is at Lulworth Castle, Dorset () Capacity 50,000 What’s the vibe The king of family festivals, having won the Best Family Festival prize from 2009–10, the little sister of Bestival is a rocking affair.Musical interludes

Cove, Dorset, Original Cornbury Festival near Banbury, in Oxfordshire and Latitude in Suffolk, will have some big headliners: last year, Camp Bestival had Primal Scream, Mark Ronson and Blondie; Cornbury had James Blunt, Cindi Lauper and the Faces

of Lulworth Cove in Dorset. The ambiance is party-party anything goes, with the highlight of the Saturday being a fancy-dress pararde throughout the Kid’s Garden and Circus Field. Of course, there’s the extensive programme of bands on various stages (last year

is the Ladybird's Fantastic Family-Friendly Cabaret. For a small festival, Kendal Calling manages to pull in some big names including Dizzee Rascal, Maximo Park and Feeder.Camp Bestival, LulworthCastle, Dorset July 26–29 The big daddy of family festivals