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Festival fun
By Kate Donoughue on 08/04/2011 in Leisure
Take in a child-friendly festival this summer
OFF THE TRACKS FESTIVAL MAY 27–29Donington Park Farmhouse, Castle Donington, Derbyshire (www.offthetracks.co.uk) Capacity 1,500What’s the vibe Small is beautiful is the mantra of this intimate twice-yearly affair. Musical interludes Headliners
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Music festivals
By Suzanne Milne on 20/04/2010 in Days Out
All the music without the mayhem – these are the best festivals for all the family in 2010
1. JUNE 4-6 Wychwood, Gloucestershire Nominated best family festival (every year!), the line up here includes the Levellers, The South and King Creosote. There will also be over 100 events and workshops including circus skills, puppet shows
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The Family Festival Guide 2012
By Catherine O'Dolan on 04/05/2012 in Days Out
Junior's pick of the most fabulous family-friendly festivals around
Off The Tracks Festival, Donington Park, DerbyshireMay 25–27Small is beautiful is the mantra of this twice-yearly affair with a mix of world music, roots, folk, dance and trance set across three stages. There’s also plenty of arts, crafts
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The Best Family Festivals 2011
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 in Days Out
Check out Junior's Guide to the hottest, coolest, funkiest fabbest family festivals for summer 2011
Off The Tracks Festival June 3–5 Donington Park Farmhouse, Castle Donington, DerbyshireWychwood Festival June 3–5 Cheltenham Racecourse Eden Festival June 10–12 Raehills Meadows, Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway Blissfields Festival June 30–July 3
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Junior's advice on festivals
By Junior on 31/08/2011 in Tips & advice
Here are some useful tips when searching for a fun family-friendly festival
While most festivals now offer dedicated children’s events, there are still some crucial questions to ask:- Are children allowed? Some festivals are still adults-only, so confirm that children can go before booking tickets. - How far is the walk
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Five Festival Rules
By Catherine O'Dolan Photography by David Handley at Burning Man Festival (www.burningman.com) on 17/06/2011 in Days Out
Make the most of the summer festivals with our top tips (rule one: don't lose your kids!)
RULE 1 Like everyone at a festival, children need to drink lots of water and keep hydrated and keep their energy levels up. If they dislike the taste of bottled water, mix in a little fruit juice, but don't give them juice or soda all the time. Bag
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Edinburgh Festival 2011
By Fiona McKim on 28/07/2011 in Days Out
Our pick of the best family-friendly shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival
Each year during the month of August, the Scottish capital becomes a vibrant cultural hub as it plays host to the biggest arts festival in the world. With everything from one-man Shakespeare monologues to stand up ventriloquists and urban ballet
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Family festivals in the UK
By Junior on 12/08/2011 in UK
What could be further removed from the daily routine than the chance to let your hair down at a family festival?
Stay for the whole weekend and, if you feel like getting down and dirty, you can pitch-your-own in true camper style. However, most festivals now offer glamping alternatives, so you can sojourn in the boutique area in anything from a yurt, gypsy
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Family festivals for 2011
By Catherine O'Dolan on 26/09/2010 in Leisure
A round-up of our favourite family festivals for summer 2011. Book now to make the most of Early Bird offers
Chill out at Camp Bestival – and book early for 2011.A CHANGE IS as good as a rest, so they say, and what could be further removed from the strictures and routines of daily family life than the chance to let your hair down at a festival? Cool
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Seven simple rules for happy festivals
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/03/2012 in Days Out
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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