![]() ![]() The campsite is separate from the festival area so once we were able to get in we went to have a good look about. ![]() Our youngest woke up early so we thought we would take him off for a walk to stop him waking up others on the campsite but sadly we couldn’t do this and there were also no food options inside the campsite so everyone was waiting desperately until 10am so they could get a get a brew and bacon sandwich!īy Sunday all had been sorted and access to the festival site was available at any time and loads more toilets and showers etc had been drafted in and the event organisers were clearly responding to feed back and sorting all the problems out that they could. This was frustrating as we were camping with 2 other couples without kids. Saturday morning we weren’t allowed into the site until 10am which was pretty annoying, security couldn’t really give a good reason but said they were still tidying up. Generally the first day/ afternoon seemed a little bit of a shambles, everywhere was really busy, nowhere near enough space for tents or campervans and even the security a bit gung ho… even wanting to take people’s water off them on the way into site! We did hear a rumour that an extra 1000 tickets were sold in the last 48 hours, perhaps due to the glorious weather? Anyway, could be a reason for the slight chaos in the campsite areas or possibly just teething problems for this new event. ![]() ![]() There were originally only 8 showers for the whole site but luckily the organisers quickly realised this was ridiculous, especially considering the 25+ heat and managed to draft in another 20 by Saturday pm. The odd ‘Child Only’ sign on a few of the toilets would really make the different next year.Īlthough i didn’t try them myself, i was informed the showers were lovely, clean, warm and queues weren’t that bad. Luckily, everyone we came across was really lovely and always happy for kids to jump in front, but to be honest, we hope for more from a festival billing itself at families. Luckily we all embrace the filth at festivals so no problem for us, but it maybe for others! Also the lack of dedicated family camping means a lack of dedicated kids toilets, with kids having to queue up with the rest of campsite. Some were awful at times and we needed to take our children round the back for the odd ‘nature wee’ instead. There were just about enough toilets in the camping areas but probably not cleaned as often as they could have been. Glamping options were also thrown into the general cramped mix with no separate toilets or facilities which you would usually expect for the increased price. We did ask a steward about family camping but he said they were just advising families to camp to one side of the main field, which clearly didn’t happen. Many parents we spoke to said the whole camping area was so busy they couldn’t even get their pushchairs back to the tents and needed to carry little ones some way. While this wasn’t a problem for us as we wanted to be in general camping, (we enjoy being in ‘the mix’ and have older kids 4, 8 and 9 who generally sleep through anything), it may have been a problem for some who wanted a quieter, separate area. We saw many other people wandering around in vain looking for space until eventually, at around 6pm the organisers opened an overflow field, both for regular camping and also for camper vans.ĭespite being pitched as a family friendly festival there wasn’t any obvious dedicated family camping and everyone was lumped into a very beautiful but extremely busy area. The campsite was rammed, luckily our friends had already arrived and tried to save us a space so we were just in time. To our dismay it was a good fifteen minute walk down to big hill to the campsite, now this might be reasonable if we had pop up tents and no food but we are a family of five, who despite our best efforts are unable to pack light! Unlike some other festivals there weren’t any wheel barrows for hire so no help with transporting our stuff. We arrived at about 2pm on the Friday, this was the earliest we could collect our tickets from the box office. We have been a couple of festivals before but were looking forward to this brand new smaller boutique family friendly festival only an hour from home. The weather was predicting hot, sunny skies, and big acts to see such as The Levellers, Basement Jaxx and De La Soul. We were all mega excited about our family festival trip to Forgotten Fields ![]()
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