Smaller festivals

[Greenish]

beautiful days - like the avalon field

sunrise - like the craft / green fields

endorse-it-in-dorset - cider fuelled festi, more punky that glasto

[abu hamster]

Not doene it yet but i know a few that swear by Shambala

[Macca87]

I really want to go to Secret Garden Party, Beautiful Days and Green Man! Never been to any of them but heard great things.

[rabid]

Would love to, wish they weren't such a long drive though.

[bunchy]

Gonna give Kendal Calling a go this year...but only because it's just 5 minutes away from where I live!! Heard good reviews about too so should be good!

Edited March 10, 2010 by bunchy

[DaveMac]

May I suggest Shambala - had a great time there in Northamptonshire last year - was very chilled and had a wonderful fancy dress parade Lovely vibe!

Off to Bearded Theory in May to see what the fuss is about and meet fellow eFest gang

Heard nothing but good things about it inspite of last years tornado incident !

[treacle]

Another Bearded Theory attendee here

...and Newcastleton, Wickerman and Alchemy

[rachbon]

smallest festival i've been to is wickerman.

really want to go to some more smaller ones though. hopefully go somewhere different next year.

[paulo999]

The Glade Festival.

[souldancer]

Beautiful Days is a great little festival. Hoping to make it my 5th year this year.

[glasto-worker]

Hopefully I will get to Hop Farm just before Glastonbury even just for the day. Its a brilliant day out if your some what local, really nice and laid back, can get on the barrier just before the headliner, a nice dance tent to. Tiny site takes about 10 minutes to walk across the arena

[RoyC]

Electric Picnic in Ireland.

[grumpyhack]

Trowbridge Village Pump, not far from Bath, in July. Predeominantly folkie but reasonably broad - the sort of stuff you get on the Acoustic Stage at Glasto. About 10,000, family friendly, good food and reasonable prices.

[cabstar]

Alchemy was one of my favourite festivals last year, such a good family based type vibe, hopefully it will be more of a success this year crowd wise. Some of the acts where outstanding & plenty of green field type things to do.

[tinpottery]

Kendal Calling depending on the line up.

[refriedgenes]

Alchemy for definite - it had the 'all-inclusive' air to it that you get at Glasto. I think with bigger crowds there this year (which there will be ) it will be brilliant!

Toss up between Beautiful Days and Green Man, think they're usually the same weekend. Green Man seems (to me) to have more for the music enthusiast who reaches into the furthest corners of the internet, amongst other places, (or perhaps I'm just getting old!) whereas Beautiful Days seems like a piss-up jam session organised by the Levellers. Both of which are great fun!

[greenfairy43]

Bearded Theory and Alchemy are just as essential as Glastonbury on my calendar. Anyone not going really really should.

[Madmark]

Anybody know what Indietracks is like?

[mario man]

I went to Wychwood last year which was a lovely small festival just on the outskirts of Cheltenham. You actually camp in the middle of the racecourse! Guilfest is another nice festival I've been to on the outskirts of a town so easy to get to.

Also went to End of the Road a couple of years ago which was a wonderful - 5000 capacity but a lot are families so late at night there's plenty of room for a good dance. Acres of space in the camping areas and wonderful views across Salisbury Plain, I swear there was a clear 10 metres around my tent! And they had the Bimble Inn

Next year I'm can't make Glasto (cousins wedding) so am looking to do another small festival. Would like to go back to End of the Road but I'm also keen to check out Green Man or maybe Latitude.

[LondonTom]

if you mean the Hop Farm Festival Promoted by Vince Powers you will need a time machine as its being held 2 to 4 July 2010 { last year and the year before it was also held in July }

[Hotcider]

End of the Road is just amazing

[glasto-worker]

So erm, why would I need a time machine? :S

[LondonTom]

you wrote ' Hopefully I will get to Hop Farm just before Glastonbury ' as if

Hop Farm was before Glastonbury when in fact its after Glastonbury

Edited March 11, 2010 by LondonTom

[rabid]

Yep! Exquisite. And very munted. Which is amusing when you're not.

[Sabcully]

Did Sunrise for three years, but after last year I won't bother anymore and the ticket

prices for what they are offering is insane.

Aurora in Greece was good last year, weather helped a lot.

Glade this year and Bearded Theory.