What a carry on as Vegas heads back to Derbyshire
COMEDIAN Johnny Vegas has picked a stately home in Derbyshire to host his Field of Dreams campsite, a unique glamping experience consisting of lovingly restored and converted vintage vehicles.
The Channel 4 series, Johnny Vegas: Carry On Glamping, will follow the set-up and running of a premier experience. The show will also document a comedy evening compared by Johnny within the famed wall garden on Sunday, September 11, plus an accompanying film night showcasing one of his favourite movies and a question and answer session on Thursday, September 15.
Having performed at Live At Melbourne Hall in May, Vegas approached owner Lord Kerr with the idea of bringing his Field of Dreams to its grounds, and everyone agreed it was the perfect location.
This new six-part series will follow Johnny and his long-suffering assistant Bev as they set their sights on developing the business.
After opening the Yorkshire glampsite in 2021, it became a roaring success with bookings aplenty, however, ambitions for a bigger site meant Johnny needed to move on.
This led him and Bev to undertake a search to find a new home for the eclectic collection of repurposed vehicles they share with Jim and Claire.
The new site of Melbourne Hall has certainly given Johnny some ideas; with a boat set for conversion to a stylish glamping pied-a-terre that will take up a prime place beside the lake, and a helicopter joining the other iconic vehicles across two sites, both within a short walk from the pool and the famous walled gardens which play host to the Live At Melbourne Hall summer series of events.
The pop-up site will be hosted at Melbourne Hall for 28 days as a test run, before hopefully setting up a permanent home at Melbourne Hall next year. Bookings are open from July 18 via Melbournehall.com.