Out and about Festival fun
Clun Green Man Festival
5-6 May 2024
Music, circus skills and Morris dancing are just some of the many things to be enjoyed at this traditional Shropshire fair, taking place in the splendid grounds of Clun Castle over the May Day bank holiday weekend. Expect family entertainment with plenty of activities and food and craft stalls. Be sure to watch the processions and see the great battle! One-day tickets are available from £8.
clungreenman.org
Stay at… Foxholes Castle
foxholes-castle.co.uk
Fawley Hill Vintage
Transport Festival
17-19 May 2024
Fawley Hill Railway, not far from Henley-on-Thames, is the venue for this glorious vintage transport festival, where you can travel in a locomotive from a Victorian station with the steepest standard-gauge track in the world. At the museum, you can see Spitfires, motorcycles and much more. There will be live music and entertainment from noon until late. Tickets available from £15 (under-12s free).
fawleyhill.co.uk
Stay at… Swiss Farm
Touring & Camping
swissfarmcamping.co.uk
Keswick Mountain Festival
17-19 May 2024
This popular Lake District event (1) is packed with activities, including guided walks, yoga and running. You can also expect to find outdoor clothing and equipment exhibitors, accessible adventure providers and a packed programme of speakers, including ‘Iron Man’ Sean Conway and broadcaster and author Louise
Minchin. Hikes, swims, cycles and triathlons are just some of the sporting events available, and you can let your hair down at the two music stages. Tickets from £20.
keswickmountainfestival.co.uk Stay at… Derwentwater C&CC Site
www.campingand caravanningclub.co.uk
Hay Festival
23 May - 2 June 2024
Reading, conversation and live performances are all there to be enjoyed at one of the world’s biggest and best festivals to celebrate literature and the arts, which takes place annually at Hay-on-Wye in Herefordshire.
Hay is filled with renowned authors and writers from across the literary world, with voices as diverse as author Jodi Picoult, comedian Ruby Wax, actor and writer Lenny Henry, and presenter and Camping and Caravanning Club president Hamza Yassin. See the festival programme for a full list of individually priced events.
hayfestival.com
Stay at… Hay-on-Wye
Caravan Park
hillandale.co.uk
Vintage Nostalgia Festival
30 May - 2 June 2024
Get your glad rags on for this step into the past at Stockton, Wiltshire, where visitors are encouraged to dress in period attire.
You can learn to jive and enjoy a fantastic line-up of bands with a retro vibe from the 50s to the 80s. There will be vintage stands and classic cars, along with food, drink and entertainment for all the family. Day tickets from £20.
vintagenostalgia festival.co.uk/the-event
Stay at… Stonehenge
Campsite & Glamping
stonehengecampsite.co.uk