Here’s a complete list of the variety on offer:

TRADERS include a mix of familiar Street Food Circus favourites alongside new arrivals like Bristol’s award-winning Gourmet Warriors, Brecon’s Hill’s Burgers and a vintage 1951 Ford Coe truck converted for Westlands BBQ.

Rotating across the weekends of the feastival will be:

■ Bao Selecta – freshly-steamed bao buns

■ Bare Bones Pizza – wood- red pizza and fries

■ Ceylon & Beyond – Sri Lankan street food

■ El Cabron Tacos – 10-hour braised Birria tacos

■ Fire & Flank – sous vide ank steak with cheesy garlic mash

■ Gourmet Warriors – award-winning tacos

■ Hill’s Burgers – multi-award winners, using some of the best producers in Wales

■ Holy Cheesus – purveyors of the nest grilled cheese

■ Keralan Karavan – unique jazzed-up Southern Indian kitchen

■ Mandala Street Food – Himalayan-inspired recipes and locally-sourced ingredients

■ Mr Noodle – introducing a new Korean Fried chicken Ramen

■ Packed Sarnies – Chicago-style Italian beef sandwiches, dripping in gravy

■ Sin Nombre – fresh tacos, fresh avours and fresh ingredients

■ The Jerk Yard – authentic jerk chicken and curried goat

■ Two Lads Kitchen – authentic Afghan street food

■ Westlands BBQ – serving from the Smoking Rat, the world’s only custom-built BBQ Hot Rod

And for dessert:

■ Church of Churros – buckets of churros and Spanish chocolate sauce

■ Minto’s Desserts – patisserie from the Bake O

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■ Pwdin – classic puddings like warm Belgian chocolate brownie

■ Rebel Crumble – a boozy twist on the traditional crumble

To drink

The Street Food Circus team also works with independent drinks producers. They have partnered with Newport’s Tiny Rebel for beers (including non-alcoholic) on the main bar and local and sustainable spirits from Welsh rum Barti-du, gin and vodka from B Corp the East London Liquor Co and Fairtrade liquors from Fair and El Sueno sustainable tequila. Bristol’s Bubble Bros also bring their frizzante bar o ering semi-sparkling wine on tap.

Soft drinks include the launch of a new Street Food Circus brand hibiscus lemonade with 10p from every sale donated to support the Flying Seagull Project, a charity which sends clowns, musicians and entertainers to create safe environments for play and laughter in the UK and around the world.

After dark

I went in the day but on Friday and Saturday evenings, Forest Feastival After Dark brings the woodlands to life with live music and DJS under the canopy lights or around the communal camp res. All in all this is a magical event and you can work o the calories with a walk afterwards on the beautiful Merthyr Mawr sand dunes.

Forest Feastival runs until Sunday, May 19. Entry is £5 by ticket and to book see www. streetfoodcircus. co.uk/forest-feastival