braindancer
not for long
We want to take our twin daughters to their first festie this summer....they will be two in July. Which one should we go to?
Best festival for toddlers
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Bomber
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moonsi til
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first that spring to mind are WOMAD and Shambala. My BF took his son to WOMAD first time as a toddler he is now 7 and becoming a veteran of many festivals.
trashpony
Hag
newme
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Voley
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I'm taking my toddler to Endorse it which has got loads of kid-friendly activities and it's not very big so I hope I won't lose him
I think that's a good idea. Endorse-It's tiny and the kids area looked good. Sheo's lad was having a good time whenever I saw him at the last one.
braindancer
not for long
trashpony
Hag
I started going to womad as a toddler and that was 26 years ago! it's good fun
This year we will be doing Camp Bestival instead though for a change and because its supposed to be child friendly
I thought you were coming to endorse-it?
ETA - come along braindancer - would be nice to 'know' of more people with toddlers in tow
trashpony
Hag
yeah we are
but womad and camp bestival clash so we chose to do camp bestival.
Five?!
Oh phew! I was thinking with my trashy head on rather than the wiskey one and the trashy one says no more than two festivals a year. The wiskey head is more hardcore
Top of the pile for kiddie friendliness is definitely Solfest. They really push the boat out for the junior punters but it’s in Cumbria so if you’re based in the South it’s probably further than you’d want to travel with a couple of toddlers in the car.
Wychwood is absolutely teeming with kids and has loads of marquees doing all sorts of activities. It’s a little too safe & sanitised for my tastes but that’s exactly why it’s so appealing to families so I’d certainly consider it if the Tortlets were still little.
WOMAD is also brilliant for kids but you do have to get your names down early for a lot of the activities as they book up very quickly. The kids parade at the end of the weekend is definitely the biggest & most impressive you’re likely to see.
Afraid I have to say that I disagree with Sweet FA over Big Chill being kid friendly. The kids tent is stuck away at one end of the site and kids aren’t even allowed in a lot of the venues in the evenings. Plus the site is big & hilly & not very buggy friendly.
Wychwood is absolutely teeming with kids and has loads of marquees doing all sorts of activities. It’s a little too safe & sanitised for my tastes but that’s exactly why it’s so appealing to families so I’d certainly consider it if the Tortlets were still little.
WOMAD is also brilliant for kids but you do have to get your names down early for a lot of the activities as they book up very quickly. The kids parade at the end of the weekend is definitely the biggest & most impressive you’re likely to see.
Afraid I have to say that I disagree with Sweet FA over Big Chill being kid friendly. The kids tent is stuck away at one end of the site and kids aren’t even allowed in a lot of the venues in the evenings. Plus the site is big & hilly & not very buggy friendly.
han
love is the answer
Shambala is absolutely fab for kids, yes. Loads to do, all completley integrated with the rest of the site (not miles away from anything like the Big Chill), just a really safe, happy atmosphere. Same with Endorse It as well.
Tort's advice is all good. Endorse It, WOMAD and especially Camp Bestival are all very good for kids. Also Beautiful Days, though a little on the pricey side for familes, has a lot going on for kids. The fact that it's the Levellers' festival 
doesn't contradict the fact that the kids area is large with loads going on
doesn't contradict the fact that the kids area is large with loads going on
braindancer
not for long
Tort's advice is all good. Endorse It, WOMAD and especially Camp Bestival are all very good for kids. Also Beautiful Days, though a little on the pricey side for familes, has a lot going on for kids. The fact that it's the Levellers' festival
I don't think I want to expose such young minds to the horror of the Levellers.
I don't think I want to expose such young minds to the horror of the Levellers.
Fair dos
, but there's plenty non Levellers stuff there anyway including fior kids -- just in case other parents might be looking out ... 
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Tort's advice is all good. Endorse It, WOMAD and especially Camp Bestival are all very good for kids. Also Beautiful Days, though a little on the pricey side for familes, has a lot going on for kids. The fact that it's the Levellers' festival
I dont rate the beautiful days kids area in comparison to Shambala-which caters for very small kids and babies.
Sweet FA
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Guess it depends where you're camping. I've only ever camped in family camping and it's always seemed really easy - not too far to drag everything from the car park and next door to the field with the kid's tent in it. The fairground was in the middle last year but you're right about pushing laden prams up to the 'healing' field or whatever it was called (where the cider bus was anyway
). I can see it would be a gigantic pain if you were camped anywhere except the family field. I have to say though, it was better last year when Sunrise had a field; loads of (free!) stuff for kids to do and the 24hr cafe was a godsend at 6am, trying to find something to do with toddler early risers 
The thing about not letting kids in various venues didn't affect us so much as we tried to have them all tucked up by 7. I can see it being more of a hassle as they get older and want to be doing stuff later. I'll end up going again this year but more because a load of us always get together there, so we can swap babysitting and at least get a couple of munted nights out. Orbital ftw!
Ground Elder
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Best baby and toddler area at any festival imo
e2a Last year's BD had a superb baby and toddlers' area in the family camping fields, but it won't be there this year.
[re Shambala] Best baby and toddler area at any festival imo
e2a Last year's BD had a superb baby and toddlers' area in the family camping fields, but it won't be there this year.
Does that mean you won't be at BD this time Ground Elder?
Ground Elder
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No, fuck them and their mud covered Levellers love in
Looks like we will be at Sunrise, BGG, Shambala and a little local affair this summer.
Looks like we will be at Sunrise, BGG, Shambala and a little local affair this summer.
samlighting1
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We did Womad and Green Man last year with our 1 year old and he seemed to love every minute of both. Womad had loads on but all the kids activities looked very popular. Green Man was a bit of a struggle cause of the weather but a fantastic site for kids to run round on. Our little one was made very welcome by everyone at both festivals.
Going to give Camp Bestival a go this year as well as Green Man again.
Going to give Camp Bestival a go this year as well as Green Man again.
