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A few weeks ago, our guest writer Liz Dunn-Hallett travelled to one of the biggest indie festivals in the UK Boomtown, to explore this unique festival world.

Happy Friday! It's a bit miserable outside so I've been dreaming of warmer days in golden fields with good food, great music and awesome friends. Getting out to a local festival is a great way to [...]

The hills were once again alive with the sounds of awesome music at Hill Farm in Steventon for the 2019 edition of Truck Festival. Local bands stole the show with a fantastic headline set from [...]

Once a year, nestled in the valleys of the Matterley Estate in Hampshire, a city of 60,000 comes alive. Boomtown is simply like no other festival. It's a dystopian Disneyland brought to life by a [...]

The summer holidays are in full swing, and August lies before us, a perfect time to unwind, explore and enjoy the simple things. There's nothing better than a change of scene and a break from [...]

This time of year is always bursting with festivities and summer fun right across Oxfordshire. Every weekend is packed with celebrations and live music. On the 1st July we had a ball at Cowley [...]

There was a great community feel to Common People Oxford 2018. The Bestival team, who organise Common People, invest time in supporting local acts, businesses and charities to make sure the [...]

Festival fashion has undergone a revolution. When the sub trend first established itself some years ago now, the focus was on boho details and floral dresses. Now, fresh influences from cat [...]

The idea of donning your sandals, shorts and a t shirt, might bring on the shivers in this weather, but thousands of Brits are dreaming of summer days and planning which festivals they will be [...]

It was my 1st time to the independent festival near Winchester, and hopefully not my last. The whole ethos of the festival appealed to me; they give a huge amount of money to charity, have strong [...]