day 4 – sunday

so saturday was a little crazy. much fun but crazy. we were all rather sleepy, so we decided why break with what was quickly becoming camping tradition and have a lie in. the day was looking good the sun was in the sky and we had a day of chas and dave, jousting and fireworks ahead of us.

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day 3 – saturday

after the shell shock of the friday, we were ready for action on saturday. well we were until we opened our eyes and we heard the rain beating down on the tent. we tentatively opened the front of the tent, and yep, it was absolutely and relentlessly pouring it down, by the bucket load and then a bit more. i won’t lie, i thought oh shit now what…

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day 2 – friday

so here we go!!! the first day of the festival for real. not much of a lay in, as tents are quite bright in the morning. we lazed for a bit, cooked some breakfast on our stove and for the rest of the day we didn’t really have any plans yet. so we went out in search of a programme to see what the weekend timings would bring. to be honest we spent most of friday wandering the castle filed, the kids garden & the magic meadow and wondering what to do! not even knowing where to start, there was so much to do, so much to choose from, i think we might have been in a little bit of shock!

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