Description

While Camp Good Life is small, the site rolls across several hundred acres, meaning that there are always corners to be discovered, secret gardens ideal for lounging with groups of friends and a few glasses of something good, and more elbow room than you’ll ever have experienced at a festival.

The Hawarden Estate was home to W.E. Gladstone (1809-1898) for forty years in the 19th century. It contains two castles: the 14th-century stronghold overlooking rolling parkland with a history stretching back to the Iron Age, and the Grade I-listed 18th century building with remodelled Gothic exterior and Georgian interiors, including the ‘Temple of Peace’.

Camp Good Life encourages everyone to do as much or as little as they please; head down the front for bands, dip into books and talks, learn skills and crafts, or scoff your way around the site, enjoying food that will not be bettered by any festival, or just laze around on the beautiful site.

There is a long list of features that mark out Camp Good Life. For a start, dogs are not just tolerated, they are encouraged. We all know that they are the best of us, especially after the past two years, so dogs are welcomed all over Camp Good Life and will have their own moments in the (hoped-for) sun, including the dog show and parade, as well as the country’s finest dog diving tournament.

Another confident claim is that Camp Good Life is equipped with the MOST MAGNIFICENT TOILETS AND SHOWERS IN THE HISTORY OF FESTIVALS; proper loos and plenty of them. If the thought of festival toilets makes you haver over buying a ticket, clear your mind of these doubts and concentrate on the great cultural offerings all over the festival. These are exemplary, put-your-mind-at-rest, beauties and we are happy to accept all challenges from home and abroad.

Camping is an appealing prospect, whether you are a hardy canvas veteran or not that keen a camper. There is so much room that you will always find a comfortable spot with special views. And for those who don’t fancy pitching their own tent, beautifully furnished bell tents and luxury versions in the Victorian walled garden are on offer.

Wherever you are, you are never far from everywhere, meaning that if you want to take in a talk on eels, immerse yourself in the history of Wales, jump in the lake for a swim, relax by the lake and then leg it to the Caught by the River tent to see Michael Head, it’s all easily accomplished and you won’t miss the artists you want to catch, at close range in a remarkable setting.