More than 10, 000 people descended on Lulworth Catle, Dorset at the weekend to watch headline acts such as Chuck Berry, Kate Nash and the Flaming Lips at the first Camp Bestival. Camp Bestival, the sister show of Bestival on the Isle of Wight, is aimed at “Yummy Mummies and Freaky Daddies,’ with around 3500 children attending.
An insect circus, sports day, and craft tents were set up in a children’s field, whilst for the adults the line-up included The Cuban Brothers, Florence and The Machine, festival stalwart Billy Bragg, Black Kids, Suzanne Vega, plus Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong.
However, as the site filled up after 3pm on Friday, the first day, some queued for up to three hours as organisers struggled to find extra parking and camping areas and extra toilets had to be found for the new camp site after complaints about lack of facilities for people with children.
Organiser and DJ Rob da Bank said: “We’re real perfectionists and control freaks and it really annoys us that we have had these issues.
“Once people actually got in and saw Chuck Berry or The Flaming Lips and felt the atmosphere then hopefully that balanced off any frustration at getting in. Our production team have already been working on improving things.”
He added: “We would like to do it next year. We need to discuss it with the Lulworth Estate. If they will have us back we would love to do it again.”
Chloe Trodden
