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Camp Bestival :: Camping ::

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Yesterday we returned from a fabulous four days at the beautiful Lulworth Castle for Camp Bestival. I plan on doing a couple of other posts about some of our very favourite parts of the festival but for today I'll write a little about our camping experience.

We arrived Thursday afternoon, giving us plenty of time to set up camp and attempt a good nights sleep all ready for the main event starting...

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And we're off :::

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Camp Bestival is calling us! We're heading off very shortly. After Tuesdays 7 hour train journey back from Norfolk, today's 4 hour journey seems like nothing. Can't wait to get there and set up all ready for the fun to begin tomorrow.  I've heard rumours of limited internet reception there, so if I go quiet for a few days that'll be why.


Hope you all have glorious weekends whatever you may be...

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Packing for a Festival ::

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So in one week now, we're heading down to Lulworth Castle for Camp Bestival.  We are all so very much looking for this, but since we're mostly away now until it's time to go we have a lot to prepare.
As non drivers, for us packing for any trip away always has to be quite a considered activity, especially now I'm pregnant, with all the back pains I'm having, anything that isn't necessary really...

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Finding Inspiration :: Dressing Up for the Circus ::

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Two weeks today we'll heading down to Lulworth Castle for this years Camp Bestival.  We're so excited.  I cannot wait.  We've never been before, but everything I've read about it so far just makes me more and more eager to go.

The dressing up theme this year is 'Circus'. After sending Milo off to school this morning dressed as a spider for his 'Ugly Bug Ball', I got to thinking about his costume...

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Project Wild Thing ::

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As Camp Bestival gets closer, we're getting pretty excited by the prospect of attending this year.  As a result we've been keeping a fierce eye on their news page.  On Friday they announced Project Wild Thingwould be joining them for the weekend, creating an area for kids to really get back into the wild, activities will include building fires, tree climbing, identifying plants and animals and...

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