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Camp Bestival Bloggers 2014

We are so excited to announce that we are Camp Bestival bloggers 2014.  Camp Bestival 2013 was AMAZING and I cannot wait to take my family back for more festival fun this summer.

Watch this space for lots of Camp Bestival 2014 preview blogs, along with lots of hints and tips from our experiences last year. Read More →

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Roll up, roll up  - Camp Bestival 2014 theme announced in style.

The theme for next years festival, taking place from July 31 to August 3rd, will be Circus

You can see the Camp Bestival 2014 theme announced in style below Read More →

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There is not a doubt in my mind; we WILL be at Camp Bestival 2014.  After all the fun we had at Camp Bestival 2013 it would be rude not to.

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Being the super organised looser that I am I made notes all weekend at this year’s festival of things I’d like to do differently next year, so I can be as ready for my Camp Bestival 2014 planning as possible.

Firstly I want a bigger tent (I have my eye on this one). Don’t get me wrong ours is great but now I have the camping bug I would like a tent with more living space and at least 3 bedrooms so the girls can have their own space and maybe not wake each other up to play so early next year.

Alongside the bigger tent I need some tent accessories.  I’m talking bunting, gazebos, table and chairs, flags, fairly lights, outdoor rugs and cushions (I think I may also need to add bigger car to the list at this rate already).  There were families camping that had set up little villages and it all looked so cute and cozy, I want that for next year.

I need a wagon for the girls.  Our BOB buggy worked a treat this year but by next summer I think out buggy days will be behind us so a wagon is the way forward.  There were so many amazing trolleys on show this week that I need to do some serious research as to what one to buy, but currently these Radio Flyer ones are top of my list (you can even design your own)

Another new purchase I need to make are some ear defenders for the girls.  I honestly had never realized how loud festivals were.  At the back of the crowds we were fine, but my 4 year old want to be down the front and in the dance tents (clearly her mothers daughter) and they were just too loud for her, so I will be investing in some ear defenders for 2014.

Then, when packing, I would plan my outfits more. There were some seriously stylish people at Camp Bestival and I want to make more of effort next year.  I would also pack more beer.  I didn’t realise how much time we would spend chilling at the tent. Popping back for meals or returning to get the girls ready for bed, often turned into an hour rest while we recharged ready to go again.  We ran had out of cans by Saturday evening, so more supply needed for next year.

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Camp Bestival is a great place for families, and a great way to introduce your children to the wonders that festivals have to offer. Early Bird tickets for Camp Bestival 2014 (31st of July to the 3rd of August 2014), priced at £180 plus booking fee for an adult weekend ticket including camping from Thursday, are on sale now with payment plans available over a 36 week period meaning you pay just £5 a week per ticket.  For more information and to book please visit the Camp Bestival website.

So my planning for Camp Besitval 2014 is already underway – I hope to see you there (and if you still need convincing the Camp Bestival is for you then way not check out my review of this years festival and our Camp Bestival 2013 journey in photos)

 

 

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Camp Bestival 2013

We came, we saw, we camped, we conquered. Here are some of our favorite photos…

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Did you go to Camp Bestival 2013? Have you blogged about it? I’d love to read all about your experience and see you photos!

Please feel free to add a link to your post below… (and please do mention it in your post with a link to this post so others can share their blogs too – thanks)



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Last weekend saw Camp Bestival 2013 take over Dorset with a bang. 4 days jam packed with music and magic, set to the backdrop of the stunning Lulworth Castle and its Jurassic coastine location, it was just what this Essex family needed to throw them head first into the world of being a ‘family that festivals’

We came, we saw, we camped, we conquered.

We had a ball.

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From the moment we arrived we were swept away into another world, like real life was left behind and we could be anybody we wanted to be. My children turned feral for the majority of the four days, spending their time barefoot and covered in mud whenever possible, and The Essex Husband and I spend most of our time pinching ourselves that things were going so well.

With two children under 5, spending 4 nights in a tent at a festival seamed like either a really good idea or a completely stupid one; we just didn’t know which. We couldn’t have been more pleased with the result.

From making fairy houses in the Dingley Dell to dancing like a crazy woman to DJ Fresh, embarrassing my girls with my desire to still be young and remembering how much fun The Essex Husband and I have when we go out together, Camp Besitval was perfect for our family.

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Children were clearly at the top of the agenda when Camp Bestival was designed. Every turn we took revealed something new for them to see or do. The Upper Kids Garden was a pure wonderland of mini fun. Making pom-poms in the craft tent, practicing our circus skills on the green, playing the coconut shy, walking the tight rope and watching the most wonderful bedtime shows in theatre tent, we loved this little pocket of curiosity, and with its views over the sea it really was magical.Camp Bestival 2013 Highlights

The Castle Stage was graced by some real big names over the course of the 3 days, all of which got the crowd going and provided hours of entertainment, but for me it was the hidden, more ‘off-piste’ entertainment that was the true jewel in Camp Bestival’s crown. Never did I think I would be Maypole dancing with Modern Mummy and Katy Hill on a gloomy Sunday morning, that’s just what Camp Bestival does to you.

My top memory of Camp Bestival 2013? That’s tough one. There are so many Camp Bestival 2013 highlights for me.

Up there (and I’m slightly ashamed to admit this) is Mr Tumble’s Saturday morning performance on the Castle Stage. The pure enjoyment on the children’s faces completely made up for the fact that I was up early to watch a grown man have custard pies thrown at his face.

Also, sharing the whole experience with Modern Mummy and her brood made the weekend even more memorable for us. Her lovely daughters have become best buddies with my two, and the song they made up and sang about ‘poo lorries’ every time the portaloos were cleaned out (which was at least twice a day) will live with me forever.

My real Camp Bestival 2013 highlight though will be one that only a handful of people share with me.

About 6pm on Sunday evening we were having dinner outside the Young British Foodies tent (which is the best place to get food at Camp Bestival by miles by the way) when a guy walking past suddenly stopped and started singing to a family sitting on the grass.

‘What would you think if I sang out of tune……’

By the time he got to the end of the first line of the first line I noticed anther man walking towards him, joining in

‘Would you stand up and walk out on me…..’

When another couple of people joined them for the next line it was clear to see we were about to witness a flash mob.

Before we knew it there were over 30 people standing singing ‘I’ll get by with a little help from my friends’ to an audience of open-mouthed, mesmerised people, all pinching themselves with what they were lucky enough to have witnessed. The singers, who I later found out make up the Funky Little Choir from Chirstchich in Bornmouth, were sensational. I really didn’t want it to end.

It was the perfect way to end our weekend.

Camp Bestival 2013 blew me away. We saw and did so much, yet there was still so much we didn’t even get round to doing.

It’s a full on, tiring, weekend…….but my goodness it was so worth it. I cant wait to do it all over again next year.

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I have to say a HUGE thank you to Camp Bestival for providing us with our weekend tickets and such great Camp Bestival 2013 highlights…..you have helped us make memories that will last a life time.

Have you blogged about Camp Besitval 2013? Why not join in my linky to show off your post??

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This summer The Essex Family are planning their first camping trip….to a festival….for 5 days…..with no family camping experience. An enthusiastic Mummy, reluctant camper Daddy, excited 4-year-old girl and 1-year-old who isn’t really such what I’m so excited about….what could possible go wrong?

The way I see it is what better way is there to kick off the last summer holidays before ‘big school’ than with a trip to Camp Bestival.

Set against the backdrop of Lulworth Cove and Dorset’s dramatic Jurassic coastline the wonderful pop-up world of Camp Bestival is built for experiencing your first ever taste of camping – a stunning location, steeped in history, providing one of the best campsites ever for a family festi-holiday! Add into the mix four days of amazing music, live shows, and over 100 things for kids to do, and its going to be non-stop fun all the way.

I am so excited about being a Camp Bestival Blogger.  I think experiences like this are so importance for my children. Life is about making memories, and this is sure to be one that lives on in our minds for a very long time.

I will blogging about the lead up to this great event here on An Essex Wife and also over at Britmums.com, I will also be live blogging from the festival on both sites. How very exciting.

If you have any camping or festival advice for families please do send it my way – I feel we may need all the help we can get!

 

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This weekend saw the first camping trip for our little family.

The weather couldn’t have been better, and the location, Waldergaves Family Holiday Park, Essex, was brilliant.  A beachfront holiday-camp style site, only 45 minuets from home.  We had BBQs, swam in the outdoor pool, walked along the beach and just enjoyed being together.  It was my kind of perfection.

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The girls, despite only being 1 and 4, took to the concept like a duck to water.  The relief that they share my enthusiasm for sleeping under canvas was immense, I now know my dreams of being a ‘family that festivals’ can come true.

Even my ever reluctant camper of a husband joined in the fun and much to his surprise (and mine) he loved it.

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As this weekend trip was a warm-up tip for a our 5 days camping excursion to Camp Bestival in August I cannot begin to explain how pleased am I that it was a success.  The plan was to see what worked and what didn’t, then compile a dossier of ‘must buy’ things I need for future trips. How very organised eh?

Aside from this being a fact-finding mission it was also a chance to relax and unwind, away from the pressure of normal life.  The limited phone reception helped, almost like an enforced switch-off that did us the world of good.  Although the scramble for our phones whenever we ventured over the 3G signal haven of the Clubhouse was hilarious.

I am already itching to get back under canvas, and with a heat wave predicted this weekend, I think I may have to have a little persuasive word in The Essex Husbands ear.

 

 

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Travel Wish List 2014

This year has started off quite well travel-wise.  Nothing like a New Years Day flight to NYC to start the year with a bang!

As for the rest of the year, I have grand ideas. There is something very inspiring about planning your travels for the next 12 months don’t you think? Writing my travel wish list 2014 has given me a whole host of ideas for short breaks and holidays to take this year. Read More →

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Last week was a busy one meaning lots to share in this weeks Essex And The City.

Essex And The City  - 25th October 2013

With more time on my hands now to get out and network I have found myself thrown into the blogging world, saying yes to invitations I would usually have declined.

Starting with a fun morning at Slam PR on Wednesday, celebrating Diono collaborating with Little Tikes  on their new range of car and nursery accessories, I spent most of last week catching up with blogging friends and making some lovely new ones too.

Thursday commenced with a rooftop bloggers breakfast at The Boundary in Shoreditch thanks to the lovely people at Joolz, showcasing their new buggies in style. These lovely ladies sure knew how to make us feel welcome.

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Sitting with Ruth on the terrace, sharing stories that would make you blush while looking over the East London skyline, I realised there and then that this new life I am cutting out for myself is pretty damn cool.

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After a quick dash back to Essex for Scarlett’s open afternoon at school I was heading up to Chelsea to meet Katy on Kings Road in advance of our dinner with Tiny Me, an Australian personalised gift brand who have recently launched in the UK.

Dinner at No 11 Cadogan Gardens, how spoilt were we?

The food was wonderful, especially my Herb & Artichoke Cannelloni, and the company was perfect.  Alongside my first proper catch up with Katy since we camped together at Camp Bestival, it was lovely to see Alison and Lilinha again and to meet Sophie, the most interesting lady who made me want to pack up my life and run off into the French countryside thanks to her stories. We also left with a £30 voucher to order and try out some products of our own, so I will be sure to let you know how I get on with that.

I can’t deny breakfast on a Shoreditch rooftop and then dinner in an exclusive Chelsea hotel wasn’t amazing. However what I found even more amazing was how being surrounded by such inspiring woman, such talented bloggers, has left me feeling.  I am ready to take on the world, I WILL make a go of this, I WILL be published, I WILL make my little family proud.

So what did I learn from my week of buggies, bloggers and beautiful food? Surround yourself with amazing, talented, inspiring people and you’ll feel amazingly inspired to be talented yourself.

I can’t wait to see what next week brings.

Essex And The City is a weekly feature from www.anessexwife.com so be sure to check back next Friday for more exciting tales from Essex HQ

 

 

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We’ve been working with Brittax on a BOB Sport Utility Stroller review for a good few months now.  I have explained how it got its nickname The Beast, shared tips on exercising with the stroller and have praised it no end on Twitter and Facebook for the way it has slotted perfectly into our busy family life.

BOB Sport Utility Stroller review

You see this BOB Sport is more than just a running buggy, in fact i’d say only 30% of my use for it is exercise based, this had become my everyday, and most favorite ever, stroller.

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The beauty of it is its versatility, there is nowhere it can’t go. Sand? not a problem. Steep hill? easy peasy. Mud? child’s play.  It’s like an off-road, 4X4, beast that also looks sleek in the city.  The Ranger Rover of the buggy world if you will.

I have taken my BOB Sport Utility Stroller on tour with me this summer. It has been to Camp Bestival, Cornwall, countless National Trust places, days out at the beach, forest walks, farms, and goodness knows how many other places. I’m almost sad now that Baby Essex is a baby no more, O is wanting to walk everywhere now, I feel our days together with the BOB may be numbered.  I really will be sad to see it go, it has become a friend to me. A trusty sidekick, there to support me no matter the weather or terrain.

No adventure is too much for my BOB. He’s my best friend.

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If you have been tempted by this BOB Sport Utility Stroller review and would like more information please visit the BOBgear website.

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