The Best Family Friendly Festivals 2018
CAMP BESTIVAL
Lulworth Castle, Dorset
26-29 July
Headliners Simple Minds, Rick Astley, Clean Bandit
campbestival.net
LATITUDE
Southwold, Suffolk
12-15 July
Headliners Killers, Solange, alt-J
latitudefestival.co.uk
WYCHWOOD
Cheltenham, Gloucs
1-3 June
Headliners Gipsy Kings, Baxter Drury, Shed Seven
wychwoodfestival.com
FESTIVAL NUMBER 6
Portmerion, North Wales
6-9 September
Headliners The The, Friendly Fires, Franz Ferdinand
festivalnumber6.com
DEER SHED FESTIVAL 9
Topcliffe, North Yorks
20-22 July
Headliners Drenge, Goldfrapp, Field Music
deershedfestival.com
BELLADRUM
Beauly, Inverness-shire
2 – 4 August
Headliners Paloma Faith, Primal Scream, Amy Macdonald
tartanheartfestival.co.uk
BOARDMASTERS
Newquay, Cornwall
8-12 August
Headliners Catfish & The Bottlemen, Chemical Brothers, George Ezra
boardmasters.com
GREEN MAN
Glanusk Park, Powys
16-19 August
Headliners War On Drugs, Fleet Foxes, John Grant
greenman.net
LARMER TREE
Salisbury, Wilts
19-22 July
Headliners First Aid Kit, Jake Bugg, Public Service Broadcasting
larmertreefestival.co.uk
WILDERNESS
Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire
2-5 August
Headliners Nile Rodgers & Chic, Bastille, Jon Hopkins
wildernessfestival.com
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