Solfest (Cumbria) 2010 Online Tickets

[truckerbabe]

Just in case you have been living on another planet these past few years...

Solfest takes place over the August Bank Holiday Weekend in beatuful West Cumbria (just outside the awesome Lake District). We have music to cater for all tastes and a fabulous 24 hour vibe - you don't get told to 'ssshhh' here (unlike some places I could mention!!!).

There are tons of brilliant Traders and Healers to make you feel great - inside and out!

Our Kids' Area has won Awards, and our loos are the cleanest in festivaldom.

AND - we were finalists in this years' Cumbria Tourism Awards!!!

Phew!

So, Ladies and Gentlemen - get your lovely selves up to Cumbria for the friendliest festy vibe ever.

x

ps - you can also get your tickets online!!! Double Tra la la!

Edited July 13, 2010 by truckerbabe

[karlpowell]

I am way ahead of you my friend ...tickets are in the bag , the kids are looking forwad to it , just hope the weather holds up

see ya there

karl

[elfweirdigan]

Ooh good people have started talkin bout Solfest and the Weirdigans are starting to get excited about it. 'Tis the next-but-one big thing for us - Secret Garden Party, then the Solway. Hope our regular regulars will be there and some new faces too. And plenty of completely ridiculous costumes being planned to tickle us while we make you tea?

For anyone who hasn't been, Solfest is a perfectly-sized, perfectly-formed festie on a nearly-always-sunny hill with a perfect number of dips, peaks and hollows so that the music is contained in little amphitheatres and doesn't spill one stage to another. Lots of rootsy stuff - acoustic music and storytelling and puppets and so on - but also big bands of all genres and a Dance Tent and chill-out and then cabaret/burlesque/crazy/funky stuff too.

It's the only festival other than Glastonbury where I've regularly seen every age-group and generation fully participating: wee babes to grooving grannies, plenty of teenagers but also plenty of grown-ups of all types and tribes plus one of the best family/children's areas ever. It does something-for-everyone really really well.

Ooh yeah, seeya there

[a williams field pilgrim]

Ooh good people have started talkin bout Solfest and the Weirdigans are starting to get excited about it. 'Tis the next-but-one big thing for us - Secret Garden Party, then the Solway. Hope our regular regulars will be there and some new faces too. And plenty of completely ridiculous costumes being planned to tickle us while we make you tea?

For anyone who hasn't been, Solfest is a perfectly-sized, perfectly-formed festie on a nearly-always-sunny hill with a perfect number of dips, peaks and hollows so that the music is contained in little amphitheatres and doesn't spill one stage to another. Lots of rootsy stuff - acoustic music and storytelling and puppets and so on - but also big bands of all genres and a Dance Tent and chill-out and then cabaret/burlesque/crazy/funky stuff too.

It's the only festival other than Glastonbury where I've regularly seen every age-group and generation fully participating: wee babes to grooving grannies, plenty of teenagers but also plenty of grown-ups of all types and tribes plus one of the best family/children's areas ever. It does something-for-everyone really really well.

Ooh yeah, seeya there

[elfweirdigan]

I've recently signed up for stewarding this year at solfest, cant wait !

Been wanting to go for a few years but for one thing or another have'nt and as I missed glasto the past couple of years I thought id finally get myself to solfest and try something smaller and cheaper, plus i'm due a trip over to Cumbria.

Anyway, i've heard you serve up some good chai at your cafe and tasty food so will be frequenting your establishment throughout the weekend, checked out your website and looks good

[Dandin]

Ooh good people have started talkin bout Solfest and the Weirdigans are starting to get excited about it. 'Tis the next-but-one big thing for us - Secret Garden Party, then the Solway. Hope our regular regulars will be there and some new faces too. And plenty of completely ridiculous costumes being planned to tickle us while we make you tea?

For anyone who hasn't been, Solfest is a perfectly-sized, perfectly-formed festie on a nearly-always-sunny hill with a perfect number of dips, peaks and hollows so that the music is contained in little amphitheatres and doesn't spill one stage to another. Lots of rootsy stuff - acoustic music and storytelling and puppets and so on - but also big bands of all genres and a Dance Tent and chill-out and then cabaret/burlesque/crazy/funky stuff too.

It's the only festival other than Glastonbury where I've regularly seen every age-group and generation fully participating: wee babes to grooving grannies, plenty of teenagers but also plenty of grown-ups of all types and tribes plus one of the best family/children's areas ever. It does something-for-everyone really really well.

Ooh yeah, seeya there

Edited July 15, 2010 by Dandin

[truckerbabe]

...what? ... you haven't got your tickets yet??? Why? Are you mad??? Okay. Ask anyone on this forum if they have ever been to Solfest. Ask them what they thought. Then buy your ticket! We are all up in here in beautiful Cumbria waitng for YOU!

x

[Douzeper]

6 of us heading over from NI this year, tickets booked. First time there, it sounds awesome!

[karlpowell]

6 of us heading over from NI this year, tickets booked. First time there, it sounds awesome!

[Douzeper]

Hope so!

[laid back in the sun]

6 of us heading over from NI this year, tickets booked. First time there, it sounds awesome!

[feek]

I'm happy to add my "thunmbs up" to this - it's a brilliant little festie and I've had an absolute blast every time I've been there.

[Douzeper]

its certainly going to be very different to any of the other fesivals on your signature thats for sure, you'll definately enjoy it

[laid back in the sun]

Well as much as I love Glastonbury, I am looking for something smaller now, less corporate? less lugging stuff about, less walking, perhaps its just my age

Edited July 19, 2010 by laid back in the sun

[ToucanMacaw]

Best toilets by far - have they not won an award for them?

[Douzeper]

well solfest certainly ticks all those boxes, plus its a lot easier to drive to from here than glastonbury, just a few hours drive from stranraer and camping beside your car means you're able to bring everything you need without worrying about hauling it from the car park. bring plenty of warm clothes though because it gets bastard cold there at night! might give it another go myself this year

[laid back in the sun]

Take it yer from NI? Antrim here. Funny was wondering how cold it got at night as its the end of August, ta for the tip! Google Earth reckons 3 hours drive from Stranraer, realistic?

We have a trailer tent so some degree of comfort.

P.S. if you are going and taking the boat, PM me and I'll tell you how to get money of it, I just got £103 of Larne-Cairnryan.

[kevd108]

Got tickets today can't wait first time at Solfest. Whats the set up like how far is campsite from Arena and the missus is into yoga does anyone do yoga workshops.

[truckerbabe]

Hi! The main arena is properly close to everything as the site is only teeny tiny (compared to nasty huge corporate thingummys!!!) AND you can camp next to, in or indeed on top of your vehicle!

Edited July 19, 2010 by truckerbabe

[truckerbabe]

I'm happy to add my "thunmbs up" to this - it's a brilliant little festie and I've had an absolute blast every time I've been there.

[truckerbabe]

yeah from fermanagh. trust me its cold at night if theres the slightest breeze coming in from the sea and even when its sunny during the day its not exactly boiling! three hours might be pushing it with a trailer but its never taken me much longer than that although i've always got a late ferry and drove down through the night when the traffic was pretty quiet.

Edited July 19, 2010 by truckerbabe

[laid back in the sun]

so is solfest definately happening or have i just wasted £100??

[a williams field pilgrim]

so is solfest definately happening or have i just wasted £100??

[Mosin]

so is solfest definately happening or have i just wasted £100??

[laid back in the sun]

that'll do for me then one more question though, is it possible to camp down near the lake on thursday or is that field only opening up when all the others are full??