Very very expensive for that it is. It takes 3mins to walk through the entire festival. The music was good as was the food. I would like to give the security staff a zero star though, for some reason they wanted to search people leaving the festival (private space to public). I refused as I know it is fine to refuse consent for a bouncer to search you, especially when you are moving to a public space where they have zero authority. Said security guard then threated to cut my band off my arm, I immediately pushed him away from me and he backed down, the next night I see the same guard ragging a child about by his arm while the childs mother was right there.
The only reason we had a great weekend is because of the beach and the company we were with.
Due to the heavy handed nature of the security we are never...
Read moreIdeal if you're 15 with no real taste in music. Not allowed to even take water onto the festival site. Drinks extortionate, ridiculously laid out site,all the toilets at one end and rarely cleaned,loads of drunk teenagers and £8 for a handful of chips. Left early and wasn't allowed to even enter the Ruda site to buy a bottle of squash for our son unless we were staying there. Music lineup is 90% awful (my opinion obviously). Only upside is the fact its only 2 miles from home. If you live further a field I urge you to think twice. Been a festival goer for decades and without doubt this is the worst I've ever attended ( Trenchfoot at Glastonbury '98...
Read moreWe’ve been for a number of years and the line ups have been brilliant but 2023 was really awful. Dizzy Rascal was NOT a choice for a family friendly festival (convicted of assault on his partner). Also a few acts pulled out - including two headliners, which can’t be helped but very frustrating when you’ve bought weekend tickets! Festival really needs to up their...
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