Got sorted on the Wednesday night and up early and John & Pauline's by about 6.15am on Thursday morning and off we went. I wasn't officially off for the next two days so was on standby mode throughout but thankfully work isn't busy at the minute so "spoiler alert" I wasn't needed and was able to be relaxed the whole time.
We stopped around 8.45am at a MacDonald's and I conducted my morning meeting from there which was fine and decent internet. Got to the Henham Park location in the next hour and queued up and was given a decent space to set up which we made the most of and spread out well - it was perfect.
So many VW campervans on show - it was like a convention. But then I think the type of event and demographic of those attending it's the sort of people that could afford these vans.
We got sorted pretty quickly and then went for a wander to see what was about - it was a big location - and we were the farthest away! It was also very busy even this early in the process - obviously over the weekend it really filled out, especially the camping area.
We were allowed into the main area to get a feel for things and did so, no music was on but the shops and bars/food stalls were all up and running and it looked decent - I think it's the biggest one we've now been to as it eclipsed Rewind.
So the weekend became a routine of breakfast, walking, drinking and listening to music and comedy. Some big acts were there and it was just great fun, weather was very hot too which obviously helped.
We didn't push ourselves to the front at many things, which was a bit of a shame as I felt we weren't in amongst all the main atmosphere but we stuck together and it was fine.
A highlight was Mark Simmonds in the comedy tent, I'd seen clips of him on Social Media and he didn't disappoint, very sharp and quick witted with the one-liners - I loved that and so did John and Pauline. Highlights with the music were Rick Astley, Keane, Seasick Steve, Nile Rogers and Chic and of course Duran Duran who headlined on Sunday night and were absolutely brilliant - loved them. We'd even stopped drinking then so as to not need to go to the toilets and lose our spaces! Yes, it was that busy!
Disco Shed was there of course and you could also go into the woods and there were DJ sets in there.
We also managed to go into Southwold - there was a dedicated bus laid on in which we jumped on and had a walk along the sea front and ice cream on the pier - mum and family go there once a year so it was nice to see what the fuss is all about. It's a very nice seaside town actually, not at all tacky. We had a pint in the Nelson which is where they go all the time and then back to the festival - so easy.
We came back on the Monday, I did have that day off as proper holiday but it all worked out really well - long drive, about 4 hours including a brief stop for food.
We all really enjoyed it, I'd definitely be happy to go back to that one again if we decide to do a festival next year - we shall see
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