The
Beautiful Days festival was concieved by The Levellers and first held
in 2003 over two days with two stages. Over the years this has expanded
to four days (you can now camp on thursday) with six stages featuring a
variety of music, comedy and theatre. 
There are plenty of activities, particularly for children which makes this festival ideal for families. Robots, costumed dancers, tree people, fire jugglers and all manner of street type entertainment occurs spontaneousley appealing to adults and kids alike. Bars are plentiful across the site with a range of fine ales and ciders provided by tne nearby Ottery Brewery.
As
always an eclectic range of artists kept us entertained over the
weekend. All of a very high standard with my favourites being as
follows; on the main stage - Undertones, Dead Kennedys, Ruts DC, New Groove Formation, Seasick
Steve, Steave Earle, Jimmy Cliff and of course the Levellers; in the big top - Levellers (acoustic), Bad Shepherds, Seth Lakeman and Ferocious Dog; in the Bimble Inn (best bar on site) - Stevie One Bloke and his
Mandolin.
There is far too much to see and do here than I can cover in a blog post, go to www.beautifuldays.org for a full band listing, activities etc and be sure to order your tickets early because it always sells out.
