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Camp Bestival Dorset

An awe inspiring multi award winning family festi-holiday set in the stunning grounds of Lulworth Castle, Dorset every summer (July/August)
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'Best Family Festival' UK Festival Awards 2019, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2010 & 2009
'Best New Festival' UK Festival Awards 2008

Ticket info: www.campbestival.net/tickets

Feel free to message or email Camp Bestival HQ with any questions or for further info: [email protected]

03/06/2025

Less than two months to go until we’re all back together again in the fields 🎪🥳 WE CAN’T WAIT 😎 🏰💥 Who are you looking forward to seeing the most? 🎪

02/06/2025

TICKET PRICES WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AT 10AM ⏰‼️🚨

Still haven’t sorted your tickets out? Be quick, because now’s the time to secure your summer plans with us and grab yours before they move to the next ticket price ⏰🎟️🎪🏰

We are now nearly 95% sold out on Weekend Tickets so don’t miss out. Kids under 5 Weekend Tickets are FREE for a limited time too, so what are you waiting for? ☀️🎪😎🪭🏰

🎟️🏰👉🏻https://dorset.campbestival.net/weekend-tickets/

01/06/2025

Looking for some reset and relaxation time at Camp Bestival? Welcome to Slomo Wellbeing - the wellness festival within a festival🌿

Book Hot Tubs, contrast therapy treatments, massages, sauna sessions or an escape on the Reset Retreat and find some time in for you this summer 🏰 🌿🙏🏻

Book sessions now on the website 👉🏻https://dorset.campbestival.net/slomo-festival-comes-to-camp-bestival/

Slomo Wellbeing Festival will offer a programme of breathwork, meditation, yoga, sound baths, chillout DJs, cacao and dance mornings, mantra evening sessions, family shakeout sessions, cooking demos and numerous alternative therapies. Practitioners include Jasmine Hemsley, Maude Hirst, Stuart Sandeman, Niraj Naik, Rebecca Dennis, the David Lynch Foundation, Goldierocks and Rob da Bank.

Alongside this festival programme sits Slomo’s Next Generation Wellbeing contrast therapy offering: a collection of Nordic-inspired wood fired saunas, ice baths, cold plunges, Dutch hot tubs and fire pits hosted by the UK’s most exciting sauna masters and Aufguss champions.

Slomo offers Next Generation Wellbeing: a magical mix of Nordic wellbeing principles, music and the art of relaxation that transcends the traditional realms of wellbeing and is not confined by bricks and mortar. Slomo’s Next Generation Wellbeing takes a nimble, evolutionary approach: a habitual mindset that weaves into everyday life, fosters community, and encourages family fun.

30/05/2025

2 MONTHS TO GO CAMPERS 🎪☀️🏰🥳

That’s right, it’s nearly time to dust off the tents and find the glitter for the ultimate family festi-holiday ✨🫶

If you haven’t got your tickets yet, now’s the time to grab them before the ticket tier changes on Tuesday at 10am. Don’t forget Kids under 5 Weekend Tickets are FREE 🎟️

👉🏻🎟️🎪 https://dorset.campbestival.net/weekend-tickets/

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29/05/2025

CALLING ALL MINI CAMPERS! 📣 CAMP BESTIVAL’S GOT TALENT IS BACK ✨🎪

Our famous Kids Got Talent Show is back for another year and we can’t wait to see all of your performances!

If you would like to take part, you need to apply via our website form with some info and to register! 💻

*‼️Please note, we won’t be taking walk-ups!*

The overall winner will walk away with a family ticket to Camp Bestival 2026 and of course everyone who enters will receive a coveted Camp Bestival rosette.

All entrants must be under 16 – but if you have a grown-up as an accessory (a glamorous assistant perhaps or an accompanist) then that is ok, but the main act must be under 16!

We can’t wait to see what you’ve got for us mini campers 🎪🫶✨🪄🩰🪩🤹🎭

Find out more and apply now 👉🏻https://dorset.campbestival.net/activity/kids-talent-show/

28/05/2025

Looking to hire a wagon/ trolley when you get to site? Book now and reserve for pick up at the festival 🎪

(Please note: amazing pimp my trolley accessories not included, you’ll have to bring those along and do the creative bit yourselves 😜🎨🖌️)

https://dorset.campbestival.net/info/trolley-hire-service/

25/05/2025

WANT TO JOIN US FOR A DAY AND THE ULTIMATE FAMILY FESTIVAL ADVENTURE? 🏰🎪🥳🤩

Day Tickets are on sale right now 🎟️ If you want to join us in Dorset this summer for an incredible action-packed family day for all the family, then now’s the time to grab your tickets ☀️⏰🏰🎟️🎪

🎟️👉🏻 dorset.campbestival.net/day-tickets/

23/05/2025

TICKET PRICE CHANGE INCOMING! 🎟️

📣We are now nearly 92% SOLD OUT on Weekend Tickets 🎪🏰🥳 with prices increasing at the end of the month. 🎟️ Kids under 5 Weekend Camping Tickets are FREE for a limited time, so be quick if you want to secure your festival-holiday plans 🎪🏰☀️

If you want to upgrade your camping experience or book a Live-in vehicle or Camping Plus spots, then be quick as they are also running low 🎪🚎

Grab your tickets now 🎟️👉🏻https://dorset.campbestival.net/weekend-tickets/

22/05/2025

SLOMO WELLBEING AT CAMP BESTIVAL 🌿🙏🏻

We’re very excited to share that Josie and Robby will be bringing to Camp Bestival this summer ☀️ Showcasing brand new Hot Tubs for all the family, a Slomo Reset Retreat – with a chance to escape and reset yourselves - massages and treatments for everyone in the Dream Weavers Garden, plus Sauna, Breath and Ice and Sauna Master sessions - all in the wonderful Slomo festival fields 🌿

If you’re looking for some time out, then we invite you to come and experience our brand new for 2025 SLOMO RESET RETREAT package*. Providing the perfect antidote to a busy family festival with 2.5 hours to yourselves to rest and reset. 🙏🏻

Located in the heart of CampBestival’s Slomo wellbeing area, the Reset Retreat offers a dedicated peaceful sanctuary where you can truly unwind. Step inside our beautifully designed garden, with beautiful marquees and hot showers. Guided by our experienced wellness host Kelly Barfoot , you’ll embark on a two-and-a-half-hour journey to focus entirely on yourself and relax. Enjoy revitalising yoga or a movement session, followed by a sound bath relaxation. Then, experience the powerful benefits of contrast therapy with one hour of exclusive access to our saunas and ice baths — a perfect balance of warmth and invigoration.

After your wellness experience, you’ll have time to freshen up and recharge in our pamper lounge, complete with luxurious homemade salt scrubs, body oils and everything you need to feel festival-ready again. Throughout your session with us, you’ll be free to enjoy an array of complimentary adaptogenic teas, Cacao, CBD-infused drinks, fresh fruit & delicious plant-based snacks - all carefully chosen to nourish and uplift. Your moment of calm in the heart of the festival.

Find out more about Slomo the treatments and the experiences we have to offer 👉🏻https://dorset.campbestival.net/retreat-yourself-at-slomo/

🌿 Please note - limited places available, book early to avoid disappointment
🌿*Slomo treatments are not included in the ticket price. Check website for more info on prices and how to book.
🌿Slomo Reset Retreat £95pp – sessions available all weekend

21/05/2025

WORLD MEDITATION DAY 🙏🏻 🧘🏽 ✨

It’s World Meditation Day today - something we are very passionate about at CBHQ. We’re also very excited and proud to be hosting a weekend of FREE family wellbeing at Camp Bestival this summer inside our Slomo Wellbeing Festival – curated by Josie and Rob da Bank 🫶🙏🏻

Slomo Wellbeing Festival will offer a vast programme of breathwork, meditation, yoga, sound baths, chillout DJs, cacao and dance mornings, mantra evening sessions, family shakeout sessions, cooking demos and numerous alternative therapies. Practitioners include Jasmine Hemsley, Maude Hirst, Stuart Sandeman, Niraj Naik, Rebecca Dennis, the David Lynch Foundation, Goldierocks and Rob da Bank 🌿☀️

Slomo offers Next Generation Wellbeing: a magical mix of Nordic wellbeing principles, music and the art of relaxation that transcends the traditional realms of wellbeing and is not confined by bricks and mortar. Slomo’s Next Generation Wellbeing takes a nimble, evolutionary approach: a habitual mindset that weaves into everyday life, fosters community, and encourages family fun. Our festival-within-a-festival is the first of its kind combining Josie and Robby’s talent for curating festival lineups that bring people together for fun, immersive experiences, and a genuine immersion in the world of forward-thinking wellbeing practitioners drawn from an eclectic mix of music, lifestyle and therapeutic backgrounds.

“We cannot wait to throw open the doors of Slomo Wellbeing Festival this summer. Camp Bestival is the perfect setting for our very first four-day wellbeing festival: Next Generation Wellbeing is all about inclusivity and accessibility, and we really want families to give it a whirl. We are both so passionate about wellbeing and would love to see the children of tomorrow starting early and having some fun with it. From family food demos and fitness sessions to kid-friendly chillout sessions and yoga workshops, we look forward to inviting you all into the Slomo way of life.” Josie and Rob da Bank

20/05/2025

📣NEW FOR 2025 📣

OUTWARD ADVENTURES🪵🔥🌳🎯🏹🪾

Are you looking for even more adventure at Camp Bestival? (If that’s possible? 😉🎪) Although we have over a hundred 🆓 activities on site, we’ve created something brand new for 2025 and brand new for our adventurous campers – the Outward Adventures*.

Aimed at 8 – 17 year-olds (but adults can join in too!) Outward Adventurers can enjoy a bundle of: Archery 🏹, Tree Climbing 🧗🌳 and Survival & Bushcraft School (take your pick from Spear Making & Target Practice 🎯 or Wood Carving 🪵, Bushcraft Fire Lighting 🔥, or Survival style Den Building 🪾).

Activities will be seamlessly programmed together for an adventure experience in a tranquil and secluded area away from the main festival just beyond the Dingly Dell woods 🪵🌳🪾

Experience hands on instructor-led activities in small groups consisting of 20 participants spending 45 mins on each activity on rotation. The whole adventure will last around two and a half hours and will be one of the best things you’ll do as a family all year! 🫶🌿🌳

Read more about Outward Adventures or book your session now via the website or check the link 👉🏻💻 https://www.universe.com/events/outward-adventures-tickets-BHCG50

*Outward Adventures is not included in your ticket price and is priced £60 per person

19/05/2025

TIER CHANGE INCOMING! 🎟️

This is a heads up that if you haven’t got your tickets yet, now’s the time to grab your them before prices increase at the end of the month 🎪😜☀️🎪

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Lulworth Castle And Park
Wareham
BH205

Website

http://www.campbestival.net/

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Our Story

Hello and welcome to the wonderful world of Camp Bestival a multi-award winning festival that combines an all-encompassing family festival experience with an action packed camping holiday; something that we like to call a Festi-Holiday!The sister festival of Bestival, in its first year Camp Bestival was awarded Best New Festival in 2008 at the UK Festival Awards and has since won Best Family Festival six times at the awards in 2019, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2010 & 2009. Camp Bestival also won Best Family Festival at the Family Traveller Awards in 2017 & 2015.Set in the majestic grounds of Lulworth Castle, on Dorset’s dramatic Jurassic coastline, Camp Bestival is jam-packed with entertainment, from stellar musical morsels and cultural delights to stunning sideshow attractions and lashings of family fun. Tickets are on sale now: Ticketline campbestival.ticketline.co.uk // 0844 888 4410 Head over here for full ticket info: www.campbestival.net/tickets Feel free to call or email Camp Bestival HQ with any questions or for further info: 020 7379 3133 / [email protected]