Advertised (on their website) as Europe's biggest tribute and new acts festival, this is the best…read morefestival I have ever been too. Don't be put off by the tribute side of it, I know you can get some pretty bad tributes but at Glastonbudget they make an effort to get the best. I have to admit that I enjoyed watching the Dead hot chillis more than I enjoyed the real act (at Earls court) - they have so much energy, and you actually have a chance to get to the front of the audience. The new acts are also great, they get some great new acts and it is fab to have a chance to see so many! Value for money is fantastic - ticket prices at the moment are just less than £50 for the whole weekend including camping. Another thing the festival prides itself on is keeping food and drink prices reasonable, so prices are similar to those in a pub. They serve a selection of real ales and ciders which were very popular with the lads in our group. The only complaint I have is about the weather - it rained badly on the Sunday 2 years ago!! They did improve things a lot last year by adding two music tents, one in the camp field and one in the main arena, the rain wasn't too bad but at least they were prepared if it had been. This event is getting bigger year after year, I would highly recommend it (and have been to all my friends!!)

went to the 2013 download, it was on my bucket list it was the best camping concert venue i've ever…read morebeen to. the international mixture of people was incedible. met some irish folk that i ended up hanging with for the duration of the awesome show. its 5 days of camping and 3 days of concert. the brits are a wacky lot and it was like a drunken holloween party that just kept going and going , the energizer bunny would have been killed and cooked at this party ! there is a tent city that has everything you could need. beer tent, food tent, comedy club a couple of night clubs (with live music !) camping supply tent, thrift stores and wacky cosume stores. i met alot of really great people that i would like to see again . i couldn't make it to 2014 but i wouldn't miss 2015 for the world. security was a litle stand offish and dickish but they usually are at american venues and the english security didn't disappoint us. They have carnival rides also, just right for a drunken late night fun.

This delightful market has a wonderful community feel and the selection of organic produce is…read moreexcellent. Look out for wild mushrooms, cured meats, honey, jams, sausages and sausage butties, cakes, hand-made toiletries, craft beer and more. The prices are generally fair for the quality and the hard-working stall holders deserve the constant stream of customers, from the local area and a little further afield. Tasting is usually an option before you buy which is always a good sign. Overall, a great use of the space, and a great way to get consumers in touch with farmers and cottage industry products.

This is a really popular farmer's market, held on Central Avenue every 2nd and 4th Saturday in the…read moremonth, from 8:30am - 1.30pm. There's a good selection of organic produce, and free range meat and you can pick up honey, yummy cakes, and smelly soaps too. Strangely for a farmers market there's not a lot of veg. Around Christmas time they do a nice craft fair. Take your own bags, because you get some funny looks if you ask for a carrier bag.

This is a msut visit for all fans of a good british fun fare! Every October the fair visits the…read moretown of Ilkeston for 4 nights and is pumping with action from start to finish. A great mix of the good old fashioned hook a ducks stalls and the waltzes to the most modern scare rides around! The fair takes over the whole town so if you are local, public transport is the best way to get here (parking can get difficult!) This Goose fair, Nottingham is reknown for being the 3rd larget funfare in the world- Ilkeston fair is not much smaller but is a much better set up than the goose fair and has a much better atmosphere. Kids love it and adults love it just as much. The pubs are also very very busy with people soaking up the Fair atmosphere.

Just got back from here. This was the first Sonic World…read moreFestival held from Friday 18th until Sunday 20th July at Lumb Farm near Ripley in Derbyshire. The line-up for this year included some of the Rock and Psychedelic acts Alan Davey's Gunslinger, Harvey Bainbridge, Dumpys Space Nutz, Tubilah Dog, Omnia Opera, Drhasbeen, Earthling Society, Bruise, Xoo, Wind Of Change, The Higher Craft, Hashtronaut, Dreamspirit, Kog, Partmanpartbeard, and The Kozmic Ken Experience. All the musical performances were indoor so weather proof. Tickets were priced at £30 or there were family tickets (2 adults 2 kids under 15) £50. The ticket price included free camping, with on site toilet facilites, Bar, & restaurant. They intend this to be an annual event but not sure if the venue will be the same. A star lost for pricey drinks and no real veggie food option other than chips but there was no outside catering just the venues. It was limited to 400 tickets and so a very friendly festival. The highlight was the incredible Omnia Opera performance..excellent and so much energy. I did get amazingly drunk on the Friday..got hiccups and was rugby tackled off my chair by Plum (one of Omnia Operas vocalists) to shock me..it worked for 2 mins. Spent the rest of the weekend recovering but had a great time. One to go to next year.

When my sister and I visited a friend in Nottingham earlier in the year, she took us for a walk…read moreround the Attenborough Nature Centre and what a treat it was! Located in the southern end of Nottingham, there is a fair amount of parking and you pay a suggested donation for parking. There's a large cafe located near the pond but we went for a long walk. The main habitat of wetlands and river are great for wildlife and there are numerous hides dotted around for twitchers and wannabe twitchers to observe birds. We enjoyed the riverside walk very much and I was lucky enough to get some incredible light that day for some lovely photos. This is a true gem and well worth a visit

Stumbled across this beautiful place whilst staying in a nearby hotel. Didn't even know it was…read morethere so it was a nice surprise. A really tranquil place to take a walk anyway from everything that's going on. Birdspotter's haven and a great place to watch the sunset.

One of the biggest antique fairs in europe, it is vast with both indoor and outdoor stall's to…read moreview.Arrive early for the best buy's.Wear good walking shoes you will need them to try and cover all this fair.You can get plenty of refreshment's on site and boy will you need them. It is held 6 times a year, Happy shopping.

I go to the Nottingham German market every year. The atmosphere is very festive. You can ice skate…read moreand when you are getting cold buy from a variety of different warm gluweins. There lots of food stalls, german sausages etc and also a few shopping stalls selling anything from chocolate to hats and gloves. A definate msut if you want to get into the festive spirit!