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Returning for its seventh year, Watchet Festival features three live stages which will host more than 50 live acts, bringing a wide range of high-calibre performing artists not normally found in West Somerset, all at an affordable price. This family friendly festival will have you lazing in the summer sun (hopefully!) listening to some great tunes, partying with your friends, enjoying the finest Somerset has to offer. With views of the stunning Somerset coastline too, it’s the perfect weekend away.

With their back catalogue of twenty-three Top 40 hits, Showaddywaddy are the perfect band to headline ‘Retro’ Friday night. Don’t forget your flares! The Hoosiers will bring their infectious, sing-along pop rock to Saturday’s proceedings, and Dreadzone’s hugely popular dub-reggae show will close the festival in style.

The Neville Staple Band brings his rude boy/two tone show to the party too. Groove the weekend away with many more great acts including 3 Daft Monkeys, The Skints, & RSVP. Music for everyone!

Farnham’s family friendly music festival Weyfest returns with another fantastic line-up. Weyfest is different. For a start it’s NOT in a field and it has posh loos!

Headliners UB40, Stranglers, Echo & The Bunnymen are joined by Roachford, Toploader and many more providing fantastic music, hosted in an open-air museum with its own steam railway in the beautiful Surrey countryside.

Children will be entertained by craft & music workshops, the Kidzone and the Sci-Fi zone celebrating 50 years of Dr Who. Adults can enjoy the great bars and varied food stalls, whilst young and old enjoy the museum attractions.

Farnham’s family friendly music festival Weyfest returns with another fantastic line-up. Weyfest is different. For a start it’s NOT in a field and it has posh loos!

Headliners UB40, Stranglers, Echo & The Bunnymen are joined by Roachford, Toploader and many more providing fantastic music, hosted in an open-air museum with its own steam railway in the beautiful Surrey countryside.

Children will be entertained by craft & music workshops, the Kidzone and the Sci-Fi zone celebrating 50 years of Dr Who. Adults can enjoy the great bars and varied food stalls, whilst young and old enjoy the museum attractions.

On course for a truly epic 10th birthday spectacular, the good ship HMS Bestival is abuzz with excitement as a whole new raft of able-bodied shipmates join the ranks of Bestival 2013. With an already gargantuan line-up featuring Elton John, Snoop Dogg, MIA, Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips, Richie Hawtin and Carl Cox to name but a few, we’ve got 10 fields of wonderment with over 20 stages, big soundsystems, insane sideshows, magical happenings and so much more in our 24-hour escapist world, and we’re going full steam ahead this September 5-8 to Robin Hill Country Park for the party of our lives, at the greatest show on earth!

Rob da Bank says: “Bestival is ten years old this year and I always want our festival to stay fresh and new so I’m well pleased with the latest artist additions… Courtney Pine, legendary jazz musician, is going to open the whole birthday spectacular on the Thursday and from that point on we’re gonna be treated to a plethora of new bands and talent from new indie upstarts Savages and London Grammar to incredible electronic explorations from Hieroglyphic Being and Evian Christ. Not forgetting returning hero James Blake who’s part of the fabric of recent Bestivals. Hope you enjoy listening to all this lovely lot!”

On course for a truly epic 10th birthday spectacular, the good ship HMS Bestival is abuzz with excitement as a whole new raft of able-bodied shipmates join the ranks of Bestival 2013. With an already gargantuan line-up featuring Elton John, Snoop Dogg, MIA, Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips, Richie Hawtin and Carl Cox to name but a few, we’ve got 10 fields of wonderment with over 20 stages, big soundsystems, insane sideshows, magical happenings and so much more in our 24-hour escapist world, and we’re going full steam ahead this September 5-8 to Robin Hill Country Park for the party of our lives, at the greatest show on earth!

Rob da Bank says: “Bestival is ten years old this year and I always want our festival to stay fresh and new so I’m well pleased with the latest artist additions… Courtney Pine, legendary jazz musician, is going to open the whole birthday spectacular on the Thursday and from that point on we’re gonna be treated to a plethora of new bands and talent from new indie upstarts Savages and London Grammar to incredible electronic explorations from Hieroglyphic Being and Evian Christ. Not forgetting returning hero James Blake who’s part of the fabric of recent Bestivals. Hope you enjoy listening to all this lovely lot!”

On course for a truly epic 10th birthday spectacular, the good ship HMS Bestival is abuzz with excitement as a whole new raft of able-bodied shipmates join the ranks of Bestival 2013. With an already gargantuan line-up featuring Elton John, Snoop Dogg, MIA, Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips, Richie Hawtin and Carl Cox to name but a few, we’ve got 10 fields of wonderment with over 20 stages, big soundsystems, insane sideshows, magical happenings and so much more in our 24-hour escapist world, and we’re going full steam ahead this September 5-8 to Robin Hill Country Park for the party of our lives, at the greatest show on earth!

Rob da Bank says: “Bestival is ten years old this year and I always want our festival to stay fresh and new so I’m well pleased with the latest artist additions… Courtney Pine, legendary jazz musician, is going to open the whole birthday spectacular on the Thursday and from that point on we’re gonna be treated to a plethora of new bands and talent from new indie upstarts Savages and London Grammar to incredible electronic explorations from Hieroglyphic Being and Evian Christ. Not forgetting returning hero James Blake who’s part of the fabric of recent Bestivals. Hope you enjoy listening to all this lovely lot!”

On course for a truly epic 10th birthday spectacular, the good ship HMS Bestival is abuzz with excitement as a whole new raft of able-bodied shipmates join the ranks of Bestival 2013. With an already gargantuan line-up featuring Elton John, Snoop Dogg, MIA, Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips, Richie Hawtin and Carl Cox to name but a few, we’ve got 10 fields of wonderment with over 20 stages, big soundsystems, insane sideshows, magical happenings and so much more in our 24-hour escapist world, and we’re going full steam ahead this September 5-8 to Robin Hill Country Park for the party of our lives, at the greatest show on earth!

Rob da Bank says: “Bestival is ten years old this year and I always want our festival to stay fresh and new so I’m well pleased with the latest artist additions… Courtney Pine, legendary jazz musician, is going to open the whole birthday spectacular on the Thursday and from that point on we’re gonna be treated to a plethora of new bands and talent from new indie upstarts Savages and London Grammar to incredible electronic explorations from Hieroglyphic Being and Evian Christ. Not forgetting returning hero James Blake who’s part of the fabric of recent Bestivals. Hope you enjoy listening to all this lovely lot!”

The first swim wave will commence at 7am. The 600m Swim will take place in a heated swimming pool. You are required by the Centre to have showered prior to entering the pool hall and to wear a Swimming Hat on the 24 length swim. We will have Lap Counters who will endeavour to notify you when you have 2 lengths to go, but it is your responsibility to count your lengths.

The Cycle event takes place on a well marshalled and signed route, please be aware that there are cattlegrids, free roaming horses, cows and donkeys on the roads in the New Forest. We strongly recommend that you have familiarised yourself with the route prior to racing.

All competitors will receive a Race Momento. 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prizes for Male and Female will be presented in the Snack Site after the last competitor has finished. Age Group Prizes are allocated in 10 year categories.