Festival-goers have told of chaos at Northern Kin Festival with three-hour queues and cars - and even wheelchairs - stuck in mud.
The County Durham camping festival which opened its three-day run in the grounds of Ushaw Country House on Friday has been inundated with complaints from music fans about the site and facilities including broken toilets and lack of lighting. Among them was Annette Oxley from Carlisle who ended up leaving early, missing her favourite band. "It was an absolute disgrace," she said.
The festival has apologised for issues caused by weather conditions, which resulted in staff working until 3.30am and vehicles having to be pulled clear of boggy ground by tractors, saying the state of the ground had been "a shock". And it explained "towing vehicles at night, among people who have had a drink is a hazardous process and this affects the speed at which it can be done".
