How to survive a music festival with your family

Life has a way of preparing you for parenthood without you knowing. Non-parents, for instance, already know what it’s like to go to a festival with a child from having previously been on group holidays with friends, one of whom is a loose cannon. But a summer full of family festivals fast approaches – headed up by Camp Bestival in August, Mr Tumble’s answer to an Oasis reunion. And there are ways and means to ensure the whole experience is a joy, whether you’re out to sneak a bit of responsible day-drinking to the Lightning Seeds into your summer or slather yourself in face-paint and embrace your inner unicorn on the world’s biggest bouncy castle.

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