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Top 20 Green Summer Events in the UK

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Posted by Tobias Chapple at 11:23 on Wednesday 22 June 2011

Let's start off with the messy one: Bog Snorkeling. Yes, you too can experience this fabulous wading through watery mud. It's actually a great day out, and certainly a story to tell, where you'll cycle through a 6ft peat bog wearing a mask, a snorkel and very little dignity. World championships (!) in July.

Well okay, you quite like the idea of cycling, but you're not too sure about the bog. No fear! Try one of the longest running Green Events, back after a regretted absence. Red Kit Mountain Bike Bash takes its riders through the spectacular and diverse southern Cambrian Mountains, exploring tiny trails and large descents.

All of this sounds a bit tiring, how about a pint? How about a few more? How about a whole organic beer festival, the UK's first and still growing strong, that not only offers the best organically produced liquids, but also a barbecue?

Liking the organic but not so much the beer? Well no fear, the Organic Food Festival is back after a very successful last year (over 20,000 visitors) to offer the best quality food products from tasty cheeses to salted beef to There's even fun demos, music to chill out and digest to and a Sheep Show where you can get up and personal with the sheep. We prefered not to ask for more details.

Building on the very popular Big Green Festival is the Green Gathering: a four day festival of more green things than you can shake an organic stick at. In the beautiful Piercefield Park, find ethical markets, holistic therapies, music, food, relazation and a lot of fun. Perfect for a family trip into the wild and green.

One thing we can all agree upon is that parks are wonderful, little green oasises of calm and trees. Well thus Summer, express your love with the Love Parks Week whether its a Teddy Bears Picnic in Cambusland Park in Scotland or a Family Fun Sports Day in Meridian in England.

Europe's biggest solar powered venue? Check. A kid zone with games organised every day? Check. A strange and strangely appealing name? Croissant Neuf Summer Party is an award-winning and welcome mash of live music and dnace, an ethic market and crafts & workshop areas, along with a campfire at the centre of it all.

Summer is a great time to see new things and what better new thing, them those flying rodents that populate the night sky, just out of sight? the Bat Walk is a family friendly walk to search for bats at Riverside Valley Park. All that is needed is a healthy does of curiosity, a desire to jump out and scare your kids at appropriate moments and a torch.

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If nighttime is your time, or you just enjoy stars, stories and drifting down the stream Wild wise's Overnight Paddle is a beautiful chance to see Devon's river Dart while soaking in the night's atmosphere. This event also involves storytelling and a campfire supper and breakfast.

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Ever been in a forest and just wished you knew what exactly that beautiful tree was? well, with several 'get to know' day events across the Summer, Trees for Health provides a guide to the history, spirit and biology behind the trees that make up the Celtic Tree calendar.

Quest is a Natural Health Show with over 120 stalls, music, live perfomances, art exhibitions for local artists and talks by international authors. There is also a great variety of workshops such as body workshops teaching thai massages.

Ah rockpools, you little sea puddles of childhood wonder. With the Wembury Marine Centre, there are plently of opportunities to go on their Rockpool Ramble that takes kids both big and small on a tour to find crabs, fish and all kinds of other creatures.

The Big Tent is Scotland's main green festival that welcomes world leading thinkers about climate change as well as a two music stages, a poetry place, a market place and a craft and wood zone.

The Pembrokeshire Fish Week is an enormous celebration of Welsh sea-food, as well as its incredible coastline, pristine beaches and vibrant martime heritage. This week includes events like seashore safaris, evening boat trips and of course many opportunities to taste Welsh fish and shellfood.

You would not usually go to a farm to find out how to smell nice, but on Trill Farm, it's Artisan Perfumery Weekend will not only give you an understand of perfumery, as well as some lovely smells, but also the chance to design and create your very own fragrance

Coventry Cycling Festival is a great opportunity to get on your bike and discover the wonders of this regions countryside. All events are free and for all ages, ranging from a rickshaw ride to trying out differnt bikes to learning to unicycle with Coventry Community Circus.

Fully mixing itself with York's unique and historic city, the York Food and Drink Festival is not only a great week with a chance to try some great food, but also events like cooking & cocktail demonstrations. This year's theme is 'Dine at My Table'so expect homely and warm food.

Specially crafter for the little ones (between five and twelveve), the Woodland Adventure Club is a way to explore the woods while learning basic bushcraft skills, how to light a campfire and get messy with environmental art

Many many paths left to discover and as many adventures to be had. Photo: Philippa Jacks

Summer. That time to let your inner kid loose or let your real kids see the best of the world. With so much going on it can be hard to know where to get started, so here at greentraveller, we've put together our top 20 green summer events that are sure to have something to suit every taste: whether you're after a family escape, a break into nature, a live music festival or just a chance to enjoy some organic and locally-sourced food.

1. Let's start off with the messy one: Bog Snorkelling, Powys, Wales. Yes, you too can experience this fabulous wading through watery mud. It's actually a great day out, and certainly a story to tell, where you'll cycle through a 6ft peat bog wearing a mask, a snorkel and very little dignity. World championships (!) on 9th of July.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Lasswade Country House & Restaurant, Powys, Wales

2. Well okay, you quite like the idea of cycling, but you're not too sure about the bog. No fear! Try one of the longest running Green Events, back after a regretted absence. Red Kit Mountain Bike Bash, Powys, Wales (5th August) takes its riders through the spectacular and diverse southern Cambrian Mountains, exploring tiny trails and large descents.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Gwaenynog Farmhouse B&B, Powys, Wales

Freshly cooked and organically made, food markets offer plenty of summery goodness. Photo: Urban Adventures3. All of this sounds a bit tiring, how about a pint? How about a few more? How about a whole Organic Beer Festival, Birmingham, England (22nd -27th July), the UK's first and still going strong, which not only offers the best organically produced liquids, but also a barbecue!
Nearby Accommodation: >> The Hatch Cabin, Worcestershire, England

4. If you're liking the organic but are more interested in the food, then check out the Organic Food Festival, Bristol, England (3rd-4th September), back after a very successful year (over 20,000 visitors in 2010) to offer the best quality food products from tasty cheeses to salted beef. There's even fun demos, music to chill out to and a Sheep Show.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Greyfield Farm Cottages, Bath, Somerset, England

5. The Secret Garden, Highland Perthshire, Scotland (10th August) is an exploration of Tay Forest Park, Scotland, following in the footsteps of the world-famous plant hunters, Douglas and Menzies. This adventure will take you through Weem Forest to the incredible Castle Menzies. The perfect way to discover one of Scotland's most beautiful wooded areas.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Loch Monzievaird Lodges, Perthshire, Scotland

6. One thing we can all agree upon is that parks are wonderful, green oasises of calm and trees. Well this summer, express your love with the Love Parks Week, across the UK (whole summer) whether its a Teddy Bears Picnic in Cambusland Park in Scotland or a Family Fun Sports Day in Meridian in England.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Green Accommodation in the UK

Just imagine that they're singing 'Reach for the Stars' Photo: Annika Berglund7. The Big Tent, Fife, Scotland (23rd to 25th July) is Scotland's main green festival that welcomes world leading thinkers about climate change as well as a two music stages, a poetry place, a market place and a craft and wood zone.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Cambo House, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

8. Building on the very popular Big Green Festival is The Big Green Gathering, Monmouthshire, Wales (28th to 31st July): a four day festival of more green things than you can shake an organic stick at. In the beautiful Piercefield Park find ethical markets, holistic therapies, music, food, relazation and a lot of fun. Perfect for a family trip into the wild and green.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Romany Caravan, Monmouthshire, Wales

9. If you enjoy stars, stories and drifting down stream, WildWise's Overnight Paddle, Devon, England (2nd to 3rd July) is a beautiful chance to see Devon's river Dart while soaking in the calm atmosphere by night. This event also includes storytelling and a campfire supper and breakfast.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Coombe Farm & Woodlands Trust, Devon England

10. Europe's biggest solar powered venue with a kid zone and games organised every day, Croissant Neuf Summer Party, Monmouthshire, Wales (12th to 14th August) is an award-winning and welcome mash of live music and dance, an ethic market and crafts & workshop areas, along with a campfire at the centre of it all. Check.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Blaentrothy Cottage, Monmouthshire, Wales

11. Fully mixing itself with York's unique and historic city, the York Food and Drink Festival, England (16th to 25th September) is not only a great week with a chance to try some great food, but also events like cooking & cocktail demonstrations. This year's theme is 'Dine at My Table' so expect homely, friendly and warm food.
Nearby Accommodation: >> The Dovecote Barns, York, England

Whether it's wooden forests, rolling hills or soft meadows, there are plenty of places to explore this summer. Photo: Huntingtower Lodge12. Coventry Cycling Festival, England (25th to 26th June) is a great opportunity to get on your bike and discover the wonders of this region's countryside. All events are free and for all ages ranging from a rickshaw ride to trying out different bikes to learning to unicycle with the Coventry Community Circus.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Long Valley Yurts - The Peak District, Derbyshire

13. Summer is a great time to see new and intriguing wildlife. The Bat Walk, across the UK (whole summer) is a family friendly event to search for bats and can be had across the country. All that is needed is a healthy does of curiosity, a desire to jump out and scare your kids at the appropriate moment and a torch.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Green Accommodation in the UK

14. Ever been in a forest and just wished you knew what exactly that beautiful tree was? Well, with several 'get to know' day events across the summer, Trees for Health, Devon, England (whole summer) provides a guide to the history, spirit and biology behind the trees that make up the Celtic Tree calendar.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Yarde Bunkhouse, Devon, England

15. Quest, Devon, England (7th to 10th July) is a natural health show with over 120 stalls, music, live perfomances, art exhibitions for local artists and talks by international authors. There is also a great variety of workshops such as body workshops teaching thai massages.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Wheatland Farm eco lodges and cottage, Devon England

Don't worry: it's summer! You'll soon dry out. Photo: FSC16. With the Wembury Marine Centre, there are plently of opportunities to explore rockpools this summer. Rockpool Ramble, Plymouth, England (whole summer) that takes kids, both big and small, on a tour to find crabs, fish and all kinds of other creatures.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Churchwood Valley Holiday Park, Plymouth, England

17. The Pembrokeshire Fish Week, Wales (25th June to 3rd July) is an enormous celebration of Welsh sea-food, as well as its incredible coastline, pristine beaches and vibrant martime heritage. This week includes events like seashore safaris, evening boat trips and of course many opportunities to taste Welsh fish and shellfood.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Pen-Rhiw, Pembrokeshire, Wales

18 You would not usually go to a farm to find out how to smell nice, but on Trill Farm its Artisan Perfumery Weekend, Axminster, England (1st to 3rd July) will not only give you an understanding of perfumery, as well as the chance to experience some different and lovely smells, but also the chance to design and create your very own fragrance.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Hedgehog Corner, Axminster, England

19. Specially crafted for the little ones (between five and twelve), the Woodland Adventure Club, Sheffield, England (whole summer) is a way to explore the woods while learning basic bushcraft skills, how to light a campfire and get messy with environmental art.
Nearby Accommodation: >> Twentysix beach cabin, Lincolnshire, England

20. Purple Mountain's Evening Forest Trail Ride and BBQ, Pickering, England (29th June, 17th and 21st July) is not only a great way to discover the Dalby Forest by dusk, but it's a perfect excuse to enjoy a BBQ, in a forest no less!
Nearby Accommodation: >> Wheeldon Trees Farm Holiday Cottages, Peak District

What's more, in order to help you get out and enjoy yourself this summer, National Express have unveiled their 2011 Summer Sale. From now until the 30th of September you can travel anywhere in the UK by coach for as little as £9 as long as you book within the next few days. So, if you liked the thought of one of our green summer events, now you've got an added incentive to get out and explore without your car!
>> Book train tickets with National Express

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