Writer: David Vass Deepdale is small, but is it perfect as it thinks it is? Deepdale festival describes itself as small but perfectly formed. A moment’s thought reveals that to be quite some claim. It is certainly small – with a capacity of only 500, it is dwarfed by other festivals in the region. The…
Our first trip of the year had arrived, and I cannot tell you how excited we were! A festival in a Campervan, two of my favourite things. What is a Hygge?! It is a Danish word that roughly translates as “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture)”…
by David Auckland It is the last weekend in September and, as the pink footed geese fly in from their Icelandic nesting grounds, I was also headed for the North Norfolk coast and what is one of the highlighs of my musical year. It is the annual Deepdale Festival, back this year and again hosted…
Article by Emma Lee in the EDP – www.edp24.co.uk/features/best-camping-and-glamping-sites-norfolk-1-6465389 Campsites.co.uk has revealed the winners of its 2019 camping and glamping awards, with five sites in Norfolk among them. Whether you pitch up for a truly back to basics experience under canvas or prefer a yurt kitted out with home comforts, camping and glamping are an…
Article by Donna-Louise Bishop in the EDP – www.edp24.co.uk/news/tributes-for-alister-borthwick-1-6324142 Hundreds of tributes have been paid to a farmer affectionately dubbed ‘goose man’, after he died suddenly. The family of Alister Borthwick, a founder of Deepdale Backpackers and Camping based on north Norfolk’s coast, has received hundreds of messages since making the announcement. Mr Borthwick and…
by David Auckland It never fails to astonish me just how many people are prepared to put up with interminable delays, impersonal service and rip-off prices, lugging their camping gear half a mile or more across muddy fields, and just to attend a weekend music festival. On the other hand, I know many who refuse…
Article by Chris Hill in the EDP – www.edp24.co.uk/business/farming/finalists-announced-for-2019-british-farming-awards-1-6229128 Two innovative Norfolk farms have been shortlisted among the best in the country as finalists for the 2019 British Farming Awards. Nominated in the Dairy Innovator of the Year category are Jonny and Carrie Burridge who run a dairy herd in Fundenhall, near Wymondham. It employs…