In summary - What an epic weekend!
We've not been to too many festivals; partly because we like to be active and hadn't found something that excited us. When we came across Love Trails, everything about it seemed to tick all boxes. Most people seemed to go to the festival because they like running (or walking) various distances. However, like everyone - we (runners) also have plenty of other interests too!
Running, Yoga, Inspirational Talks, Workshops, Breathwork (and a lot more) along with live music each night and plenty of different food options all set in the beautiful surroundings of the Gower Peninsular at Weobley Castle.
What really struck me was how well the organisers used the landscape to really fit in all the different activities without it feeling too spread out or overwhelming (particularly for a new festival goer)
Needless to say it didn't disappoint, we had a fantastic long weekend
Unsurprisingly, if camping isn't your thing then you can glamp, bring a campervan or stay in a local B&B.
Some of the activities below were additional costs to the entry ticket as you may expect. However, there were plenty of free yoga, meditation and breathwork sessions you could simply drop into. If the tent was full, people simply spilled outside. Everyone seemed to be genuinely interested to give things a go, try something new or just enjoy being outside doing something they love.
As an example of the wide range of people that we came across - our son met one of his school teachers, young couples to adult families taking time to share their passion of being outside.
With so much going on, it takes a bit of planning to make sure you don't miss out - but it's certainly worth getting your head around what is going on. With so many of the activities free to drop into, as and when you want, if planning isn't yoru thing and you like to play it by ear - then that's also fine. That's what we did and i don't feel we missed out on anything.
✳️ Coastering with savage.adventures
✳️ Dance Music into the early hours
✳️ Guided runs with various running clubs throughout the day
✳️ Yoga at sunrise and through the day
✳️ Breathwork and meditation sessions
✳️ Talks from experts sharing their experiences, insights and being open with any advice
✳️ Selection of 'races' from 5km to half marathons and more
✳️ Paddleboarding and surfing
✳️ Plenty of craft beer
✳️ Yoga for runners (as you'd expect)
✳️ Live Music each night
✳️ World Championship Beer Mile Relay - now that was a great fun to watch!
✳️ Sauna & Cold baths
Unsurprisingly, we've already booked for next year. Hopefully we'll be able to get a group together to share such an awesome weekend.
Fingers crossed we are as fortunate with the weather again - however, I have no doubt we'll have a great time sun, wind or rain.
Who knows- this may be the start of our festival experiences; if they are anything like Love Trails, I don't why it won't be the start of something new for us to do in the summer.
