A Wiltshire festival has been branded as the best of its kind after finding itself on a list of the top festivals for families.
The Telegraph has compiled a list of the 12 most family-friendly festivals in the UK, naming one event as the best in its category.
The publication writes that the festivals offer curious families the chance “for something different to do this summer”.
The article goes on to say that festivals “can help children build self-confidence”, with Latitude festival’s family programmer Sharon Reuben telling the Telegraph that “there’s something about the festival environment that gives children permission to be fully, joyfully themselves.
“They’re braver, sillier, more curious. That confidence, that lightness, is something you carry home with you long after the wristbands have faded.”
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Finding itself on the list and claiming the title of ‘best for world music’ is WOMAD, at Neston Park, near Corsham.
The author of the article writes: “Moving to a beautiful new site outside of Bath, Peter Gabriel’s feast of global sounds and flavours can’t be missed.”
The publication singled it out for the sheer variety of what it offers to young children as well as “oldies”.
The review continues: “In the World of Children, young ones wander between craft and activity tents, helping to create puppetry masterpieces for a parade.
“The music is wildly varied and the often unusual sounds and instruments appeal to children as much as they do to oldies. The Taste the World stage hosts musicians who talk about their culture and cuisine.”
The ranking is the second time the festival has seen itself in contention to be named the among “the best” in the country.
As reported in this paper last month, WOMAD was included on The Times’ list of the best festivals to book instead of Glastonbury this summer, with the iconic Somerset event taking a year off in 2026.
WOMAD had taken a year off itself in 2025 after the festival left its previous home at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury, following over 15 years at the same site.
Last year, co-founder and former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel announced the festival would be coming to Corsham’s Neston Park from July 23 to July 26.
