Bounce Festival

Given the price and hype surrounding this event I was extremely disappointed to experience the event. The scale was very small with very few attractions and even those were not very exciting. It seemed quite badly organised, the refreshments available were of very low quality and extremely expensive (something like 7pounds for Mac and cheese, similar for a basic burger) given the entrance price it seemed like daylight robbery. The only highlight was the sheep shearing.

I went to Bounce with my two boys aged 4 and 6 and my husband and we had a great day out. We went by car and parked in the council car park opposite for 6 hours. We ended up running back to the car before the ticket ran out. SO much to do for 2 energetic boys. They especially loved the different bikes, the assault course and the unicycles. We missed the craft areas and Peppa Pig as we ran out of time. The science show was great and wished we had seen the cooking too. The food vans were a...

The event was much smaller than I anticipated, but there was a good mix of things to do, to see, to make and learn. We arrived at midday and went straight for food. Given that picnics are not allowed, there must be more food concessions - there was a choice of mac n cheese, wraps or burgers. We went for mac n cheese because the queue was shortest, but it still took 45 to get food. £2-3 for ice creams is too much - offer small ice lollies for half the price, and provide drinking water. ...