Festivals are as much a part of an English summer as rain washing out Wimbledon. We reveal six of the best family-friendly festivals around the country

Wynchwood Music Festival
Cheltenham Racecourse
30 May - 1 June

If you want to ease yourself into the festival season, this is a great place to start. With its eclectic mix of music, workshops and comedy, its rightly known as being truly family friendly.

Held in the Cheltenham Racecourse, music comes from the likes of Duffy, The Proclaimers and The Divine Comedy. Children will enjoy regular sports sessions, workshops, special yoga classes, and storytelling and craft-making from the Roald Dahl Museum.
Tickets cost £100 for the weekend); Day tickets from £35 per day, with youth (12-18 year olds) and concessions at £75. Children under 12 are free (with a maximum of two kids per adult)
Web: www.outsiderfestival.co.uk

Cornbury Festival
Charlbury, Oxfordshire
5-6 July

Billed as an eclectic and eccentric music carnival, Cornbury believes in home comforts - there are beach huts and converted double decker buses to sleep in and VIPs get their own swimming pool, tennis courts and champagne bar.

Gourmet Mexican food and organic vegetarian cuisine are among the foods available, and along with the music, entertainment is offered with children's workshops, street entertainers, a fairground, drumming workshops, and you can even book a flight in a hot-air balloon (weather permitting). It even promises clean loos. Headliners include Paul Simon, Toots and the Maytals, Crowded House and 10CC.
Tickets cost £90 for the weekend (camping an extra £20), under 16s £55 (with £20 extra for camping), and under fives are free. Day tickets are also available costing from £55 for adults, £27.50 for under 16s
Web: www.cornburyfestival.com

Larmer Tree Festival
The Larmer Tree Gardens, between Salisbury and Blandford, Dorset
16-20 July

One of the original boutique festivals, Larmer Tree still manages to maintain its family-friendly reputation. With 11 acres of gardens to explore and a huge adventure playground, kids are unlikely to get bored. But if they feel they're missing out on the fun, there are carnival workshops, craft making, circus skills and storytelling for the under 10s, as well as a specially designated area, The Zone, for 11-17 year-olds, where they can indulge their song-writing passions, or learn new skills, such as woodland survival or tee-shirt design.

Adults can also embrace their creative side with workshops and a Carnival procession, open to all on the Saturday night.
Tickets cost £172 for five days (including camping), 11-17 year-olds £146, under-11s £11, but these may be sold out now. Day tickets are also available.
Web: www.larmertreefestival.com

Secret Garden Party
Near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
24-27 July

The Secret Garden Party boasts ten stages of music, theatre, comedy and public eccentricity. Festival goers are encouraged to take part in parades, sights and spectacles by dressing up, body painting or creating sculptures. Acts include Grace Jones and Morcheeba among others will be playing.
Tickets cost £125 plus booking fee (including camping), over 14s £100 and under-12s free (when accompanied by an adult).
Web: www.secretgardenparty.com

Green Man Festival
Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons
15-17 August

Another small, non-corporate event where pretty much anything goes. There's a children's area in the Walled Garden, where there'll be puppet shows, drum and voice workshops, arts and crafts and comic making sessions. Music is provided by Super Furry Animals, Howlin' Rain, King Creosote, and others. Massage and alternative therapies can be found in the retreat field, and there are areas specially designated for breastfeeding mothers. Tickets cost £105 plus booking fee (including camping), under 12s are free.
Web: www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk

Bestival
Isle of Wight
5-7 September

Complete with its own village green, Bestival promises a mix of music and mayhem. A grand procession on the Saturday night encourages everyone to dress up and strut their stuff. For children, the festival is set in Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park which has a children's Tree Top Trail, maze, Rabbit Run Tunnels and miniature village. On the site itself there's a Kid's tent and Breastival section for breastfeeding mums and their little ones. There's also a family camping area. Headlining the music acts are My Bloody Valentine, Amy Winehouse, Hot Chip and Underworld. Tickets cost £130 (including camping), but it's sold out!
Web: www.bestival.net