Britain's biggest summer festivals

Britain's summer festival calendar is the world's busiest: Glastonbury (Worthy Farm, last weekend in June, 200,000 attendance), the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (August, the world's largest arts festival), the Hay Festival (literature), Latitude (Suffolk), Wilderness (Oxfordshire). All bookable months in advance.

Places in this guide

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Towns & cities · Central Scotland

Edinburgh

Edinburgh — capital city of Scotland, UK.

↗ edinburgh.gov.uk

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Museums · South West England

Glastonbury

Glastonbury ( GLAST-ən-bər-ee, UK also GLAHST-) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, 23 miles (37 km) south of Bristol. The town

↗ english-heritage.org.uk

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Abbeys & priories · South West England

Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury Abbey — former Benedictine abbey at Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

↗ glastonburyabbey.com

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Mountains & hills · South West England

Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury Tor — Named summit at 158 m.

🐕↗ nationaltrust.org.uk

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Towns & cities · London

Covent Garden

Former market hall + piazza in London's West End.

↗ actorschurch.org

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Towns & cities · Scottish Highlands

John o'Groats

The north-eastern tip of mainland Scotland.

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Towns & cities · London

City of Westminster

City of Westminster — city and borough in London, England, UK.

↗ westminster.gov.uk

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Towns & cities · London

Little Thetford

Little Thetford — village near Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

↗ eastcambs.gov.uk

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Towns & cities · South West England

Bristol

Bristol — city in South West England, United Kingdom.

↗ bristol.gov.uk

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Towns & cities · West Midlands

East Langton

East Langton — village in Leicestershire, England, UK.

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Towns & cities · West Midlands

Wolvey

Wolvey — village in Warwickshire, England, UK.

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Towns & cities · Central Scotland

Dundee

Dundee — city in Scotland, UK.

↗ dundeecity.gov.uk