I think this was the first year, since I started attending,  without the Doodah stall? i missed it!

A few more from Angela

Wow! Brilliant.
Adam was a superb and very articulate toastmaster and it was wonderful to be with so many old friends.

I have today donated £435 to Teenage Cancer Trust which also qualifies for an additional £108.75 gift aid, bringing the total to £543,75.

Again, congratulations and my thanks to all.

Great news!

One other positive I forgot to mention - thought the between set playlists were great this year. Lots of variety and wonderful to hear Say It Ain’t So Joe again.

The heat really affected enjoyment on the Thursday and Friday.…We waited til later Friday and  turned up during Celtic Social Club. Williamscot Rd car park was the emptiest we had ever seen it on those days, so I assume others did the same. The field seemed to have more space than last year, even with the same ticket nos, I assume for the same reason.

Highlights for me, from what we heard of the whole weekend, were:
Marshall Gilmour Webbs…lovely to behold, beautiful to hear. They captivated the field, as far as could be seen from where we were. (I am sure David Gilmour would not want to steal the limelight).
Spooky Men’s Chorale
Barbara ( just fun and light for that slot, but possibly over-hyped in the programme? IMO).
Fairport…

We were both perplexed by whatever The Haar tried to do to some staples, which could have been great field singalongs.
Hayseed Dixie were okay, but once you know their M.O.  it’s never the same watching/hearing them as the first time.

I actually found Matt Bragg quite amusing and felt he shouldered any ‘muck-ups’ quite cleverly, from the bits I heard.

Williamscot Road gate  was closed off, which we hadn't realised til leaving on Friday, meaning a v. long walk to the car park that night.  I have never before seen an exodus during RT’s set, like this year…I felt way guilty, as I have always loved his music and was down at the front in years past, but we decided to leave early. We just weren’t ‘feeling it’ probably due to the weather.

The Fairport finale, I personally enjoyed…I thought Simon sounded great. It was nice having the variety of guests again.

They only needed a Camping Pass. Since I always buy that with my tickets, I've never looked too closely as to whether that's possible. Logic would dictate that it is, to allow for the seemingly many people  that forget to buy one with their tix.

Thanks for the comprehensive review, Andy.
Although I retired from outdoor festivals pre COVID, I still enjoy reading the reviews.

As posted elsewhere, I pretty much agree with Andy on all points. The field felt very roomy, but better for it. The blistering heat on Thursday prevented much or any wandering, and I’m always amazed that the non-food concessions can ever turn a profit. Food queues were varied (massive queue for the Greek food stall on Saturday). Barbara were excellent, and I’ll go and see them in November.

Cropredy really does hold a special place in my heart as it has been a constant of my entire adult life (first attended on the day I got my A level results, now 55), but New Forest Festival is running it close. Looking forward to next year without overthinking what may happen to the festival after that.