The Farm Summer Festivals 2023 – Part 7

Saturday July 29th 2023

Today’s festival takes us to Lydiard Park, Swindon, a 260-acre country park at Lydiard Tregoze about 3 miles west of central Swindon, Wiltshire, near Junction 16 of the M4 motorway.

We were headlining the show tonight so we met up around mid-afternoon at Sort where we were pleased to find the Gold Bus waiting for us…

Most of the band and crew were together today…

Team Mullin had left earlier as they were staying the night in Swindon…

All aboard…

We headed off to pick up Alex & Roy and then set off on the journey south…

No service station stop today but at least we were able to watch a brilliant film!

We all enjoyed the film very much and we’re now well into our journey…

We were heading to Chedworth in Gloucestershire for our tea…

Chedworth is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, southwest England, in the Cotswold. It is known as the location of Chedworth Roman Villa, administered since 1924 by the National Trust.

Very soon we arrived at our pub of choice, The 7 Tuns!

Attractive 17th century stone-built village pub, recently reopened after extensive refurbishment as a free house. There is a main bar and a snug with a converted Barn Restaurant. Exposed stone walls and fire. four handpumps serving local and regional beers with one Real Cider. North Cotswold Branch Seasonal Winner.

Great looking pub we went straight in and ordered 4 pints of Hooky…

A subtly balanced, amber bitter, hoppy to the nose, malty on the palate – the classic session beer, eminently drinkable.

Going down a treat!

Food was very good too…

Plenty of time for another pint so I tried the Otter Amber…

Imagine a beautifully polished piece of Amber and, funnily enough, that is what you’ll get when you order a pint of Otter Amber. Wafts of citrus fruit and spice will entice you to drink. The Cara malt and carefully selected hops in Amber create a balanced, slightly bitter flavour with those fruity, spicy aromas following through to the tastebuds.

We really enjoyed the pub and were now only half an hour from the venue…

Today’s concert was a community event to raise funds for Julia’s House – the only children’s hospice building in Wiltshire. Their outstanding care reaches far beyond the hospice walls. They provide free respite care for the most seriously ill children and their families however they need it most – in their home, at the hospice and in the heart of the community.