Jen + Sim Benson Wild Runners
Dedicated wild runners Jen and Sim Benson have been running together for many years, travelling the country for races and adventures. Having struggled to find inspiring guides for fantastic running...
View ArticleTHE CAMPFIRE COOKING SESSIONS WITH THOMASINA MIERS, BILL GRANGER, TOM HERBERT...
'Our aim for 2016 is to make The Good Life Experience even better than before and to achieve this with the chefs we will challenging them to step out of their comfort zones and cook, solely, on a...
View ArticleFORAGER ROGER PHILLIPS TO RETURN FOR 2016!
Legendary forager and mushroom expert Roger Phillips was one of our personal highlights of last year's festival, along with a great many other people. His foraging session on the estate which departed...
View ArticleOUR FAVOURITE BITS FROM 2015
There were far too many favourite festival moments to count this year, but lots of them are here in our photo gallery, from misty morning bell tents to late night American whiskey cocktails, the sound...
View ArticleIDLER ACADEMY CLASSES AT PEDLARS, NOTTING HILL
On Monday our friends from The Idler Academy are launching a new series ofcourses and events at Pedlars in Notting Hill, kicking off with The Idler's founder Tom Hodgkinson's own course, The Power of...
View ArticleHNY FROM ALL OF US!
A very Happy New Year from all of us here at The Good Life Experience HQ! We hope you had a wonderful and restful Christmas and that week one back at work wasn't as painful as you expected. We have...
View Article12 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU WILL FIND EASY TO KEEP!
1. Learn to play an instrument. The ukulele classes run by The Idler Academy at last year's festival were fully subscribed and a resounding hit. Make sure you sign up for a class at this year's...
View ArticleNEWS FLASH: CAMPERVANS + CARAVANS, ONLY FIVE SPACES LEFT!
This is a quick note to let you know that -due to incredible demand- we now have only 5 spaces left for campervans and caravans, so if you are thinking of booking up for September, this really is your...
View ArticleCAMPERVAN + CARAVAN UPDATE
The demand for campervan and caravan tickets this year has been huge and we have now sold out, but fear not, there are still options! Here are a few local caravan sites you can book into so that you...
View ArticleZANTIUM MOSAIC WORKSHOPS
Based in Derbyshire, Alison and Peter Massey have 17 years of experience offering practical workshops to both adults and children in the wonderful art of mosaics and we are excited that they will be...
View ArticleDEUS EX MACHINA
Deus ex Machina (god from the machine) roared into Australia’s cultural consciousness in 2006, with some neatly customised motorcycles and a quaint notion that doing something is more fun than just...
View ArticleTHE AMAZING SCENE MACHINE TO BE BIGGER + BETTER!
The Amazing Scene Machine was one of our favourite corners of The Good Life Experience in 2015 with children and grown-ups alike deeply engrossed in model making on Maker's Row. Jim Parkyn has over 16...
View ArticleSTOKE THE CAMPFIRES, THE BRAZILIANS ARE COMING!
2016 is the year of Brazil, and not just because of what's happening in Rio in August. We are excited to welcome to the festival foodie brothers Anderson and Andre Queiroz who are making a name for...
View ArticleHANG FIRE SMOKEHOUSE
Samantha Evans and Shauna Guinn traveled to America in 2012 – 2013 on a roadtrip of epic proportions to find out ‘what exactly is American bbq?’. Their mission was to attend masterclasses, listen to...
View ArticleFARMERS’: WALES’ FIRST LAVENDER FARM
The story of FARMERS' and Wales' first lavender farm begins in 2003 with the Oxford philosopher, Bill Newton-Smith, and international journalist Nancy Durham, wondering how their sheep farm might be...
View ArticleSO LONG OLD FRIEND
The final Land Rover Defender rolled off production yesterday at their plant in Solihull. In 68 years of production, more than 2,000,000 Defenders were built and the final 15 were completed yesterday...
View ArticleGREVILLE WORTHINGTON ON MAKING CHARCOAL
Greville Worthington began making charcoal six years ago, when he took over the upkeep of a woodland area in Yorkshire. He introduced Hazel trees to the woodland, one of the principal types of tree...
View ArticleCAN YOU SPOT YOURSELF IN OUR NEW FILM OF THE GOOD LIFE EXPERIENCE?
Brilliant film-maker Matthew Wheeler came to The Good Life Experience last year and made this wonderful film which perfectly encapsulates what we're about. Take a look and see if you can spot yourself!...
View ArticleTHE MEEK FAMILY OF ADVENTURERS WILL BE BACK!
When we first heard about the Meek family and how they took their children out of school to live a life of ed-venture, we were immediate fans, and last year they spoke to a packed Great Outdoors Tent...
View ArticleFROM CANADA, GORDIE MACKEEMAN + HIS RHYTHM BOYS!
Hailing from Prince Edward Island, Canada, the award-winning Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys serve up old-time roots music with an energy level that practically yanks you out of your seat by the...
View ArticleSWING PATROL
The Swing Patrol is a community of dancers passionately spreading the joy of the Lindy Hop, Blues, Charleston and Balboa dances. From hole-in-the-wall speakeasies to London’s great dance halls, Swing...
View ArticleCAUGHT BY THE RIVER LINE-UP IS OUT!
Caught by the River are not only friends of ours, but unquestionably the best curators of books and ideas about nature and the environment in Britain. Last year at The Good Life Experience their...
View ArticleBOOKA BRASS BAND!
Booka Brass Band have become something of an enigma. What started out as a group of young music students shyly addressing a bar full of revellers, has unforeseeably become an 8 piece band of...
View ArticleTWO LITTLE ACORNS FOREST SCHOOL
We are excited to announce that Louise Jones will be bringing Two Little Acorns Forest School to the festival this year to run two workshops. The Scaled Wing Butterfly Workshop will last two hours and...
View ArticleTHE 5 O’CLOCK APRON
Claire Thomson has quite a C.V. She has been working as a chef for well over a decade, is the the author of the highly acclaimed cookbook 5 O'Clock Apron and has two further books on the way. She's one...
View ArticleMICHAEL MORPURGO IS COMING!
Multi-award winning author Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain's best loved writers for children and one of our all-time heroes. It's hard to know where to start when talking about all the brilliant...
View ArticleRAKU CERAMICS WORKSHOP NEW TO MAKER’S ROW!
Helen Gittins is a potter, living and working in the Clwydian hills with her wood-fired kiln. Helen and her team of three are bringing three kilns to The Good Life Experience to teach festival goers...
View ArticleRob Chapman’s Stream of Conscious Mess
Writing is about finding yourself and self-expression, right? Well it can be. But there are other routes and other options. Using a wide range of techniques drawn from modern art and avant-garde...
View ArticleFESTIVAL FAVOURITE BEN FOGLE IS BACK!
Excitement is building every day at TGLE HQ as our line-up just gets better and better, and today we have some more great news for you; the brilliant adventurer, author and presenter Ben Fogle will be...
View ArticleMICHAEL MORPURGO COMPETITION TO WIN 3 X FAMILY FESTIVAL TICKETS!
Last week we announced the exciting news that multi-award winning author and brilliant human being Michael Morpurgo is coming to the festival in September and our co-founder Cerys Matthews has come up...
View ArticleINTRODUCING THE GOOD LIFE EXPERIENCE MEGAPHONE!
This week we both introduce and invite you to contribute to The Good Life Experience Megaphone. The Megaphone is a platform for you, or someone you know perhaps, to talk about whatever it is that...
View ArticleVIVIENNE RICKMAN POOLE’S AFTERGLOW FILM
Many of you who came to the festival last year and in 2014 will have been inspired by photographer and wild swimmer Vivienne Rickman-Poole. In 2013 Vivienne embarked on a documentary journey to swim /...
View ArticleGENEVIEVE TAYLOR IS BACK THIS YEAR!
If you did not catch her campfire cookout at the festival last year, Genevieve Taylor is a brilliant food writer, food stylist and author of six seriously good cookery books, with another in the works....
View ArticleEARLY BIRD TICKETS COMING TO END!
The date has been set. Our Early Bird Tickets will finish at the end of March, so if you know you're coming but haven't quite got round to sorting out your tickets yet, now's the time to do it! And...
View ArticlePERFORMANCE OF MAX RICHTER’S ‘VIVALDI RECOMPOSED’ BY MARI...
This week The Good Life Experience announces a UK festival exclusive! On Sunday we will have a unique performance of Max Richter’s “ Vivaldi Recomposed “ by Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen fronting...
View ArticleTHE GOOD LIFE EXPERIENCE MEGAPHONE NUMBER 2
The Good Life Experience Megaphone is a platform for you, or someone you know perhaps, to talk about whatever it is that inspires you, excites you, annoys you, or simply piques your interest. Each...
View ArticleINTRODUCING THE MARKET PLACE
Due to popular demand we have decided to create The Market Place at the Good Life Experience 2016. Applications for space are now open and we would be delighted to hear from you if you think this might...
View ArticleBLACK COW SALOON MAKES ITS TGLE DEBUT! THE FINEST BAR IN THE WEST!
The Black Cow Saloon is coming to The Good Life Experience! Have a rockin’ good time at this low light, hard drinkin’, foot stompin’ honky tonk which serves the finest Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka, ‘The...
View ArticleTHE GOOD LIFE EXPERIENCE MEGAPHONE NUMBER 3: LET’S PLAY DARTS!
The Good Life Experience Megaphone is a platform where we invite you, to talk about whatever it is that inspires you, excites you, annoys you, or simply piques your interest. Each person who takes to...
View ArticleFLINT MALE VOICE CHOIR WILL PLAY TO HOME CROWD AT THE FESTIVAL
Local to the festival, The Flint Male Voice choir was founded in 1975 on the Dee Estuary. Born from miners and steel workers, it has evolved and developed under the musical directorship of only three...
View ArticlePOET MIKE GARRY JOINS FRIDAY NIGHT LINE-UP
We are thrilled to announce that poet Mike Garry has joined our Friday night line-up for The Good Life Experience. Mike was a librarian for 15 years before becoming a poet. His gritty poetry has won...
View ArticlePOTTER + VET JAMES GREENWOOD JOINS LINE-UP
James Greenwood is a vet by day, based in Bristol, but outside of work life, he has a passion for ceramics and is a keen cook. He recently competed on the BBC's The Great Pottery Throw Down showcasing...
View ArticleTHE GOOD LIFE EXPERIENCE MEGAPHONE NUMBER 4 BY CHARLIE GLADSTONE
The Good Life Experience Megaphone is a platform where we invite you, to talk about whatever it is that inspires you, excites you, annoys you, or simply piques your interest. Each person who takes to...
View ArticleFANFARE CIOCĂRLIA TO HEADLINE SATURDAY NIGHT!
Fanfare Ciocarlia are a 24-legged brass beast whose eastern funk groove has torn up halls and festivals across the planet. Their energy and ingenuity has won them fans from Melbourne to Memphis, Tokyo...
View ArticleTHE GUYROPE GOURMET JOINS OUR FOODIE LINE-UP!
Josh Sutton's book Guyrope Gourmet is revolutionising campsite cookery up and down the land. He writes a regular column in Camping Magazine and has made a number of appearances on BBC television and...
View ArticleHEPPLE + MALFY GINS JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH NEW GIN BAR AT THE GOOD LIFE...
We are excited to announce our brand new Gin Bar at the festival this year where both discerning gin drinkers and those more than happy to learn will be entertained by our expert mixologists with gin...
View ArticleJEREMY VINE + THE POWER OF THE SMALLEST VOICE
Jeremy Vine's daily programme, The Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2, is now the most listened-to radio news programme in the UK, having overtaken Radio 4’s flagship Today. He also presents BBC1’s Points of...
View ArticleWHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE MEEK FAMILY ADVENTURERS THIS YEAR!
Tim, Kerry, Amy (now 12) and Ella (10) are the Meek family. They go on adventures together, talk about family adventuring and share ideas and write books that help others to do the same. The Meeks got...
View ArticleMEGAPHONE NUMBER 5: CLEAR PLASTIC UK CAMPAIGN
The Megaphone is a platform for anyone to talk about whatever it is that inspires, excites, annoys or simply piques their interest. Each person who takes to the Megaphone will be rewarded with a Good...
View ArticleDR. JOHN COOPER CLARKE JOINS FRIDAY NIGHT LINE-UP
John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’. Since then his career has spanned cultures, audiences, art forms and continents. Today, JCC is as relevant and...
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