Geronimo Festival 2017 - a family friendly weekend of fun

MAY BANK HOLIDAY JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE EXCITING WITH THE GERONIMO FAMILY FESTIVAL 27-29th MAY 2017

With spring fast approaching, now is the time to book family tickets for Geronimo, the family friendly festival taking place at the stunning Arley Hall on the 27^th to 29^th May.

Now in its third year, Geronimo is taking place over the Bank holiday weekend at the picturesque Arley Hall estate in Northwich, Cheshire and offers families the fabulous opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful parts of the UK and experience one of the UK’s most amazing family festivals with a whole weekend of jam packed fun.

The warm and welcoming atmosphere allows families to relax and enjoy a weekend full of family fun for all ages. The line up includes CBeebies favourites: Justin Fletcher, Mr Bloom and the stars of Swashbuckle, as well as YouTube favourites Amazing Arabella and Mini Matt Smith in the new Digital Zone.

The theme of this year’s event is Princesses, Knights and Dragons and families are welcome to dress up and join in the fun. There are two full circuses, a theatre tent and a show ground arena with lots of displays including motorcycles, jousting and fencing. For the active kid, there’s so much to fun to be had on the Bear Grylls Assault Course, dare devil mobile climbing walls and cardboard harp workshops. 

When it comes to accommodation, families can bring their own tent, caravan or motor home or book one of Geronimo’s range of accommodation including Bedouin tents and Tangerine tents available to suit families whatever their size.

Tier two tickets are now available at the following prices:

Prebooked  tickets:  Saturday £21 per ticket; Sunday £21 per ticket; Monday £18 per ticket; 2 day Saturday/Sunday £39; 3 day Saturday, Sunday and Monday £55.

Camping is £60 for three nights and caravans are £90 for three nights.

Admittance for a day on the gate is £30 each.

For further information about the Geronimo Festival and to book tickets, please visit: www.geronimofest.com

GERONIMO FESTIVAL 2017 - BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER!

The ultimate in children’s festivals in back for its third successive year and 2017’s Geronimo Festival promises a weekend of great family entertainment with amazing acts and activities. New for this year, Geronimo is offering camping and glamping for guests to make a full weekend of it.  Bring your own tent, caravan or motor home or take the hassle out of camping by hiring one of the range of themed tents that are available for families.

Taking place from 27th - 29th May 2017, Geronimo will be held in the stunning, expansive grounds at Arley Hall in Northwich, Cheshire giving  guests access to a whole host of new and exciting attractions set over a larger scale. The event will be now held over three days so that more people can take advantage of everything the show has to offer.

The family festival which has been billed as ‘Glastonbury for Kids!’ by the Daily Mirror, will play host to a huge array of TV stars who will take centre stage throughout the day. The theme of this year’s event is Princesses, Knights and Dragons families are welcome to dress up and join in the fun. Stars of CBeebies, CBBC, YouTube and ITV will be performing to keep their young fans entertained.

Children’s TV Megastar, Justin Fletcher returns to Geronimo this year and will headline the Main Stage on Saturday 27th May.  On Sunday, children are in for another treat as Mr. Bloom takes to the stage introducing his brand new 40minute show which features his amazing four-piece band. The hilarious duo Swashbuckle will also be hosting their brilliant slapstick Pirate Show and Art Attack’s Lloyd Warbey will also be on hand to inspire creative kids. YouTube favourites Amazing Arabella and Mini Matt Smith will meet and greet fans and there will be more exciting YouTubers announced soon.

This year children can visit the Digital Zone where they can meet their favourite YouTubers and Gamers as well as try their hand at all the latest tech. Geronimo guests will also be treated to two full Circuses, a Theatre Tent and a Show Ground Arena with lots of displays including motorcycles, jousting and fencing. For the active kid, there’s so much to cram in including mobile climbing walls, cardboard harp workshops and a Bear Grylls Assault Course. In fact there are literally hundreds of activities to enjoy and something for kids of all ages (and big kids too!).

Families are urged to take advantage of the unique Early Bird offer which is available until the end of January with Tier 1 family tickets available from just £16.50 per person. As an added incentive, early birds who purchase Tier 1 tickets will receive a free wristband for the Victorian Fun Fair. So be quick!

For further information about the Geronimo Festival and to book tickets, please visit www.geronimofest.com.

A Lovely Day at Geronimo Festival at Tatton Park

Today we visited Tatton Park to attend the Geronimo Festival. The sun was shining and it was the perfect day for a family festival!

There was so much to see and do and we were impressed with how well the event was managed from the car park attendants to the litter pickers. The festival was very well attended and quite busy in parts. All the activity zones had plenty of things to entertain the children. Some things had huge queues - like the helter-skelter, the My Little Pony bus, the zip wire and the carousel - but we were able to walk straight into other attractions. The main stage and the central arena had a programme of shows running all day. So wherever you were, there was always something to do. 

Highlights of Freddy's day included learning circus skills including the trapeze. His gymnastics classes are certainly paying off, as he was able to do some quite technical moves. The donkey riding was something he was keen to do and he got to ride on Geronimo, the biggest donkey, which made him very happy. The Bear Gryll's Assault Course was brilliant. Freddy was able to take on all the obstacles and complete the course that ran through the woods. The craft tents were amazing! Freddy made a wooden spoon puppet, a decorated rubber duck and a beautiful flower crown made from real flowers. He also had his face painted and his hair sprayed with green stars. Freddy learned how to play some tunes on the harp and also learned some of the basics of fencing, both of which he thoroughly enjoyed. 

We managed to catch some of the shows and displays. We saw Andy Day rap about dinosaurs and Justin Fletcher dancing and singing. There was an impressive display of stunt cycles doing some great tricks, a motorbike display team, circus performers and a wonderful display of falconry from horseback that we enjoyed watching. There was also lots of entertainers wandering or riding around the festival adding to the fun. The life size giraffe puppet was fabulous!

On the way back to our car, Freddy said he had had a wonderful day and that he had loved everything. I think that says it all. He learned so many new skills and enjoyed a range of activities both physical and artistic. This is everything I want from a family festival - Geronimo really delivered this year.

Tomorrow is the second day of the festival, I hope everyone who goes enjoys it as much as we did. Tickets for Bank Holiday Monday are still available. Find out more at:
 http://www.geronimofest.com/tatton-park-tickets

Geronimo Festival will be back in 2016

The Geronimo children's festival will be returning in 2016 and promises to be bigger and better than ever with two venues, Tatton Park on 29/30 May and Harewood House 1/2 May. This festival is aimed at families with children aged under 12, who want to play, learn and have fun together. We went last year and it was an action packed day out with so much to do.

With the biggest names in children's entertainment such as Mr Bloom, Alex Winters, Andy Day and Cook and Line from Swashbuckle, children will get to see their TV favourites perform in the Geronostage Zone and get to see them at special meet and greet sessions.

The Adrenaline Zone will give children the chance to climb trees, build dens and even whizz down a zip line at speeds of up to 60 km/h. Taster sessions of archery, fencing and parkour will introduce new skills to young guests. The Arena Zone will be home to live displays such as jousting, motorbike stunts, horse handling, falconry or sheep dog demonstrations.

The Library Zone will see children take part in dance classes, singalong to the songs of Frozen and watch Mr Yipadee bring musical instruments to life. There will be theatre shows and story telling in the Theatre Zone while circus skills and performances will keep everyone happy in the Circus Zone.

Animal lovers will love the Pasture Zone where there will be pony or donkey riding. Crocodile Joe will be hosting a reptile show and there will be lots of wonderful giant tortoises to meet. Tumble Tots sessions, balance bikes and baby yoga will be available for little ones in the 3ft and Under Zone. Live music will be played throughout the day at the Bandstand Zone.

The Funky Junk Zone will inspire crafty kids to get making. Totem Pole making, stone carving, hair braiding, face painting and fairy craft workshops will keep everyone busy. There will traditional fairground rides in the Fairground Zone such as a helter skelter and carousel. The Woodland Zone will let kids run off steam, make a mud pie, learn to make a carrot whistle, monkey around on the high ropes course or ride a mountain bike.

We have been asked to be ambassadors for this event and so will be posting updates on the Geronimo festival over the next few months. Here are some photographs from last year's event showing some of the fun experiences that Freddy enjoyed!

Tickets are on sale priced from £18.50 pp for one day. Under 2's go free.

Find out more and buy tickets at www.geronimofest.com.

Geronimo Festival - a big family adventure

This bank holiday weekend saw the first Geronimo Festival take place at Tatton Park and we were lucky enough to attend. The venue was beautiful and driving through the grounds, we were excited to see deer roaming freely. The festival itself was well presented, utilising big tents, so whatever the weather, the activities and workshops would go ahead.

With so many things taking place, I don't think we managed to do half of what there was there to do! But the things we did do, were throughly enjoyed. From balance biking, to bear hunting, to hammock swinging, to castle bouncing, to helter skeltering, to donkey riding, to LEGO building to hill rolling to show watching to ice cream eating - the whole day was action packed and filled with memorable experiences. It was so nice to share the day with my blogging buddy Bex and the adorable Leah, and we bumped in some other fellow bloggers throughout the day too.

Freddy met some of his favourite CBeebies characters, Swashbuckle's Cook and Line and the absolutely lovely Katy Ashworth from I Can Cook. He also got to see Alex Winters and Mr Bloom performing, whilst perched up on his daddy's shoulders.

I wish we had more time because we missed out on the Funky Junk Zone, Adrenaline Zone and Circus Zone. We were just too busy having fun doing other things!  I loved the freedom of the event and seeing Freddy being able to have fun doing a selection of activities was great. He had a really good day.

Here's hoping that Geronimo Festival returns next year!

Geronimo Festival 23 - 25th May

If you are looking for something to do with the kids over this bank holiday weekend, then check out the Geronimo Festival in Tatton Park, Cheshire on the 23/ 24 and 25th of May.

With six fun zones: Groovy Zone, Geronostage, The 3ft and Under Zone, Funky Junk Zone, Adrenaline Zone and the Circus Zone, there is loads for kids up to the age of 13 to see and do.

Celebrities such as Mr Bloom, Alex Winters, Katy Ashworth and Cook and Line from Swashbuckle will be there along with a host of other performers.  Activities include building models with the Legoland Discovery Centre, meeting creatures in the SeaLife touch pool, tree climbing, den building, storytelling, BMX shows, a petting zoo, crafting, dancing and circus skills. All activities, performances and workshops are included in the price of the ticket. 

The event is focused on quality family time, imaginative play and bringing families together to play, learn and have fun together.

Find out more at: www.geronimofest.com.