Kate Freud rounds up the best of this summer’s child-friendly festivals for all the family

Camp Bestival – 27 to 30 July, Lulworth Castle, Dorset

Take your kids on a trip down memory lane with you, with music provided by everyone from Madness and All Saints to Right Said Fred. Family fun includes mask-making, a dressing up area and Maypole dancing.

For the kids: ?Kids are king? is Bestival?s motto, and they?ll definitely have the time of their lives with circus skills, go karts, soft play, sandpits, a fairground and kids? disco.

Weekend pass + camping: Adults, £197.50; children (10-12 years), £98.75; (5-9 years), £45; (under-fours), £15.

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Wilderness – 3 to 6 August, Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire
This arts festival is great for families, it even has an in-tent nanny service! Aside from the music and theatre, highlights include Hunter Gather Cook courses, archery and yoga.

For the kids: Everything from macaron art to cartoon classes, and entertainment from Wimbledon?s famous Polka Theatre.

Weekend pass + camping: Adults, £168.50; children (6-12 years), £39.75; (under-fives), £6.25.

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Photography: Mark Carline

Just So Festival – 18 to 20 August, Rode Hall Estate, Cheshire

Unlike most others, this festival is aimed solely at families. You?ll find everything from storytelling with children?s authors to musical escapades in the ?sound forest?.

For the kids: Enjoy barefoot walking, baby yoga, Boll...