Festival Preview: What's On At Kendal Calling 2014

So our third in the trilogy of Kendal Calling previews, firstly we gave you an overview of the festival, then we examined the line-up with our ten top bands (again link if possible). Now we take a look beyond the music at a festival that is often dubbed as the Glastonbury of the North and rightly so.

As if music spread across eight stages wasn’t enough, there is a plethora of other attractions to keep the whole family entertained throughout the weekend. First up the all important real ale festival, dubbed the festival within a festival, with five breweries including Lancaster and Coniston, eight ales including the return of Kendals’ own ale Oh Deer. There are also a couple of ciders thrown in for good measure, we can’t wait to try them all.

So moving from drink through to some awesome food, the growth of street food has benefited festivals up and down the country. Kendal Calling though have been promoting fantastic food for a number a years, this year being no different. The return of festival goers favourite Ghandi’s Flip Flop bring their vegetarian Indian cuisine, you’ll catch us in there long after the music’s ended, chowing down on an awesome feast.

Two new outlets that we can’t wait for are the phenomenal Red’s True BBQ, if you’ve not been to their restaurants in Leeds or Manchester you’ve truly missed out on a treat. Finally another new addition - the Pizza Peddlers, with a selection of great pizzas cooked in a wood fired oven, these are sure to go down a treat.

In addition to food and drink there are also a whole bunch of activities for kids, from the Early Risers Club to the Toddlers Tent. There’s also a Family Workshop area where all of the family can get involved, creating that brilliant family vibe that runs throughout the Kendal Calling sight. There is one special area though and it's just for kids and that’s the Ladybird’s Children’s Area. Every year they all look like they’re having a great time; with workshops throughout the weekend and an awesome parade on Sunday, it’s a great way to relax knowing that the children are having a great time.

There’s also a late night cinema for those who aren’t bothered about raving until the early hours, the Calling Out tent is transformed into a huge cinema so you can while away the hours watching a variety of films. There is also a roller disco, with the ever-brilliant genre hopping DJ Yoda headlining the Friday night. This is a first for us we can’t wait to put strap our skates on for a one off experience.

Kendal Calling is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet and we cannot wait to head over to Lowther Deer Park this weekend. We’ll be tweeting throughout the weekend so follow us for an exclusive insight into this awesome festival.