Foodies Festival

Unfortunately this was venue that was not disabled friendly. The concept of being outdoors, enjoying company, music and food with room to move was seductive, the reality was different. There were very few staff around to help and when I did ask for help, it was not forthcoming, the member of staff, was totally disinterested. The way in was across the grass, with no matting down to facilitate easy access, and on site again there was no matting down in the area's of high footfall. With the rain fall these areas turned into rivers of mud which my walking frame got bogged down in. There was a disabled porta loo, with room to move for a walker or small wheelchair, however you had to get through the mud to get to it, again matting would have helped but it was not there. There was no facilities, as there are in other festivals, for the disabled to get seats reserved in the demonstration tents to avoid queuing or getting seating that was easily accessible. The VIP area had seating that was packed in close together, which made moving around difficult. Plus the seating sank into the mud, which was down right dangerous. Such a shame as this could be a great outing with just a little thought and staff training.