Bongo Fury

I'm thinking of trying to arrange a meet around one of the carnivals for 2010 will there be much interest?????

When (roughly) is the carnival .... in the throw's of sorting out my 2010 calendar!!

Bridgwater is always on the Friday nearest to 5th November and this is the biggest one and I think the best one to go to.

Plenty of time to organise then, Do you have somewhere in mind for overnighting? I think we could be up for this, although judging by the current climate I think the kiddlies would need some extra insulation!!

Can HIGHLY RECOMMEND the carnival. We go every year as our daughter lives in Weston super Mare and we are fortunate to stay with her each year. They seem to be to like the carnivals you see in on TV of Brazil etc. I know they are nowhere near as elaborate as those but they are INCREDIBLE. Well worth sorting out for next year. We will be going to Weston this Saturday and coming back on Tuesday. We unfortunately leave the Beloved Bongo on the pavement outside her house and cheat by staying in her cottage. The atmosphere is out of this world. Music is SO LOUD as they pass by it makes your heart jump out of your skin.

Weston Super Mare Carnival is always on a Monday.

Mention of climate. The heat from all the bulbs and generators is amazing. Even when it has been raining it seems to not be noticed by anybody.

Hope you get it sorted aitch.

yes the somerset carnival season is well worth a trip
loads of visitors come to Carnival and loads of money is made for charity
the Carnival clubs work all year to make their floats and raise money to make their floats, all volunteers.

I hope you all decide to come to Somerset and see the Carnival

We were at Glastonbury on Saturday.

Parked in the street we were only about 5 yards from the passing parade and when it finished we danced back to the van, climbed inside, had several drinks whilst watching the traffic queues outside and then went to sleep only moving in the morning for breakfast before a climb up the Tor.

Brilliant fun and highly recommended.

Glastonbury is the best bet because it is always on a Saturday evening.

Hi
You are right about Glastonbury being best bet as Weston is always on a Monday. Not bad for us as we are retired and tie it in with visiting daughter and family.

Whichever you choose there is nothing like it. Stand to be corrected as always.
Are there any other carnivals in UK of this standard

we have a carnival praty evey year for the wellington one small but still good fun and as it pass the back of the graden even better for us.

out of the big ones think Noth Peferton (if that the way it spelled) would be good to go and see think u migth be able to park along the route in the old cafe think u got to book a space but a lot of choaches use to park there . Dont konw if u still can it been a long time

I'm still looking for a camp site within walking distance of the town, any town to organise this have time to explore options before next years carnival season get underway.

I'm still looking for a camp site within walking distance of the town, any town to organise this

Hello aitch. I don't know if you've seen this campsite organisation, I've used it a few times to search for sites, it's pretty good as you can narrow the search down a bit, to include the facilities you need.
CLICK HERE

thanks for that link I shall continue my research.