CERYS Mathews’ The Good Life Experience returns for its fifth year this September promising the biggest party yet.

The festival where rock and roll meets a family friendly carnival atmosphere is Hawarden Estate against the backdrop of two castles.

Expect music curated by the 6 Music DJ and former Catatonia singer as well as the likes of axe throwing, foraging, campfire cooking sessions with world class chefs, mass sing-a-longs, abseiling, a 1930s fairground, poetry and literature talks.

The Good Life Experience was founded by Cerys, arts consultant Steven Abbott and Charlie and Caroline Gladstone, co-authors of The Family Guide to the Great Outdoors.

The eclectic 2018 line-up includes DJs Trevor Nelson and Norman Jay, adventurer Ben Fogle, poet Hannah Jane Walker, pioneering grower Alice Holden, motivational designer and author Gavin Strange, Purple Ronnie creator Giles Andreae and social activist Joshua Coombes.

Cerys said “It was an ongoing discussion about The Search for the Good Life that led the four of us to create a festival with a difference. Our focus is on music, art, food, culture and nature. It’s a festival for every generation with an emphasis on discovery, exploration and adventure – a combination of The Great British Bake Off, meets Bear Grylls meets The Tube.

“To learn something new is what life’s all about. Once you stagnate you’re not living life to the full. The festival invites people to reconnect with life and reconnect with nature.”

For tickets visit thegoodlifeexperience.co.uk/buy-tickets