Spotlight on... We Out Here 2020

2019 was the inaugural year for We Out Here Festival and it was a banger! The festival is penned as a ‘Worldwide Family Gathering’ and offers so many awesome things to do in the beautiful setting of Abbots Ripton in Cambridgeshire from August 20th to 23rd.

Promising to ‘join the musical dots between soul, hip hop, house, afro, electronica, jazz and beyond’ the festival is part brain child of Gilles Peterson and delivers live music, DJ sets, great food and drink, art, culture and a damn fine party!

We Out Here spans generations and welcomes the very young to the more senior and prides itself on its family zone, providing baby facilities and seating along with accessibility for those that need it. They are also very keen on minimising their environmental impact, banning all single use plastic and encouraging car pooling and carbon neutral travel.

With 2 swimming lakes, the festival really can be an awesome summer getaway for you, whether it’s with family or friends and tickets are on sale now.

Of course we have accommodation available! Make your weekend special with one of our luxury Bedouin tents from 2 to 4 people or make it home from home with our super decadent Sultans Lair!

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Spotlight on... Geronimo Festival 2020

Geronimo Festival really is the ultimate in family friendly! Penned as Glastonbury for kids we can absolutely agree and to be fair it’s probably wilder! You would be hard pressed to come up with a better mini holiday for you and your kids and we can’t wait to spend our 3rd year there!!

Set in the gardens of Arley Hall in Cheshire on the weekend of September 11th - 13th you will find everything from free unlimited fun fair rides and inflatables to circus acts, magic shows, animal encounters, extreme sports displays, music for kids and adults, parkour, tree climbing, games, the beach (takes a breath in order to continue…), archery, axe throwing (!!), crafts, fort building, discos, escape rooms, the mud kitchen and ferrets… and that is not even half of all of the amazing things available to keep you and your little ones amused!!!!

Geronimo Festival - Ferris Wheel

Geronimo Festival - Pie Face!!

Geronimo Festival - Jousting

Geronimo Festival - Theatrics!

Geronimo Festival - Canvas Co Classic Bell Tent

Geronimo Festival - Canvas Co Luxury Bell Tent

Geronimo Festival - Canvas Co Bedouin Tent

Geronimo Festival - Canvas Co Indian Shikar Tent

We can’t recommend Geronimo Festival enough as a family holiday, a great atmosphere and so much fun!!

Of course we have our accommodation available from Classic Bell Tents right the way through to our Luxury Indian Shikars. If you book any of our 2 person luxury options we are more than happy to provide free airbeds for the children. We also provide tea, coffee and soft drinks, fruit and nibbles, access to hot/boiling water to heat up baby food, a beauty parlour and phone charging.

We really hope to see you at this bright and exciting event! Get in touch to find out more.

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The Sultans Lair - Next Level Boutique Festival Camping…

Here at the Canvas Co we have always prided ourselves on offering superior luxury camping. We take pride in our products and are always really excited to see our guests reactions as we show them to their accommodation!

As if our usual Indian Shikars, Moroccan Bedouins and Bell Tents were not enough, we have taken luxury camping to a new level with our brand new and exclusive Sultans Lair.

With sumptuous Chesterfield sofas, table and chairs, your very own mini fridge and tea and coffee making facilities it really is the perfect place for family and friends to relax and recuperate at your favourite festival.

The Sultans Lair - Lounge

The Sultans Lair

The Sultans Lair - Mini Bar

The Sultans Lair - Exterior

The Sultans Lair - Twin Room

Each bedroom is separate from the main living area and this is where you can really make the Sultans Lair your own with the possibility of 6 private bedrooms sleeping a maximum of 12 or right down to just 1 master bedroom for 2. It really is the ultimate in festival camping!

Other features of The Sultans Lair include, thick Persian rugs, hand printed lining creating an authentic Moroccan feel, dimmable lighting, power sockets, real beds with Egyptian cotton linen and duvets, bedside tables and lamps and a place to hang your clothes.

Whether it’s a family trip or a special occasion with friends, The Sultans Lair is boutique luxury camping you will never forget!

If The Sultans Lair is something that interests you then due to the bespoke nature it’s best to get in touch with us via email or phone to discuss your requirements!

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Spotlight on... Tweedlove Bike Festival 2020

September 25th - 27th 2020* - Tweed Green, Peebles, Tweed Valley Scotland

If you love anything to do with getting about on 2 wheels then Tweedlove Bike Festival is for you!!!

Celebrate 10 years of this awesome bike festival in the picturesque Tweed Valley just an hour from Edinburgh. The festival is a weekend full of anything a bike fanatic could wish for, from enduro races, some of the best mountain bike tracks in the country, demos, skills sessions, workshops and talks, and an E-bike test track.

There are also tons of activities to enjoy on your good old Scotch Eggs, get bendy with yoga, take in a movie at the outdoor cinema, sample some delicious delights at the street food village, sink a few at the beer tent and take in some music, DJ’s or comedy! So much to do!!

If you want to take part in any of the events make sure you book in advance, check out the HUGE list of events now and get planning your awesome weekend away!

Tweedlove Bike Festival 2020 - 10th Birthday Events!

If you’re not sure on where to stay, we will be offering our Classic and Luxury Bell Tents from 2 to 6 people. We will also have an early check in available on the Friday meaning you can get into your accommodation at 9am and make a full day of it on the Friday. You can also check out late on the Monday at 2pm meaning there is no rush to pack!

We will have power, tea and coffee available in our reception for all our guests along with a dedicated workshop tent including 2 work stands and tables allowing you to get your bike ready for the day ahead.

Take a look at our accommodation and book now!

*Date changed from May 2020 - Please note the poster has the original date!!

We are proud to be the EXCLUSIVE backstage supplier at The Isle of Wight Festival!

We might be backstage, but you can join us too! Read on to find out more…

The Isle of Wight Festival has been bringing music to this little island on the South coast of England for over 50 years so it’s fair to say they know what they’re doing. We are so excited to be offering our Indian Shikar and Bedouin Tents exclusively with Under the Stars. Booking one of our stunning tents unlocks a super special VIP backstage experience which includes 2 premium VIP tickets! 

The Canvas Co Royal Indian Shikar for two

Hand-made from the finest canvas, these luxurious tents were originally created to house the royalty of Rajasthan on their holidays.

The Canvas Co Royal Indian Shikar

Hand-made from the finest canvas, these luxurious tents were originally created to house the royalty of Rajasthan on their holidays.

The Canvas Co Royal Indian Shikar for four

Hand-made from the finest canvas, these luxurious tents were originally created to house the royalty of Rajasthan on their holidays.

The Canvas Co Royal Indian Shikar for four

Hand-made from the finest canvas, these luxurious tents were originally created to house the royalty of Rajasthan on their holidays.

The Canvas Co Royal Indian Shikar

Hand-made from the finest canvas, these luxurious tents were originally created to house the royalty of Rajasthan on their holidays.

The Canvas Co Royal Indian Shikar

Hand-made from the finest canvas, these luxurious tents were originally created to house the royalty of Rajasthan on their holidays.

The Canvas Co Royal Indian Shikar for four

Hand-made from the finest canvas, these luxurious tents were originally created to house the royalty of Rajasthan on their holidays.

The premium VIP tickets allow you to watch the amazing line up from a raised viewing platform, includes cocktails and a full bar service plus delicious food cooked by real chefs. You will also have exclusive access to the backstage area and artist village where you can pretend to be a rockstar for the weekend!!

Moroccan Themed Bedouin Tent

The hand-printed Moroccan linings, Persian rugs and Egyptian cotton bed linen ensure you feel real luxury in these impressive Arabian tents.

Moroccan Themed Bedouin Tent for two

The hand-printed Moroccan linings, Persian rugs and Egyptian cotton bed linen ensure you feel real luxury in these impressive Arabian tents.

Moroccan Themed Bedouin Tent

The hand-printed Moroccan linings, Persian rugs and Egyptian cotton bed linen ensure you feel real luxury in these impressive Arabian tents.

Moroccan Themed Bedouin Tents

The hand-printed Moroccan linings, Persian rugs and Egyptian cotton bed linen ensure you feel real luxury in these impressive Arabian tents.

Moroccan Themed Bedouin Tent for four

The hand-printed Moroccan linings, Persian rugs and Egyptian cotton bed linen ensure you feel real luxury in these impressive Arabian tents.

Moroccan Themed Bedouin Tent for four

The hand-printed Moroccan linings, Persian rugs and Egyptian cotton bed linen ensure you feel real luxury in these impressive Arabian tents.

Moroccan Themed Bedouin Tent

The hand-printed Moroccan linings, Persian rugs and Egyptian cotton bed linen ensure you feel real luxury in these impressive Arabian tents.

The line up is looking MAD, you won’t want to forget your best disco outfit! You could be dancing on the ceiling with Lionel Richie, sipping mojitos with Duran Duran or just lounging in your super luxury Moroccan or Indian themed tent before getting wild with the Chemical Brothers! Soooo many good artists and so much to do you’d be a fool to miss out!

Remember, Under the Stars are exclusively offering The Canvas Co premium tents for their VIP backstage experience so if you want to book just check them out online!

UPDATE - 30/03/20 - Sadly, due to the current pandemic the Isle of Wight Festival have had to cancel the event. BUT, fear not! It’s going to awesome in 2021 and now you can save up for this back stage experience!!!

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Friendly Soaps for friendly people!

You might be getting the hint that we take our impact on the environment seriously! We aren’t perfect by any stretch but we are trying really hard to eliminate needless plastics from our kit and minimise our carbon footprint when it comes to transport.

It’s with all this in mind we have researched some lovely toiletries for our guests! Aside from offering recycled foam ear plugs and our lovely eco stardust biodegradable glitter, we offer each guest a shampoo and conditioner bar from the Friendly Soap Co. and a smashing tin to put it in!!

Made with Castor, Coconut and Olive Oils for their yummy nourishing and moisturising properties and mixed in with essential oils to give it a delicious smell and bring you the calming, antibacterial benefits of Lavender & Geranium or Lavender & Tea Tree these bars can outlast 3, YES 3, standard shampoo bottles!!!!

Not only are they great for your hair with no hidden nasties inside but they are super friendly to the environment too and to be honest, they are incredibly cost effective!

Take a peek at all of the products on the Friendly Soap website, we think you will be pleasantly surprised to learn that changing your normal toiletries, packaged in plastic will not cost the earth!

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Eco stardust - sparkle and shine without the guilt!

We all know that festivals and glitter go hand in hand… but with the huge problem of single use plastic, does this mean we have to rely on our inner sparkle and ditch this festival essential?

Did you know that the size of glitter makes it especially environmentally hazardous, especially as it makes it’s way to the oceans. These microplastics not only carry disease but they look like tasty food to marine life meaning they ingest the particles and essentially die from starvation…

This is incredibly sad and scary, but… we have good news! Whilst there has been much in the media about bio glitters, which claim to be biodegradable yet still take hundreds of years to decompose we have discovered there is actually a plant based alternative made by the awesome Eco Stardust!!!

You heard right, they can now make glitter from plants! In fact, sustainably farmed eucalyptus trees to be exact which means the glitter bio degrades in just 4 weeks… This meant it was a no brainer for us to provide Eco Stardust for our boutique guests this summer!

As if all that wasn’t enough they also have a 'Non Bio Glitter Amnesty’, that’s right, you can send them all your plastic based glitter, including your crafty bits and pieces. This will then be cleverly made into jewellery using recycled resin (from surfboards!) and you receive a 15% off voucher by way of thanks meaning you can replace it all with a zero impact alternative!

It’s exhausting and amazing how much Eco Stardust do to ensure they’re adhering to their strong ethics… they even donate 10% of their profits to Surfers Against Sewage, Greenpeace and City to Sea!

We are super proud to help you get festival ready with the awesome Eco Stardust!

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NASS Festival 2019 in pictures...

Good times from NASS 2019 - Images courtesy of @ManchesterPortraits @FestivalPeeps

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Take your tent home… Say no to single use.

Were you even aware that tents are made from plastic…

Most people have no idea that this is the case and focus their attentions on cutting down on straws and plastic bottles. Whilst it’s certainly helpful did you know that ‘single use’ festival tents result in almost 900 tonnes of plastic waste every year!! In fact one 3.5kg tent is the equivalent of 8750 straws or 250 pint cups… When you put it like that it makes you realise the extent of the problem as, every summer in the UK, an estimated 250,000 tents are left on UK festival sites.

Many retailers sell cheap tents and festival packages which almost encourage people to leave their tent behind at the end of each festival, often thinking that a charity will come along and take their tent away. In reality very few of these tents are deemed useful to the charities and the majority are sent to landfill.

We are really proud to be a part of the Association of Independent Festivals who have started the initiative to encourage retailers to stop selling and marketing festival tents as single use items and to bring awareness of this problem to festival goers far and wide.

You may think, ‘Of Course The Canvas Co is going to back this campaign, it means more tent sales!’, but the ethos of The Canvas Co is all about being as respectful to the environment as possible. From our logistics to the toiletries provided for our guests, we take our environmental impact very seriously and even if you don’t book with us, we implore you to consider your impact on the earth when you visit a festival this year.

Get on board and spread the word by using #TakeYourTentHome #SayNoToSingleUse and follow @AIF_UK

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