Now in its fifth year, The Good Life Experience on the Hawarden Estate, Flintshire is absolutely unique.

Founded by four friends – Cerys Matthews MBE, Steve Abbott and Charlie and Caroline Gladstone - if it fits in with their idea of The Good Life, it features at the festival.

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Expect to pitch your tent in the shadow of two castles, great locally produced food, axe throwing, foraging, campfire cooking sessions with world class chefs, daily feasts, mass sing-a-longs, over 40 expert craftspeople, beer served by experts, talks by explorers, a canine circus, raucous music, abseiling, a free 1930s fairground, tree climbing, butchery displays, poetry, literature and endless How-To talks, and The Simple Things will be there too!

Join us for a picnic

To celebrate two things we love – sharing good food and good conversation – we’re hosting The Simple Things picnic on the evening of Friday 14 September at The Good Life Experience. It’s a ticketed event, held within the festival at the Hawarden Estate in Flintshire, with a seasonal menu created by head chef at Hawarden, Adam Stanley.

The menu

Salad boxes of cobnut, nasturtiums leaves and edible flowers, heirloom tomatoes & crudités (sourced from a local farm)

Rye and soda breads from the Wirral; wraps of estate-reared charred lamb or roasted Hawarden squashes with freekeh, leaves and chopped herbs

Farm fruit crumble & double cream

Fizz, water and homemade lemonade

What you'll do

When you arrive, you’ll be invited to sit with fellow festivalgoers in small groups to promote discussion. We’ll provide a few conversation pointers in your picnic to break the ice.

How to do it

Picnic tickets cost £25 per person. The picnic is only open to those attending The Good Life Experience, so if you haven’t already booked for the festival, there’s still time, and you can save 10% on festival tickets using code SIMPLE2. And if it rains? Don’t worry, there is a Plan B...

Everything at The Good Life Experience is aimed at adults and children alike; there aren’t many festivals that truly do that. Join us!

Under 12s go free | Dogs welcome | 15 minutes from Chester

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Use code SIMPLE2 for 10% discount on tickets.

Not a natural camper? Treat yourself to a bell tent complete with camp beds!

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A VIP package to The Good Life Experience is the prize up for grabs for the winning designer of our fifth patch

These are our four happiness patches. Each one is a visual reminder of the things that can help us find greater contentment – whether it’s being active, connecting with friends, learning something new or taking time to notice the little things.

Buy The Simple Things happiness patches

You can buy one, two, three or all four patches here – to keep or to give; spread the joy and share the fun.

Design our fifth patch

Our fifth patch – currently blank – is all about giving. Doing something nice for someone or getting involved in your community can make you feel good and help you to build strong relationships with those around you. So, how would you capture the art of giving in a patch? You have until 16 April to get creative! Our downloadable PDF has all the instructions you need to enter, including a patch template that shows you the exact size the finished patch will be.

The prize

The winning design will be turned into a sew-on patch. We’ll add it to our collection of patches to buy and give, and all the profits will go to charity. The lucky winner also gets a VIP package to The Good Life Experience festival in September, including festival tickets for four, camping accommodation and tickets to The Simple Things Picnic Feast. If you’re not lucky enough to win, or want to find out more, details and early bird tickets for The Good Life Experience are already on sale here.

The small print

The closing date for entering is 11.59pm on 16 April 2018. The winner will be chosen after this date from all complete entries emailed, and notified soon after. The prize includes four tickets to both The Good Life Experience and The Simple Things Picnic Feast, as well as festival accommodation in a four-person bell tent. The prize can’t be transferred or swapped for cash, and it doesn’t include travel costs – you’ll need to make your own way there and back. Oh, and the judges’ decision is final. You can find more terms and conditions here. Good luck!