These activities or performances might still involve music or talking, but they are generally more relaxing and quiet.
Take a look at what’s planned for our 2025 adventure so far…
Composer Arlo Anwin uses a plethora of instruments, found sounds, loops and inspiring artefacts to produce a unique and beautiful sound. Blending field recordings with ukulele, loop station, cello, kalimba […]
Join Kelly from The Nurture Meadow in this fun, mindful yoga story as she takes young minds on an adventure. It’s a great chance for children to try out releasing and regulating […]
Nancy from Box & Bloom guides you to make your very own everlasting dried flower crown £20
Join Junk Jodie as she brings to life her new show Tree-TASTIC. Journey through the Amazon rainforest with her new friend Jenny Jaguar. Learn how we can protect the trees […]
Get hands-on and cook a delicious healthy meal over the fire £15
The Poetry Pixie is back with some Rambling Rhymes. Wrap paper round trees, help create poetry (or Poet Trees!) using your senses and the world around us! When? Saturday and […]
Lots of crafty fun with Catkin and Conkers. Find your inner bird and make a mask with natural objects, get messy with a mud painting, and create a journey stick […]
Join Steve Pond as we turn to our nearest star, the Sun. Under safe controlled conditions using an astronomical solar filter fitted to a telescope you can look at the […]
Watch the forest and your friends turn upside-down, inside this magical walk-in camera hut created by Brighton science artist Nick Sayers. Like being in an oversized camera, this darkroom experience […]
Have you got an idea, challenge or issue you are wrestling with? Would you like to be coached by nature? Join experienced coach and facilitator, Rachel Gilmore, for a silent, […]
Calling all mini mud monsters! Come and create mud creatures, tree faces, and mud art. When? Saturday & Sunday 10am-Noon & 2-4pm Who’s it for? All ages. How to participate […]
Join Hope from Elderberry Wellness and Craft and let your senses be stimulated by the wonders of plant dye printing. Sourcing local plants and flowers, use cotton and hand-painted stones to bashtheir […]
Kids session: The sessions start and finish with simple exercises to help with the 10 minute guided meditation. The idea is to make these sessions fun and enjoyable for the […]
Covering 6,500 acres of heathland and woodland surrounding Pippingford Park, Ashdown Forest is full to the brim with wildlife from the tiny, rare Dartford Warbler to the grazing Exmoor Ponies. […]
Music Bus is charming entertainment for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Get them out of the buggy for some fun filled adventures full of music, multi sensory activities and lots more. […]
create your own glass mushroom pendants in this one on one workshop £35
Festival Fun is for everyone, even the smallest adventurers. Come and hang out in The Fox Den! Specifically designed with the Under 5’s in mind you can get busy in the sand pit, play with sensory activities, cook in the mud […]
Join Kelly from The Nurture Meadow and get creative with natures offerings. Collaborate in making a Mandala or your own Nature wand, or alternatively, let yourself get carried away under the trees […]
At the end of a busy day, join Kelly from The Nurture Meadow for a family movement and relaxation session. Take a moment to breathe and to indulge in a nature-inspired story […]
Join Suzy for a morning yoga session – deeply influenced by the roots of Hatha yoga, and the eight limbs of Raja yoga. Suzy’s classes have a strong focus on […]
Join Anna, a certified Infant massage instructor with the IAIM, holistic therapist and mum to 3 boys, as she invites you and your baby to find some peace and calm […]
Adult only Friday fun with craft and cocktails £25
Explore your senses with woodland activity workshops, sensory stories and sensory toy-making. The incredibly supportive staff from Woodlands Meed special needs school in Burgess Hill will be at this year’s […]
Create your own unique festival fashion £20
The Outdoors Project return to recreate Elderflower Fields in miniature. A fun nature craft activity creating “Blobster creatures” and miniature dens. When? Saturday & Sunday, 10am – Noon Who’s it for? […]
Does the novelty ever wear off? Join Tor and her Crew from Hush Beats Disco in Brighton. When? Friday 10pm at Moonshine FandangoSaturday 6.30pm at The Hop & 10pm Moonshine Fandango Who’s […]
Create your own unique festival fashion £20
Come and join Adam for an adventure around the world in three stories, woven together at the seams. Adam has been telling stories from different traditions and cultures around the […]
Make your own unique piece of abstract modern art using acrylic paint and pouring mediums. Kids, adults, couples or whole families can combine to make art that will last forever…. […]
Drop by Go Wild With Us UK C.I.C Woodland Creation Station and create with your kids, some tools and the natural surroundings. Help make artists charcoal on the fire or try some […]
Little Forest School are in search of bugs! Use spotter sheets, i.d cards and other useful tools to help them then create a bug sculpture from natural materials to take […]
Join Treehoppers and explore the woods searching for caterpillars and butterflies. Make your own caterpillar or butterfly using natural resources. When? Saturday & Sunday 1.30pm – 4.30pm Who’s it for? […]
In the Songwriting Sessions, you will learn how to construct a song. With the aid of trained and experienced musicians, you will develop a strategy for writing lyrics and then […]
Immerse yourself in the Ashdown Forest from a unique perspective. From £20.50
As the sun sets on Friday night, children and families are warmly invited to snuggle down together for a bedtime story. Join children’s book author Dawn Casey and watch the […]
Freckles on the Inside has been bringing a creative bubble to Elderflower for five years now! They create a space to come, explore, pamper and be. From flower crowns to festival […]
Discover and explore your creativity on this year’s Schools Without Walls Art Trail. A unique opportunity to walk through the beautiful Pippingford woods with artwork by local children. Find out […]
Go batty for bats with Sussex Wildlife Trust's expert and learn about these fascinating creatures
Ben Kimpton guides a walk through the woods at Pippingford Park and discovers the history of Sussex woodland and the wildlife it supports. Find out why our ancient woodland is […]
Let Mortimer Nannies take care of the kids while you enjoy 2 hours of time to yourself to rest or play! £30
Pond dipping is something childhood memories are made of and Pippingford Park is home to a whole host of wildlife, much of it under water. Head down to the ponds […]
Beautiful face painting, gorgeous freehand glitter tattoos, and beautiful henna designs – using safe, natural henna and biodegradable glitter. WHEN? Friday 2pm – 6pmSaturday 9am – 6pmSunday 9am – 6pmMonday […]
A family-friendly orienteering course, just pick up a map and answer sheet from Sports Camp and away you go. When? Saturday and Sunday. 10am – 5pm Who’s it for? For […]
Design your own festival tote bag in our Block Printing Workshop £10
You deserve it! 1 hour treatments from professional therapists. £65 available January 25
