Eastnor Castle Deer Park, set amongst the Malverns, provides Lakefest with an immediately attractive backdrop, giving the festival a sense of occasion without making it feel overly grand. Lakefest knows what it wants to do; it doesn’t divert energy with talks and book signings; it focuses on the music. Lakefest understands that a familiar chorus can be as powerful as a new discovery, particularly when it is being sung by several generations at once. An encore of ‘Madness’ and ‘Night Boat to Cairo’ closes a perfect Saturday night festival headliner set, you can’t ask for more than this. Lakefest returns next year, August 11th-15th – early bird tickets from Lakefest website