All hail the festival season!

One whiff of summer and suddenly we're hankering for the great outdoors, so all hail the festival season, when we can camp under the stars while listening to, well, the stars.

And with many of the country's major bashes - including Camp Bestival and Larmer Tree - staged on dorset soil, plus loads of other satellite gatherings well worth pitching a tent for, we're spoilt for choice.

Bournemouth Echo: The Festival Guide 2013

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