AS you descend a giant rolling hill into the mysterious depths of a valley, you know you’re in for a treat.

The Purbeck Folk Festival takes place on a vast working sheep farm at Langton Matravers, not that you’d know from its festival transformation.

After a progressive couple of years, The Purbeck Folk Festival has blossomed into a thing of rare beauty.

It currently has a relatively small capacity, but there’s now more emphasis on traditional festival charm.

You won’t find any corporate logos or chemical toilets here.

It attracts all ages and headliners include Turin Brakes, Lloyd Cole, Eddi Reader, Idlewild Acoustic, The South, Chris Wood, Nizlopi and Sally Barker from BBC’s The Voice.

Secondary stages fizz with exciting fresh acts and the cream of local folk talent such as Bournemouth’s Beth Johnstone and Drew Allen who enchanted the Fire Stage.

Family-friendly with a care-free atmosphere, this three-day event is assisted by being a stone’s throw from the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

With plenty of room to mill about, you can happily discover new music, theatre and arts and crafts from the many workshops.

Festival organiser Paul Burke said: “We’re up on last year and the geographical location means that the festival sound stays inside the site.”

Friday headliner was Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader, who is probably best known for her work with Fairground Attraction and her enduring solo career.

Flanked by a band, Eddi lit up the Long Barn stage with songs from recent album Vagabond.

What better way could the first day of the festival end, than with Eddi belting out her timeless number one, Perfect.