Discover our top 21 must-do free activities

Gorge festival challenges

There's adventure to suit everyone this summer. Check out challenges for trail running, mountain biking, climbing, caving and watersports.

#1 Climbing

Scale the four route festival climbing wall and enjoy amazing views from the heights of the festival site.

#2 Guided walks

Explore the gorge and nearby nature reserves with walking and wildlife experts from Cheddar Walking, Mendip Hills AONB and the Somerset Wildlife Trust.

#3 Yoga

Join our resident yogi Christie for a session of muscle stretching and mental re-calibrating. Mass stretching sessions will be led from the stage each morning, with small group yoga sessions taking place across the weekend.

#4 Orienteering and navigation

Learn how to read a map and use a compass properly with Ordnance Survey’s #GetOutside Champions including David Love, Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton and Dwayne Fields.

#5 Caving

Explore a series of 30 metre long tunnels and discover four exciting activity chambers within the mobile caving unit.

#6 Mountain bike skills

Fine-tune your mountain bike technique with British Cycling qualified instructors from Forest Trail (tutoring U16s) and Trail Unknown, who’ll be taking adult riders around a skills course.

#7 Family adventure sessions

Join David Mellor, the man behind the popular Potty Adventures blog for informative and fun seminars about getting outdoors with young children.

#8 Archery

Discover your inner William Tell with these have a go archery sessions run by Archery GB instructors.

#9 Stargazing

Go on a tour of the night sky with the Space Detectives, a team of astronomers led by Mission One Education team member Jo Richardson. get a close-up (and safe) view of our nearest star, the Sun with their solar telescope.

#10 Barefoot walking

Shed your shoes and introduce your toes and heels to the feel of the terrain below, with barefoot-walking guru Julie.

#11 Axe throwing & saw racing

#12 Slacklining

Walk the wobbly line, with some instruction from the experts, who will also put on displays to show us all how it can be done.

#13 Disc golf

Give Frisbee golf a go and discover an addictive alfresco sport that rewards precision over power.

#14 Foraging

Learn how to forage for your supper with local wild food expert Adrian Boots (Sunday only)

#15 Campfire cooking

Bake bread and make smores on an open fire, and discover how to make nettle crisps with the Craft Invaders.

#16 50 things

Whether you’re approaching 11¾ or nudging 46½, tick off a batch of the National Trust’s famous 50 Things list.

#17 Bush craft

Fashion a bracelet or a flower crown from natural materials and celebrate the Solstice in style.

#18 Ukulele

Master the dark art of uke strumming with members of the fabulous Frukes (Sunday only).

#19 Dry stone walling

Try your hand at a traditional craft. Join our team as they maintain a dry stone wall.

#20 Pitch perfect

Take part in a tent-pitching competition run by the Yeo Valley girlguides, with great prizes for the quickest team.

#21 Storytelling

Settle by the fire and listen to spellbinding yarns spun by the wild raconteurs of Time & Tide storytellers.