Reconnect, Rewild, and Recharge: Why Between The Trees Festival Is This Summer’s Must-Experience Escape

21–24 August 2025 | Candleston Woods, Merthyr Mawr, South Wales

Imagine four days in a forest by the sea, where music drifts through ancient woodlands, workshops awaken your creativity and children roam free in nature — screen-free, mud-splattered and smiling. Welcome to Between The Trees, a unique celebration of music, nature, and wellbeing that returns to South Wales this August.

Set in the magical surroundings of Candleston Woods, nestled within the Merthyr Mawr National Nature Reserve, Between The Trees isn’t just another music festival. It’s a curated experience that invites you to slow down, breathe deep, and rediscover the beauty of the natural world — and yourself within it.

A Festival That Grows With You

Unlike the sensory overload of typical large-scale festivals, Between The Trees has an intimate, handcrafted feel. Designed to nurture connection, to each other, to the earth, and to creativity — the festival merges folk and acoustic music with science, art, wild play

and wellbeing experiences.

By day, festival-goers can enjoy hands-on activities from foraging walks to pottery, willow weaving and forest microscopy. By night, the forest comes alive with live music, fire circles, and starry skies.

Every element is infused with a spirit of sustainability and care — composting loos, local food vendors, and a community ethos that invites everyone to tread lightly and respectfully.

Music in the Trees

The musical heart of the festival is rooted in folk, Americana, acoustic and roots genres — sounds that blend seamlessly with the woodland setting. Expect performances from both rising indie talents and established folk favourites, all playing against the leafy backdrop of the forest.

With its thoughtfully curated stages and natural acoustics, Between The Trees creates a musical experience that’s as soulful as it is unforgettable.

Wellness in the Wild

Between The Trees also offers a range of wellness activities, including yoga, tai chi, forest bathing, and guided breathwork sessions — all designed to calm the nervous system and reconnect body and mind.

You can start your day with a stretch under the canopy and end it around a community fire, wrapped in a blanket of song, story and stars.

Camp Under the Canopy

Camping here is something special. Whether you pitch your own tent, stay in a family field, or go for forest glamping, the site has been designed with comfort and convenience in mind. Facilities include hot showers, flushing toilets, and communal wash stations — all managed sustainably to preserve the woodland environment.

Early arrival tickets allow festival-goers to begin their woodland adventure from Thursday afternoon — giving you time to settle in before the full programme begins.

A Festival for All Ages

This is one of the most family-friendly festivals in the UK. Kids can go wild in dedicated nature zones featuring mud kitchens, storytelling, art tents, pirate ships, and slip-n-slides — all within a phone-free zone that encourages them to fully immerse in nature.

Parents can relax knowing their children are safe, entertained, and screen-free — often learning more in a day of wild play than in a week at school.

Eat Well, Drink Well

Between The Trees champions local, sustainable food and drink. A carefully chosen range of vendors offers gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and locally sourced options. There are craft ales, ciders, wines, and cocktails served in eco-friendly packaging — with no glass allowed on site.

Get your tickets now

ickets are available online only and include day passes, weekend passes, youth discounts, and early arrival options.

Why You’ll Love It

Between The Trees is more than a festival — it’s an invitation to reconnect. With nature. With community. With creativity. Whether you come for the music, the meditation, the wild workshops, or just a few days of breathing pine-scented air and watching the clouds go by, you’ll leave lighter, grounded, and inspired.

Turn off your phone, pack your walking boots and a blanket — and step Between The Trees. You’ll never look at summer the same way again.

Book now at betweenthetrees.co.uk