CAMPOUT RETURNS HOME : 10th Anniversary Celebrations AUGUST 6-9th
For our Campfire Convention 10th anniversary, we return to where it all began: The Bridge at Michaelchurch Escley. In the foothills of the Black Mountains, above Hay-on-Wye, this beloved pub venue — complete with its own roastery, distillery and proper bar at the heart of things — has now extended into 30 acres of surrounding fields.
It offers us a beautiful expanse of land to grow into and provides the perfect setting for our next chapter.
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“Next level amazing” Lizi Sage
“The most beautiful little festival I have ever been to’ Miranda White
“A quantum leap into the next cycle” JuliLa
“A dream brought into reality” Kelly Miles
“Thank you Pete for offering a map of what is possible” Jessica Mallock
“What an inspiring and body and soul nurturing time at Campout 25! Deeply restorative and enjoyable. “A really excellent life affirming community gathering.” James Lockley.
An excellent festival, small, intimate, friendly and wild at the edges…James Lockley.
Across four days, expect the full Campout blend:
Speakers, panels, workshops, wellbeing sessions, breathwork, meditation, yoga, live music, DJs, stand-up poetry, 5Rhythms dance, singing sessions, a writers' circle, an opening fire ceremony, the Eros Rising tent, and plenty more still to be announced.
Our four day gathering invites a rare opportunity to put our phones away, break free from the noise and immerse ourselves in nature to share ideas and take time to appreciate ourselves and each other.
Those attending are invited to co-create the event together and we encourage everyone who is coming to donate some of their time as a volunteer.
You can apply for crew here or if you'd like to offer your unique skills and gifts as a contributor, please fill in our application forms. We'll get back to you in the new year.
Campout 2026 Crew Application – Fill out form
Campout Contributors 2026 – Fill out form
We're excited to be heading back at Three Pools permaculture farm this year.
We’ve put a stellar line-up together again this time around, assembled from volunteers offering their gifts for you. This event is actively trying to break down the barriers between audience and performer. Everyone who attends plays their own part in making it what it is. We thank everyone for their contributions. This truly is a co-created gathering, rather than a festival.
Here's an invitation for four days of reflection, connection, dreaming, transition and maybe even transformation. Our themes have this year been crafted by our core crew:
Day 1: Thursday - Shaking it All Off, Rooting and Joining The Fire
We meet each other in person and in gratitude, limber up and shake down, loosen up and let it all out. Through honouring the land we gather on, awakening our senses, and rooting ourselves in the spirit of community, we lead a collective return to presence, connection, and reverence.
Key Session: Earthing Ceremony, Fire Circle Ceremony
Day 2: Friday - Learning to Share Our Hearts
Learn about how self reflection can lead to liberation, how we can sharpen our sense of awareness and spaciousness through openness, how we can build bridges for peace from unlikely situations and how we seek the common ground, whilst respecting the differences.
Key Sessions: Julia Black - Lights On, Intimacy Shadows with Jamie Catto
Day 3: Saturday – Singing, Dancing, Learning New Ways to Be
Be witness to the power of coming together with an open heart so we can sing our hearts out and dance ourselves free. Looking beyond outmoded systems to new ways of living our lives, from the history of protest to approaches to health; new ways of democratic decision making to new directions in community. We're living, breathing and shaping our new world here and now...
Key Sessions: Peoples Assembly, The Future of Campout led by Cliff Jordan, Dancing With The Shadow with Zelda Hall
Day 4: Sunday – Trailblazing New Paths
We tap into the power of the gathering and how coming together can focus us, energise us and dare us to dream big again. The energy we can take from turning dreams into actions and building the courage to move in new directions and into new spaces. How to break free of the matrix, be sovereign and start to bring wholesale systemic change into our lives.
Key Sessions: Open Space (DIY), The Dream Society led by Melissa Dunlop, Family Constellations with Poppy Altmann
Our principles are a co-creation from our voluntary organising team and represent the ethos we bring to this event and ultimately the wider world:
CAMPOUT We come together in a beautiful outdoor setting to share and make a collective experience. Through compassion, shared values and vision, we connect as a community to come together in celebration. We invite everyone to make a positive impact on our surroundings, including our relationships with all beings. We are invited to quietly be present somewhere in the Three Pools landscape at some time during this Campfire gathering and to be with the Land.
CONNECTION We invite you to connect harmoniously with all beings - our own selves, our human family, flora and fauna, the animals, the wild things and the elements. With open minds, curiosity and a sense of wonder, we surrender and connect with our own true nature. Discover others afresh with this opportunity to learn and grow from each-others’ journeys. The rest will unfold in beautiful and magical ways.
COMPASSION We invite you to engage in random acts of kindness, to recognise, witness and celebrate others, with the intention of making someone else's experience more positive. Each small act of kindness can create a ripple effect that can impact the entire event and help to encourage a culture of generosity, empathy, and mutual support. Through compassion we naturally foster a deep sense of connection.
CO-CREATION We invite conscious participation in sharing our imagination, listening and action - to enable a harmonious and vibrant way of being together.
COMMUNITY Through shared experience, we co-create an inclusive and non-hierarchical space where everyone has a voice. At Campout we value face-to-face, heart-to-heart connection and communication in real physical human presence. We believe that by working together, anything is possible with the support of the circle allowing for releasing, unfolding, unveiling, enabling the emergence of discovery and magic.
CELEBRATION Communal celebration has been practised for centuries - historically expressed in a variety of ecstatic and bonding rituals. We are all capable of generating pleasure amongst ourselves through collective co-creation, self-expression and human diversity.
An attitude of gratitude in these beautiful surroundings raises the vibration of our reality.
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Namaste - “The divine in me honours the divine in you"
Here is the proposed Three Pools Food Village menu for Campout 2025
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The farm says "Food is health. Food is farming. Food is community. Food is a tool for social and environmental change. It is at the heart of what we do in Three Pools. All our meat doesn't just come from our farm - it stays here. From the pastures to being cooked at the events we host, every step happens with care, skill, and thought. We’re proud to share it with you."
They also offer extensive choices for vegetarian and vegan diets.
Breakfast Menu 9-12 noon
Breakfast Baps: £8.50
Meaty:Sausage patty, fried egg |
Veggie: Halloumi, fried egg |
Vegan: Lentil Patty, Hash brown |
Add: Bacon £2.50 Hash Brown £1 Cheese £1 (VE Avail)
OR
Farmhouse Granola: £6.50
Homemade Farmhouse Granola
Welsh Yoghurt (VE available)
Chopped Locally Sourced Fruits
Fruit compote’s, jams or coulis
Brunch Menu 1-4pm £10
Thursday: Shakshouka, roasted peppers & Onions, flatbread, salad & Yoghurt
Friday: Brunch Bowl, Hummus mixed herb grains, summer slaw, dressed salad, pickles & Chimmichurri, choice of pulled beef or Fellafel
Saturday: Open Topped Wraps, dressed leaves & Slaw, pickles, tzatziki & choice of crispy mushroom or pulled pork
Sunday: Seasonal Lunch Frittata, Hummus, Dressed Leaves, Summer Slaw
Evening Menu 6-9pm £12
Thursday: Seasonal Dhal, Jasmine Rice & Mint Yoghurt
Friday: Fejoada, Quinoa, Kale, Chimmi (+£3 add Pork)
Saturday: Chickpea Methi Madras Curry, Turmeric rice, Mango Chutney
(+£2 Fritters +£3 lamb)
There will also be a cafe selling teas, coffees, snack, cakes etc and The Olive Branch will be hosting a juice bar.
The Olive Branch:
High-vibe juices, shots and smoothies made with zinging combinations and heartful connection. Come say hello, stay a while and enjoy the goodness in your body and soul
Here is the Campout preview on Zoom where some of our contributors are previewing their offerings at this year's event.
The full programme (day by day and space by space) is now available