More than 20,000 festival-goers at Camp Bestival

Maisie OlahBBC News, West Midlands
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Faithless headlined on the final night of the festival

More than 20,000 people attended Camp Bestival, the family-friendly event now in its third year in the West Midlands.

Faithless headlined on the final night plus there were appearances from Radio 2 host Sara Cox and Level 42.

"The first couple of years is always a bedding in process then you get to year three and hopefully people know what you're doing and where you are," co-founder Rob da Bank said.

The four-day festival started in Dorset in 2008, but came to Weston Park on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border for the first time in 2022.

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Camp Bestival aims to have something for all ages

"The reason why we set it up 16 years ago in Dorset and why we moved a sister show into Shropshire, is to provide everything you can imagine for a family of all ages," da Bank added.

As well as headline acts including Paloma Faith and Rick Astley, festival goers could take par in wild swimming, yoga, arts and crafts and circus performances.

The CBeebies Bedtime Story Tent also made a comeback.

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Justin Fletcher, AKA Mr Tumble took to the CBeebies stage

Rick Astley performed on the Friday night and said people enjoy how safe Camp Bestival feels.

"I do think it's great that you can come to a festival and just be totally chilled about it and everybody is welcome," Mr Astley told BBC Radio Shropshire.

Across the weekend, 350 acts performed.

The festival hopes to return to Shropshire, next year.

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Rick Astley headlined on the Friday
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The sun came out this weekend so families could chill outside

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