Who needs Glastonbury when Yorkshire’s got Galtres? Just seven years old, Galtres Festival is one of the best family festivals in the country (nevermind the North!) – and we’ve got an exclusive £5 discount for readers of The Northern Line.

Combining five stages of music and cabaret headlined by The Charlatans, the Levellers, and British Sea Power, more than 100 fine beers and ciders all from Yorkshire (from Black Sheep Ale to Ampleforth Abbey Cider), excellent local produce catering (from Whitby Scampi to Yorkshire Puds), loads for kids to do from film making to music workshops, and all set in a beautiful rural setting overlooking the Vale of York.

Music ranges from top chart-topping bands to local emerging talent; pop and acoustic to jazz, blues and ska. Comedy, theatre and offbeat performances at the night cabaret, films, family camping and clean loos too!

One of the best weekends of the year, and one of the best-priced too with adult weekend tickets just £60. It’s organic, fair trade and green, and all proceeds go to charity. Don’t miss it!

The festival itself is based at Crayke, York YO61 4TQ – between Mosswood Lane and Crayke Lane. It’s in the Hambleton Hills, a few miles east of Easingwold and about 12 miles north of York.

To buy your tickets and take advantage of our exclusive £5 discount, choose your ticket types here, and enter this code before you checkout: NORTHERNLINE381

By Barry Bell on June 9, 2011