This year's Big Feastival certainly delivered on providing a feast for the senses. 

The annual event on the Oxfordshire farm owned by Blur band member Alex James is within an hours drive from Swindon, and had a line-up worth the trip. 

Becky Hill, The Ministry of Sound and Snow Patrol were the headliners with other big names like Johnny Marr, Ella Henderson, Jax Jones, Natasha Bedingfield, Ash and Scouting For Girls to name just a few. 

(Image: Newsquest) While other things are happening throughout the site, mainly focused on food and cooking, as well as some smaller music venues,  the main stage is the only area where the above-known names can be found, but it is divided into a half-seated, half-standing set-up which allows for people to sit throughout the day and relax, or stand and dance if they wish. 

But, with a name like Big Feastival, it is obviously a focus on food that helps set it apart from other festivals reasonably distanced from Swindon, like Womad or Wychwood. 

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Top-name chefs do live demonstrations, cookery schools take place, it's the only festival with a full partnership with Marks and Spencer with actual mini-supermarkets throughout the site, there are two entire sections dedicated to food  including a sit-down restaurant and a circus and dinner show.

I opted for a chicken Po' Boy from Poor Boys which was massive, and also delicious, if not quite difficult to eat and rather messy, and later I had a Homer Simpson-inspired doughnut from Project D. 

I will warn people that everyone is certainly priced at festival levels and if you're planning on eating a lot you're going to need a fair amount of money  - although most people going to festivals in the first place should have that. 

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Aside from a variety of food, there were also a lot of other really interesting things going on at Big Feastival. There were funfair rides, farm animals, comedy, discos, and car displays and Alex James did a Q&A

If I had one niggle, it would be the availability of soft drinks at the arena site. The place is inundated with a number of tents and pop-up places to buy beer, cider, wine, champagne and gin but it's almost impossible to find something sizable and decent to drink for those who don't want alcohol or children - particularly if you're trying to get a mixture of both. 

That being said, Big Feastival was a lovely experience that left me feeling full and content.