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The Great Estate Festival: Proper Cornwall Lens

Noughties rock legends The Darkness headlined Saturday night at the Great Estate as part of the 20th Anniversary tour of their award winning Permission to Land album

PROPER CORNWALL LENS TAKES YOU TO THE GREAT ESTATE, ONE OF CORNWALL’S MOST BELOVED FAMILY FESTIVALS. IMAGES BY RUSSELL ABRAHAMS

Billed as “the most rambunctious garden fête”, Cornwall’s Great Estate Festival is held annually at Scorrier House near Redruth and Camborne in Cornwall’s Wild West.

The 2024 edition held over the first weekend of June was headlined by The Stranglers and 00’s rockers The Darkness, with Soul II Soul blissing out the Sunday evening of a weekend that was adorned by gorgeous weather.

Here at Proper Cornwall we’re big fans of the Great Estate which we reckon is up there with the best of the Duchy’s summer offerings and is perfect for families. There’s a great mix of music, activities, classic fairground rides, stuff to much on and sup. And what’s more the setting is gorgeous.

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A classic fairground swing ride at a music festival
Festival goers enjoy thrills on one of the classic fairground rides at the Great Estate.
Bristol’s Mr Tea and the Minions play their set of “music to make you jump around” at the Great Estate
All the fun of the fair is available to the revellers at Cornwall’s Great Estate Festival
Festival attendees at the Great Estate enjoy the sights and sounds of the main stage in the sunshine
Festival attendees at the Great Estate enjoy the sights and sounds of the main stage in the sunshine
A band perform on stage with a singer in the foreground and some brass players in the background
Local favourites Big Wonder took to the main stage on the Sunday afternoon playing some big hits that got the crowd revving for the evening
A four piece rock band play onstage at a music festival. The band comprises a singer, a lead and rhythm and bass guitarist and a drummer
Exeter upcomers Die Twice played a varied set on the main stage. This was one of our weekend picks! We got big Jeff Buckley vibes from the lead singer
A Scottish pipe band stand in a row holding bagpipes with a drummer in the centre. The players are wearing traditional Scottish garb including sporrans and kilts
Hopping over the Tamar for a Sunday March, the City of Plymouth Pipe band added some Celtic flavour to Sunday morning at the Great Estate
Three cross dressers pose for a image displaying fabulous makeup and facial hair
Festival Queens from Madame Wong’s Drag Race chill after their fabulous performance of dancing, singing and catwalk strutting
A fourpiece all female band play music sat on a sofa
Brighton songster Gina Larner took to the Octopus’ Garden for a pared down set after her main stage performance
A large crowd of festival goers enjoy a music festival
The main stage basked in the sun for much of the weekend. Festival goers enjoy the food and festivities at the Great Estate
A panorama from the barriers at the main stage of a festival before the crowds arrive. A few small children dance in the space
Some of the younger revellers take the opportunity to hit the barrier spots before the crowds arrive
A large stage at a festival is with festival goers dancing on the grass in the sunshine in front of the stage
Electric Spank took to the main stage on the Saturday
A Viking re-enactment society allow some small children to have a pretend battle with them. The men are wearing traditional Viking clothing and all are fighting with inflatable swords
Some brave young revellers pitted their fighting skills against the fearsome inhabitants of the Great Estate’s Viking village
A man holds a hammer and hits some metal on an anvil
It’s not all music you know. Wannabe blacksmiths have a crack at ironmongery at the Great Estate’s Sanctuary area.
Activities in The Sanctuary allowed festival goers to enjoy the festivities in a slightly more serene setting
Wish weaving at the Great Estate Festival

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