A new family festival in Cumbria has been hailed as a success by its organisers.
The inaugural Wild Goat Festival, organised by Events of the North with the support of the Holker Estate, took place on the estate's grounds over three days from May 31 to June 2 and welcomed more than 500 visitors of all ages.
The festival is the brainchild of athletics legend Steve Cram and aimed to bring together families for a weekend of outdoor activities including camping, running and cycling, as well as live entertainment.
A host of sports stars got involved in the event, many of whom brought their own families to take part too.
The festival's programme included trail running and cycling events that catered to wide-ranging ages and experiences.
Options for participants extended from a 2km sunset run to cycling routes of up to 40km.
Over the course of the festival, there were three Families on Track events, Paula Radcliffe’s initiative that gives family groups the opportunity to complete a 10km distance in a continuous relay.
Ms Radcliffe was present to take part in the event with her family, with other sporting figures like Mr Cram, athletes Chris Thompson and Jemma Simpson, and swimmer Karen Pickering also joining in with their families.
In addition to the physical activities, the festival featured talks and Q&A sessions held by sports stars including track and road athlete Aly Dixon, triathlete Non Stanford, and ultra-runner Imogen Boddy.
Members of Duddon & Furness Mountain Rescue Team also spoke and were on hand throughout the festival, which raised money for the team as its official charity partner.
Festival founder Mr Cram said: "It was a wonderful weekend in a beautiful setting.
"We launched Wild Goat Festival with the intention of putting on an affordable, fun and activity-packed weekend in the outdoors for the whole family.
"Based on the first event, I think we delivered that and more.
"Of course the weather helped, but what was more important was the breadth of activities and entertainment that we laid on, and which were clearly very popular with our visitors.
"Huge thanks to the team at Holker Estate who allowed us to hold the festival here, and to everyone who supported and attended the event.
"We’ve proved that the Wild Goat concept works really well and are very excited about its potential for the future."
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