Between The Trees Festival 2025
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Get tickets to Beyond The Trees Festival 2025 – where nature meets magic & music
Get ready to escape into three fantastic days of music, magic, and the great outdoors at Beyond The Trees, nestled in the enchanting woodlands of Merthyr Mawr, just a stone’s throw from the sea.
From Indie-Folk to Americana, Country to Acoustic Roots, this is more than just a music festival – it’s a celebration of sound, science, and the soul-soothing power of nature.
Festival details:
- Dates: 21st - 24th August 2025
- Ages: All ages
- Location: Candleston Woods, Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend CF32 0LS
Whether you're dancing under the canopy of ancient trees or stargazing by a campfire, every moment is designed to reconnect you with the wild and wonderful world around you.
Inspiring talks & toe tapping tunes:
Catch some incredible acts this year and fascinating talks! With:
- Amistat
- Elephant Sessions
- Breabach
- The Deep Blue
- Pat Burgener
- Supalung
- Bryde
- Sam Kelly
- The Drystones
Lose yourselves amongst the thinkers and dreamers. With support from Literature Wales and Seren Publishers, they present a fine medley of authors, speakers and poets! Such as:
- Folk Horror with Daniel Morden
- ‘Farms as Church: Congregation, Connection and Reverence for the Land’ with Abel Pearson
- ‘Why are orchards so important?’ with Kate Davies
- ‘Historic Pubs & all the madness’ with Graham Loveluck-edwards
- ‘What on earth is permaculture?’ with Dina & Neil
- ‘To hear trees speak’ with Olivia Sprinkel
- ‘Rooted in the Ocean: Seaweed and soil health’ with Alma Joensen
- ‘The invention of tradition’ with Graham loveluck-edwards
Highlights of Beyond The Trees:
- Live performances from incredible artists across the indie and roots spectrum
- Nature & science experiences for curious minds of all ages
- Woodland camping under the stars
- Beachside vibes just a short wander away
- Campfire sessions, storytelling, and late-night acoustic magic
Tuck into the flavours of the forest
At Beyond The Trees, the music isn’t the only thing that’ll have your senses singing. Their handpicked food and drink vendors are here to serve up deliciousness from dawn till dusk – and beyond. Here’s a taste of what’s cooking:
- The Greedy Pig: Sink your teeth into succulent, grass-fed meats, sizzling on the grill. From handcrafted burgers stacked high with flavour to hearty, soul-warming breakfasts, everything is made with love and locally sourced ingredients
- Fresh Rootz: Vibrant, colourful, and packed with plant-powered goodness – Fresh Rootz brings creative vegan and vegetarian dishes that are as nourishing as they are delicious. Think bold spices, fresh herbs, and feel-good food that even meat-lovers will crave
- Isabell’s Cakehouse: From decadent cakes to freshly made crepes, Isabell’s Cakehouse is a sugary wonderland. Perfect with a coffee or as a late-night treat under the stars
Festival times:
- Friday: 12pm to 12am midnight
- Saturday: 10am to 12am midnight
- Sunday: 10am to 12am midnight
Bring your boots, your blanket, and your best festival spirit – because Beyond The Trees is where music meets the wild, and memories are made beneath the leaves.
Between The Trees Festival
Mid Glamorgan,
Bridgend,
CF32 0LS
How to find us
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Address: Candleston Wood Campsite, Merthyr Mawr, Rd, Bridgend, South Wales, CF32 0LS.
Follow the signs to the festival, go through Merthyr Mawr village, keep going until you see signs for General Car Park (Gate A). This is on your right hand side. You will be meet by a steward and directed to a parking place (see car parking later).
Transport to Between The Trees: There are regular buses and trains to Bridgend, from the station take a short taxi ride to the festival site. Please note, due to the lack of mobile phone reception on site, remember to pre-book your return taxi journey to Bridgend.
- Food & drink
- Showers & toilets
- Wood-fired sauna
- Beach
- Firepit
- Accessible camping: there are spaces for those who need to be nearer the central area who are less mobile.
- There are vehicle parking spaces near the rear of the stage for those who need to drive onto the site or park a campervan.
- The Festival have seating placed around the site, benches or haybales in socks for those who need to rest for a while.
- The Festival have new plumbed in Accessible Showers and Toilets, also have 2 x Family rooms with a shower toilet and sink in each, and one with a baby changer so that if a parent is in a wheelchair, they can change and shower their children in one easy space.
- There are x2 family rooms that make changing and showering a child with ALN far easier.
To Summarise:
- Accessible showers
- Accessible toilets
- Accessible family shower rooms, baby change and toilets
- Charging point for wheelchair batteries or CPAP
- Quiet area for ADHD, ASD or those who need a safe, quiet space.
- ASD and MH awareness training
- A quiet area for prayer and meditation in the Well-being area.
- Friday: 12pm to 12am midnight
- Saturday: 10am to 12am midnight
- Sunday: 10am to 12am midnight
- In the main central barn structure there are flushing toilets and washrooms. There will also be numerous porta-loos and drinking water standpipes situated throughout the site.
- There are free hot showers and some porta-shower units. Please be considerate and spend no longer than 3 mins showering
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION regarding water supply. You are in a forest and water is stored in refillable water tanks. During high peak usage tanks can run low, so please use the water conservatively and switch taps off after use.
- There is a dish washing area near the main barn area.
- Please bring your own toilet paper supply as this runs out very quickly.