The inaugural Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle went off with great style at the weekend.

Thousands of festival goers donned fancy dress and enjoyed the stunning Purbeck views with the castle and the sea as fantastic visual backdrops.

As well as a smorgasbord of music including Chuck Berry, The Flaming Lips, Kate Nash, The Imagined Village, Florence and The Machine and The Cuban Brothers, there were a host of DJ’s, comedians and poets to keep everyone entertained.

One of the many highlights of the weekend was the theatrical thrill of watching Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips descend the staircase of Lulworth Castle in a bubble and then being pushed through the audience and onto the stage.

Other joys included the medieval jousting, the animal trail (those alpacas!), the Blue Coats keeping everyone entertained, barn dancing, the Insect Circus, the free whisky and the thrill of finding previous unknown pleasures such as Kid Carpet, Melodica, Melody and Me and Scroobius Pip.

Despite the teething problems with the lack of camping and parking spaces and toilets it was a great weekend and let’s hope it was the first of many Camp Bestivals to be held at Lulworth Castle - check out some photos at PurbeckBlog on Flikr or add your own to the group.