Week of Events
The Strange Games Festival 2023
The Strange Games Festival 2023 - a long August bank holiday weekend of games and camping. Board games, Role-playing games, Werewolf, Blood on the Clocktower, marquees, food stalls, and much more. Pre-pitch tents will be on sale later in October. Please note: refunds are only considered on event cancellation, substantial alteration or by special exception… Read More »The Strange Games Festival 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023
- August 28, 2023 -Quiet and Reflective Space
- August 28, 2023 -Checkout Library and Info Point Open
- August 28, 2023 -Site Shop Open
- August 28, 2023 -Daily Update with Simon
- August 28, 2023 -Kid’s Low Ropes Fun
- August 28, 2023 -Knights Tower Medieval Combat School
- August 28, 2023 -Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
- August 28, 2023 -House Games
- August 28, 2023 -Farewell Meet
- August 28, 2023 -Human TwinTinBots
Quiet and Reflective Space
If you need to 'pause' for whatever reason during the festival, a quiet and reflective outdoor space will be available throughout the weekend. Take some time out - sit under the leafy canopy of the trees and take some time to find some calm. If you want to you may also like to add your… Read More »Quiet and Reflective Space
Checkout Library and Info Point Open
Speak to our friendly info point volunteers and borrow from our large library of boardgames (play for free, return same day) These are games we think are particularly fancy or heavy; there is also a Games Stash full of lots of other games in the Activity Centre
Site Shop Open
The site shop will be open and sells cold drinks, sweets, chocolate, biscuits, marshmallows (and wooden sticks!), popcorn, milk and logs (as well as various camping essentials) Phone charging and tickets for Buzz Active activities can also be bought here Charging costs: £2 for a phone, £2.50 for a tablet, £3.00 for a power bank… Read More »Site Shop Open
Knights Tower Medieval Combat School
Knights Tower will be providing rolling sessions of medieval combat training, historical talks and photo opportunities! For more details, please visit the Knights Tower staff at the arena during this time window. Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult
Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
Rolling games of Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower will be on offer during these times by Festival mods. Please see the board in the Social Deduction Glade for more details. Free play games are also likely to be happening around these times too, of course, and anyone wanting to run their own games would… Read More »Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
House Games
Come along, pick a house, and show your mettle at a combination of mental, physical and practical games.
Farewell Meet
Join us for a recap of the best bits of the weekend and the traditional enormous group photo!
Human TwinTinBots
Human-sized version of the programming board game Twin Tin Bots. Players play in teams of 3 to guide their fellow robots around a life-size game board, ‘zapping’ opposing robots and collecting gems for victory. Each game lasts up to 1.5h (depends how quickly robots take their moves). No player restrictions but the game requires a… Read More »Human TwinTinBots
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Friday, September 1, 2023
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Saturday, September 2, 2023
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Sunday, September 3, 2023
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