1999 Lughnasadh Summer Camp
2001 Lughnasadh Summer Camp

Every year we hold camps for members and friends in Britain, and on the west coast and east coast of America.

Each summer, by the White Horse of Uffington in Oxfordshire, we hold a Lughnasadh camp for ten days. Here's how we announced the Lughnasadh 99 camp:

In a spacious green field, surrounded by trees, and far from the noise of traffic and the city, we will once again create a Druid village‚ for ten days. Bring your own tent or camper, or just bring a sleeping bag and spend your nights in the magical environment of one of the communal spaces which are offered, complete with carpets and wood-stove heating. Each day you'll have the chance to simply relax in good company, make new friends and unwind, or you‚ll be able to join in as many of the activities on offer as you wish. Come for any duration - stay for just a few days or come for the whole camp!

There'll be talks and workshops, Groves and initiations, story-telling and Eisteddfodau. There'll be Druid Sweat-house ceremonies, a sauna, a hot tub, sharing circles, activities for children, the Lughnasadh Celebration, meditations, and - of course - the Kids vs. Druids football match! We‚re also planning a fire labyrinth, a play, a concert, and a visit to the White Horse and Waylands Smithy! We‚ll have a Lammas Fair too - so bring arts and crafts and produce, to show and sell and share.

Philip Carr-Gomm will be giving workshops on Seven Lessons in Magic and we hope that Professor Ronald Hutton, Dr Graham Harvey, and Caitlin Matthews, will give talks for us, as they have so kindly done over the last five years. And Gordon Laurie, who has an intimate knowledge of Celtic culture and spirituality, hopes to visit us from Seattle, to talk about his views and findings.

The camps act as a vessel in which the best in people may emerge. It is a safe, supportive environment for all ages. The advantage of a camp is that there is space and time for everyone to be themselves, to be how they will, and to be involved to the degree that they feel comfortable. And always, the grass, trees, and sky are there to act as gentle healers, creating a positive environment in which awakening souls may grow.

If you feel like joining us to create a Druid village‚ this summer, we'd love to meet you there!

The camps provide a wonderful opportunity to meet other members, to share in the magic of High Summer with friends old and new, to sit under the trees and the stars, listening to stories and music, coming back again to a sense of being at one with the land. The longer you stay, the more you'll unwind! And we'll have full catering, colourful communal spaces, a shop (for things like bread and toothpaste), and even a Druid café‚ - all to help you do this!