A popular vegan festival will not be returning to Bicester next year.

Organisers of Vegan Camp Out made the announcement last Friday evening (July 26).

The event consists of four days and three nights of camping, talks, live music, afterparties, yoga and meditation classes, workshops and vegan food. 

Chris Packham and Kate Nash were among the line up for this year's event. 

This year it was held at Bicester Heritage from Friday, July 26 until Monday, July 28 and organisers say a total of 12,000 people attended the event. 

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Vegan Camp Out was also held at Bicester Heritage in 2023, and in 2022 it was held at Stanford Hall in Leicestershire. 

Organisers have announced that the event will take place at a new venue next year, Bygrave Woods in Hertfordshire.

It will also be held on the last weekend of August and will be downsizing to just 7,500 people, 4,500 people fewer than this year. 

Making the announcement, organisers said: "You asked for it - we're moving venue.

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"Back to a place with trees, shade, no wind and forest raves with later and louder parties.

"Another venue with no shooting or hunting on-site."

Another change to the event is it will be extended by a day, so visitors can attend a day earlier on the Thursday. 

Tickets have already gone on sale for next year.

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Charlotte joined the Oxford Mail in April 2024. 

She studied Multimedia Journalism at Bournemouth University. 

Charlotte has a particular focus on the Bicester patch and writes for the Bicester Advertiser as well as the Oxford Mail.

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