Hoghton Tower Preston reviews by real event-goers

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Very disappointing. Not as many stalls as we expected. Stalls that were there were very similar with very little variety.
Advertised as a family event but very little for children to do. The ”bubble man” told them off for bursting the bubbles!!
Not permitted to bring own food or drink in to the event but only one stall selling food (pizza) which was so busy there was over an hours wait!!! Several times they stopped taking orders as they were overwhelmed.
Drink options were also very limited.

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Perfect venue and setting.....

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Price a bit much to enter a venue that would normally be free to wonder around the grounds and then spend money on the stalls as well.
But the price for the house and garden tour was well worth it .

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Good day and lots of stalls to look at good entertainment for the kids with magic and giant bubbles.

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Thought their would be more stalls, only 2 stalls selling hot food pizzas and burgers.

The food was nice but more choice and more stalls to walk around (crafts)

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

The event had very little content to keep you entertained for more than an hour. A handful of stalls and a couple of food trucks didn't really represent the ticket price.

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

I don’t understand why I had to pay 18.5 pounds to see couple of stalls, which I would have anyway walked to town centre free of cost. We visited Bolton food and drinks festivals on Monday and there were atleast 10 times more stalls, lively atmosphere and there was NO ENTRY FEES. You should make money from people who are earning from stalls rather than people who are visiting you.

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Excellent day out. One recommendation...add more savoury food outlets as for lunches/ food there were 2 (pizzas and pastry rolls - don't count the mezze stall)

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Not enough food for the demand

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Loved the location and loved the stalls

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Not nearly enough done to title this a festival. It was more like a large garden party. Very few stalls poor entertainment. Though you were not allowed to take your own food or drink onto the site there was only one food truck serving pizza with a TWO HOUR wait time and a very expensive waffle truck. Absolutely shocking and a complete waste of time and money. We would have been better off down the local park with a picnic, a Bluetooth speaker and a walk to the ice cream truck!

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Only a handful of stools with only pizza or pancakes for food and pizza stand was so behind couldn’t order food for over 1.5 hours. Definitely not worth the entry fee.

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Charging 5.50 for a family but then £5.50 per person over 12 was expensive just to walk onto the premises!
Family tickets sold out (makes you wonder what the limit was before they pulled off those tickets ??)
It wasn't busy at all, all afternoon though. We went to support my son who had an indor stall. £65 per table!?
Limited food on sale, pizzas, the rest were dessert s. Like to support art and crafts however.
At those prices wouldn't bother again.

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

We had a fun morning, could of been more stalls. I felt as though it only took two minutes to walk around.
Would suggest having more food vendor choices also.

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Over priced especially as there was an extra charge for entering Tower gardens.
The admission process is also very inefficient leading to long queues.
Lacked atmosphere, possibly because we visited on the Monday morning and the entertainment was limited to circus training for children. Circus training was not the right description either!

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Excellent event

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

We booked tickets as we were promised a DJ and live singers songwriters, that did not happen.
very dissappinted and feel like we were ripped off

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Very little to do unless you had young children. Not even a quarter of the size of the last one I went to pre COVID-19

Review of Crafty Vintage : Family Festival : August Bank Holiday

Our grandchildren loved the Circus skills, the bubbles and the music. the food was really good but I would have also liked more healthy options than pizza, hot dogs burgers and fries too. ice cream was amazing, cheese and cake stalls were too and all great prices. Thought the prices at the bar were high... £6 for a glass of wine or a G & T is steep.