ORGANISERS of Hawarden's The Good Life Experience (TGLE) have announced a number of changes ahead of next year's event.

The festival, which takes place on the grounds of the Hawarden Estate and is co-created by former Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews her husband Steve Abbott and Caroline and Charlie Gladstone, owners of the Hawarden Estate Farm Shop, will now move to the park, gardens and woodland that surround the two Hawarden Castles.

Events will take place in the park, gardens and in the main drawing room of the New Castle and in the ruins of the Old Castle as well on the cricket pitch, in and around the lake and inside the estate's 1920s cricket pavilion.

The September festival, which features music, food and craft and has welcomed up to 5,000 people to Hawarden annually for the last five years, will also be extended to feature events on Thursday night and Friday daytime, with the organisers promising various feasts on the Thursday, followed by an opening night party with music chosen by Cerys. Friday will offer a series of small talks, tiny workshops, outdoor activity and "magical music".

"We're moving," said Charlie, who also owns Hawarden's Glynn Arms, "Not a long way, but a few hundred metres to the park, gardens and woodland that surround the two Hawarden Castles.

"This will make TGLE one of Britain’s most beautiful and intimate festivals, while retaining our unique mix of talks, craft, food, music and outdoor activities.

"TGLE 2019 will be smaller, more focused and more intimate. There's still going to be a massive range of talks, music, activity and fun for all ages. But we’ll be selling fewer tickets in order to make everything more engaging for our guests.

"New to 2019 will be Thursday night and Friday daytime. We're calling it The Good Life Experiment, and only a few hundred tickets will be available.

"TGLE 2018 was our most energising yet, but next year is already shaping up, and promises to be even better. Great guests are already being booked and we’d love for you to be there with us."