Missed out on Goop? Here are some other wellbeing festivals to go to

You might not be able to attend the Goop Wellness Summit this weekend, but that might not be the worst thing in the world.

Starting from today, Gwenyth Paltrow’s wellness baby will collate in London over the weekend to promote the best of wellness and longevity, encouraging slightly more obscure health methods for your life.

Rest assured there are other things to do instead, and for much cheaper, if you’re really keen to get in top shape.

Latitude Festival 18 July-21 July

Latitude Festival is back again this year. There is a stellar line-up of musicians from Loyle Carner to George Ezra and Stereophonics, but it’s not all about the music.

There is an opportunity to get back to nature and swim in the lake and even do stand up paddle boarding. Time to get back to nature.

Head down to East Sussex for this.

Brain Child Festival 12-14 July

If you thought Latitude was grassroots, let’s see what you think about Brain Child. Brain Child celebrates the DIY culture on a peer-to-peer level, where you will find like-minded people sharing their stories about getting up and going with their projects.

Of course there are opportunities for writing and art workshops, live music sets and DJs. Again, in Sussex – but why not give it a go?

Love Fit Festival 19-21 July

If you’re more of an active person, then this might be a better choice.

With partners such as GymBox, Another_Space, Broga and Farm Fitness pushing you to your limits, where better to do it than outside in the middle of a forest in Sevenoaks?

There is a huge stretch of land for a wild run, a lake for freshwater swimming and an area for debates and talks around health and wellbeing. Don’t worry, there’s also a spa. Tickets are in the £139 range for a couple of days, so you might want to get there sharpish.

Wilderness Festival 1st-4th August

If we head over to Oxfordshire, we might get a bit more of an holistic retreat. Join a talk on toxic masculinity by The Naked Professor, breathwork with Richie Bostock the Breath Guy or centre yourself with classes in yoga and Pilates.

There are even workshops on tarot readings, invigorating massages and facials. You can camp or glamp, which ever you decide it will be time well spent.

Wild in the City Festival 16-18 August

Sometimes nature events aren’t as inclusive as they make out to be.

Wild In The City is an initiative to get people of colour in nature by inviting them to sit around a campfire and with a group of people over three days of walks and talks in Croydon’s countryside.

Soul Circus Festival 16-19 August

Ever dreamed of running away to the circus? Soul Circus is an exciting wellness festival celebrating movement, music and food. Focused on healing and transformation, they aim to realign and recalibrate.

With inspiration from world renowned teachers, speakers and musicians, festival goers spend their days doing yoga, indulging in the spa and sipping on juice. Music and drinks in the evening.

And if you make it September…

Health Optimisation Summit 14-15 September

Founder Tim Gray is putting together the Health Optimisation Summit, where he has managed to pull together some of the most influential speakers in the world to talk about key diets, and everything in the health, wellbeing, medical, nutrition, bio-hacking and fitness worlds.

And finally, a day of wellness talks with prolific writers and business women including Shahroo Izadi, Rhiannon Lambert and Lauren Armes.

She Started It Live comes from the podcast hosted by About Time magazine’s editor-in-chief, Angelica Malin. She has curated a day of talks around self-kindness, building a wellness business, motherhood and working on your mental health. Tickets release Monday.

Time to reach your optimum this summer.