Best UK day festivals for music lovers on a budget

If you want to get into the festival spirit but don’t want to camp, day festivals are the answer (Picture: Getty Images/Maskot)

As the sun struggles to break through in the UK, that urge to spend a day listening to music in a field with a pint in hand at a festival is seeping in.

However, that desire might not extend to pitching a tent in a field and coughing up the price of a small European getaway for the luxury.

We’re all trying to make our budgets stretch as far as possible these days, so a day festival is a happy compromise to not break the bank, while still indulging in the great tradition of summer festivals.

It seems festivals are popping up ever...