The Great Estate Festival

About The Great Estate

Scorrier House in Redruth gives The Great Estate 2027 its Cornish setting for a mixed-genre music and arts festival. The first edition took place there in 2017, with later reporting putting the debut attendance at over 13,000 people.

The organisers describe it as a rambunctious garden fête. The programme runs beyond live music into comedy, theatre and the arts, with a listed 10,000 daily capacity for a recent edition.

Lineup and Programme

The bill takes in new wave, synth-pop, alternative rock, indie rock, reggae and latin funk. Announced acts include The Human League on Friday and Skunk Anansie on Sunday, both at Stage On The Green.

Stage On The Green is the main stage. Listed venues and areas also include Madame Wong's House of Wrong, The Grand Hall, The Secret Gin Garden & Classical Corner, The Wild Woods, Clunk Presents The Wild Woods and The Sanctuary.

The wider programme includes the woodland silent disco, burlesque sessions, Swamp Circus and workshops at The Sanctuary. Yoga and meditation are also listed for The Sanctuary.

Who Is It For?

It is a mixed-age event. The festival is family-friendly, with children and teens welcome under the stated safeguarding rules.

Under-18s must be accompanied on entry by a paying adult over 21. The festival allows a maximum of two teens per adult, and teens aged 13-17 must stay with that adult throughout the weekend.

The Venue and Site

The site sits in the grounds of Scorrier House, Redruth, on the Scorrier Estate. Named physical areas include the vintage fairground, secret gin garden and woodland silent disco.

Camping is weekend-only, with camping fields carrying toilets and water points. Paid showers are by the main entrance and box office.

Separate family camping, glamping bell tents and accessible facilities are listed. Accessible provision includes toilets, a water point, a shower and a sink.

Travel Information

Scorrier sits close to Redruth in Cornwall, with the festival entrance directed near the Texaco/Valero Elite garage and The Cornish Oven.

• Nearest station: Redruth station, described by the official travel page as a short taxi journey from Scorrier Estate.
• Other rail option: Camborne station is listed at about 5.39 miles from Scorrier.
• Road access: Drivers are directed via the A30 at the Scorrier / Redruth-Scorrier junction. The A3047 and B3298 are also local roads for Scorrier.
• Parking: Car parking requires a parking pass. Parking is single-entry only, with a re-entry fee if a vehicle leaves and returns; accessible blue-badge parking has no re-entry charge.
• Nearby places: Redruth is about 2 miles away, Truro about 7 miles, Camborne about 5 miles and Falmouth about 14 miles from Scorrier.