Fans 'gutted' as wet ground conditions postpone festival

The Wannasee Festival in Cumbria was postponed

Ticket holders say they are "gutted" after organisers cancelled a festival over poor ground conditions.

The Wannasee Festival Penrith was due to take place over the August bank holiday weekend.

Following a site visit, organisers said the ground was "soft and saturated underfoot", and they could therefore not run the event "to standards which are required to ensure it is safe and satisfactory".

Ticket holder June Thynne said she was "gutted" the festival had been cancelled after it was confirmed there was "not sufficient time" for the ground to recover.

In a post on Facebook, one of the tribute bands scheduled to perform, Blink 18who, also expressed their disappointing, writing: "We are absolutely gutted that Wannasee Festival has had to make this decision, but, completely agree that it is the best decision to be made for the festival goers.

"If anyone needs a band on bank holiday weekend, we are now sadly available."

Meanwhile, another festival ticket-holder posted she was "not surprised, you can always count on our beautiful weather".

About 7,000 people attend the annual event, which has sold out for the last seven years, Wannasee Festivals say.

The festival organisers said there was "not sufficient time" for the grounds at Hutton in the Forest, Penrith, to recover after "the almost continuously wet summer".

"We share the disappointment in being unable to stage the festival, as planned, but we are sure you will understand that safety must come first and to try and run the festival in hugely muddy conditions would be much too risky," they added.

"We have fallen victim to this wet summer, as, sadly, have dozens of other festivals."