Cogges Beer & Cider Festival 2019 in Witney - all the pictures

Cogges Manor Farm's Beer & Cider Festival returned for its eighth edition at the weekend, with up to 800 people attending across Friday and Saturday evening.

Visitors were not short of choice when they arrived at the Witney venue, with 30 different beers and 15 ciders on offer - all produced within 30 miles of the site.

Young and old mingled on a picturesque summer evening and Cogges director, Colin Shone, said this showed the farm's enduring appeal.

He said: "It has become a must-do event in Witney's calendar.

"There's great music, it's a really chilled evening and people can wander around the beautiful buildings.

"Some beer festivals are just about drinking and become quite crowded, but this has space to enjoy a beautiful setting and a lot of great company."

Punters enjoyed relaxing at the spacious site throughout the festival as they enjoyed some of the best brews from Oxfordshire and the surrounding area.

Inside one of the barns, a host of artists provided an atmospheric soundtrack, with groups including Oxford-based Country for Old Men and Orange Circus Band performing to crowds.

There was plenty to keep revellers occupied, which Mr Shone believes was key to the event's success.

He said: "The music was fantastic and it was great to see everyone up singing and dancing.

"The fundamentals of the event stay roughly the same, but it has a different feeling every time because there are different people.

"As long as you put on a varied programme, then Cogges can be relevant for everyone."

Next up for the farm is a performance of Much Ado About Nothing on the lawn on August 21, while five days later Cogges will host its first Over the Hill Festival, a one-day Americana and roots music celebration.

The attraction is hoping to have several new activities in place by next year, thanks to a £900,000 National Lottery grant.

This will go towards the Cogges: 1,000 Years Plus project, which reveals the 'untold story' of the farm's history.