“Expect to abandon the usual structure of


breakfast-lunch-dinner – Season events mean snacking on quails’ eggs at 10 o’clock in the morning and munching meringues on the journey home.”


Goodwood


dress or linen suit. Even modern Season events such as the


Henley


Glastonbury Festival have managed to de- velop an unofficial dress code – Wellington boots and waterproofs are essential at Worthy Farm, which turns into a mud bath when it rains. You’re also likely to see plenty of face paint, spandex, glitter, hot pants, angel wings and day-glow acces- sories at music festivals during the summer.


Glyndebourne


Te Fo Whether you’re packing a picnic or taking advantage of on-site catering, you’ll need plenty of sustenance to get you through long days exposed to the elements. Expect to abandon the usual structure of break- fast-lunch-dinner – Season events means snacking on quails’ eggs at 10 o’clock in the morning and munching meringues on the journey home. Traditional picnic fares include: sand-


wiches, pies and quiches, as well as small cakes, scones and fancies. Food should ide- ally be prepared so that it can be eaten without utensils – and don’t forget to bring


Wimbledon


a rug on which to sprawl (ever so elegantly, of course).


Te Drink Te MCC Pavilion at Lord’s Cricket Ground might emanate buttoned-up deco- rum but discreetly oiling all that civility is the bar which opens mid-morning and caters to a steady stream of thirsty specta- tors throughout the day. For better or worse, alcohol is another


lynchpin of your typical Season event, a sign that despite all the tradition and for- mality, participants are there to have a good time. Savvy Season-goers pace them- selves - remember you’ll still need to nego- tiate the busy train or bus journey home.


Te Sociaiing If you’ve ever taken the train from Victoria to Lewes for the Glyndebourne Festival, you’ll have witnessed the extraordinary sight of a carriage full of operagoers dressed in black tie, sneaking into their picnics and popping champagne. Tis is no place for the careworn commuter hiding behind a


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