Each gathering is unique — made by whoever is there. The ethos stays: queer space, co-creation, food shared, heart open.
If you have never been, you may wonder what happens. Activities change from one gathering to the next. What tends to return is a fluid, diverse queer space where people of many ages, races, bodies, sexualities, genders, and beliefs come together — liberating for some, unfamiliar for others. If you are new, you can chat with an organiser first. If your heart is already saying yes, listen to that.
Faeries say: if you see something that needs doing, the best way is to do it. A team helps beforehand; the event itself happens because of who comes. People chip in — meals, dishes, wood, workshops, heart circles, entertainment, sweeping up. Nothing particular is obligatory; participation is the gathering.
We eat together — vegetarian with vegan options, cooked in the kitchen by whoever wants to help. Heart circles often run freer of city time-pressure and can open profound sharing. Workshops and activities may include ritual, dancing, drumming, theatre, music, art, games, fancy dress, silence, solitude, chaos, and more. If you bring it, it will most likely happen.
A gathering aims to be inclusive, safe, and supporting. Organisers may speak with people when behaviour causes conflict, and may ask someone to leave to protect the whole. It is not group counselling — you hold responsibility for your own personal, emotional, physical, and sexual safety. Heart circles, understanding faeries, hugs, and organisers are around with support and love.
Bank details are shared after booking; cash at the gathering is fine too. We hold NOTAFLOF close — No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds. Gatherings are non-profit; additional donations are gratefully received.
Regular hearths and other lands Circles have gathered on — each with its own texture.
Northumberland
Samhain · Ostara · autumn & spring gatherings
Near Haltwhistle and Hadrian's Wall. Log fires, shared vegetarian feasts, walks, heart circles, dancing, drumming, and a drag room. Bring bedding and warm layers — corridors can be chilly. Ground floor is wheelchair accessible; dining and most social spaces are upstairs.
Somerset
Imbolc · Beltane · summer & spring gatherings
A 43-acre organic farm at the foot of the Tor. Long-house kitchens, heart circles, house beds with bedding provided, and camping in warmer weather. Paths can be uneven — tell us access needs in advance.
Cumbria
Iya Luv · Northern Gathering
Near Cockermouth in the Lake District. Communal sleeping across meeting rooms, wood stove, limited camping in the burial ground, no wifi. Intimate capacity — about 20 indoors and 5 camping.
Open Iya Luv 2026Worcestershire
Queer Earth Resistance & special gatherings
A smaller rural barn venue used for focused co-created gatherings outside the usual festival calendar.
West Sussex
Past camping gatherings
Basic camping on a private estate recommended by faeries who gathered there — private, natural, and quieter than castle bookings when numbers need a different scale.
East Sussex
Sussex Gathering
A southern camping / residential hearth used for summer Sussex gatherings.
Devon
Queer Spirit Festival · Radical Faerie presence
Not an Albion-owned venue — festival land where Albion Faeries join the wider queer spiritual web for play, ritual, and camp.
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