Over the August bank holiday weekend, Muncaster Castle hosted its popular Krankenhaus music festival. 

Over 1,000 people turned out to enjoy live music, food and drink stalls, and other entertainment which took place over the weekend. 

This is the third time that the festival has been hosted and it continues to prove to be very popular. 

Staff at the castle are eager for the festival's return next year. 

Ewan Frost-Pennington, of Muncaster Castle, said: "The festival was spectacular it was really good. We had live music, talks, and walks around the grounds.

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"The live music was mostly indie rock which was curated by a band called Sea Power. They are very good and they're from Cumbria originally. 

"We had a really good attendance with around 1,300 people coming along to camp and stay over, which is a lot. 

"The age range of the crowd was from people in their 40s to those in their 60s. 

"This was the third time we've done it and it was a huge success so we're hoping to do a fourth one. 

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"It's an indoor venue which fits over 1,000 people so we're really excited that Cumbria now has a very big venue that is under cover. 

"Our camping and caravan site worked really well, we had wonderful food coming from all over the north of England. 

"There were also cuisines from further afield like East African food, which was a great addition, there were also pizzas and burgers on offer. 

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"We work closely with a Cumbrian brewery which also operates in London called Gan Yam which was great."

The Krankenhaus website goes on to describe the festival, saying: "Sea Power is a BAFTA-winning and Mercury Prize nominated band and our hosts at Muncaster Castle, the Pennington-Frost family. 

"Krankenhaus Festival will be held once again at the stunning setting of Muncaster Castle, a striking and ancient outpost near Ravenglass, amid the wild and beautiful western edge of the English Lake District. Ravenglass was described by John Ruskin as “The gateway to paradise.” 

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