A married mother who visited her first ever sex festival and was too coy to tell family and friends is now raving about her experience, urging other people to give it a go’.
Britain’s biggest sex festival took place in Allington on the outskirts of Grantham, Lincolnshire and saw a thousand punters descend on the quaint and sleepy village for the four-day event.
One of those festival-goers, a 47-year-old office worker, attended with her electrician husband and spent the weekend meeting, greeting and ‘getting intimate with like-minded couples’.
The mother of two daughters from the Midlands admitted to MailOnline: ‘We are both quite shy and had no idea what to expect but it exceeded all our hopes and fantasies.
‘Some may find it seedy and sordid but that is so not the case. It is all about couples, many in happy and long term relationships, wanting to spice up their sex lives and what is wrong with that?
‘We are all consenting adults and nothing untoward or illegal is going on and we’re all just having a bit of fun. It is absolutely amazing!’
The raunchy Swingathon sex festival lets kinky guests browse for sex toys and cool each other down with water hoses
The festival also offers fun in hot tubs as well as play tents, pole dancing and foam parties
Villagers in sleepy Allington said they don’t mind the festival going on, as long as they ‘keep themselves to themselves’
Residents have complained to police about ‘screaming and moaning’ coming from the countryside site keeping them up at night in previous years
The striking brunette-haired woman Sally, who declined to be fully named, spoke to MailOnline during a brief shopping trip away from the Swingathon situated near the quaint and sleepy village of Allington on the outskirts of Grantham, Lincolnshire.
She said: ‘It was our first swingers event but we were too embarrassed to tell anyone we knew where we were really going.
‘We arrived on Friday night and were feeling very nervous but luckily there was a fancy dress party which helped with any inhibitions.
‘We got into out gear, it was a bit raunchy, but it helped us let our hair down and everyone seemed to embrace the dressing up theme.’
A thousand revellers flocked to the swingers and fetish festival – billed as the country’s largest – in fields hidden away from prying eyes.
It featured play tents, pole dancing, hot tubs, foam parties, mobile dungeons and butt-plug bingo.
Kinky guests, forking out up to £265 a tickets, could browse and buy sex toys, cool each other down with water hoses and frolic around naked or in skimpy underwear.
Marquees were filled with kinky whips and chains, spanking paddles and bondage equipment and a ‘SpicyLounge’ which enticed punters to ‘Something to behold… Along with the moon!’
Sally, who has been married to her 55-year-old husband for 23 years, and together have two grown up girls, age 18 and 22, grinned: ‘It helped put the spark back into our sex lives!’
Kinky attendees struck a pose in barely there outfits at Britain’s biggest swingers and festival
Festival revellers posing up a storm as the Swingathon enters its third day
Pictured: An aerial view of tents set up in preparation for the X-rated Swingathon, where ‘anything and everything’ goes on
Pictured: A stall for ‘Relentless Desires’, which sells ‘hand-crafted fetish furniture’
Bottom Street in Allington, Lincolnshire. Guests to the Swingathon camp out in fields a mile from the village centre
Organiser Matthew Cole (pictured with fellow organiser Kerry Voellner) promised this year’s event would be ‘bigger, bolder and better’ than before.
She said: ‘You wouldn’t think we were the swinging type, but who is?
‘It isn’t just about the sex, but the sense of freedom and comradeship. There is such a buzz around the place and we’re meeting new people, new friends, all with a healthy and common interest.
‘We live in an often cruel and wicked world and if crowds of similar people can group together for a bit of X-rated fun that has got to be OK!
‘I read reports that some local villagers were annoyed and others amused by the goings on but there is no alarm or harm intended for anyone.
‘We are getting together in a safe and discreet place and hopefully not offending anyone.
‘All I would say is wow, it is amazing and so liberating and I would urge other people to give it a go!’
As guests were entertained amidst the mixed sunshine and showers, in fields where they camped out a mile from the village centre, organiser Matthew Cole said this year’s festival was bigger, bolder and better’ than before.
Mr Cole, in his mid 30’s and running it at the same venue for the second year, said: ‘We have put a lot of work into the event and a lot of time into it.
‘We have sold more tickets than ever and having the council on side as well, it could not be going any better than I wanted.’
Three people pose for a selfie at this year’s festival whilst enjoying the sun on Friday
An attendee was excited for the day ahead this morning posting a sleepy selfie from his bed
One reveller shared a picture of their body art – made by rolling around nude and drenched in paint
Sally, who has vowed to go again next year if the popular Swingathon runs for a third time, said she and her hubby are ‘both quite shy and had no idea what to expect but it exceeded all our hopes and fantasies.’
She added: ‘Without going into any detail, we have been getting intimate with like-minded couples.
‘There are so many exhibitionists here and they lead the way!
‘But it’s not just about the physical aspect. It’s a big social event with live music, stalls selling all sorts of ware, mainly kinky, and it is very well organised and feels safe.
‘There’s a great buzz about the place and for us it is all new and thrilling.
‘You see people walking around naked and strutting their stuff and that’s allowed. We weren’t that brave but we welcome that liberation in others.
‘There are no sexual encounters happening out in the open, as far as we have seen, that goes on behind closed tents.
‘Outsiders get the wrong idea and think a swingers event is all sleaze but it’s really not, and we’re proof.’