HOLLYWOOD star Tom Hardy was spotted at a Sussex festival.
The Mad Max: Fury Road actor returned for another year to the Into the Wild festival on the Chiddinglye Estate, East Grinstead.
Festival founder Huw Williams was thrilled to see Tom, 44, over the bank holiday weekend as he attended with his wife and children.
Huw told The Argus: “It’s really cool and he just comes along and buys tickets with his family.
“We don’t have bars and I think that’s why Tom comes because he doesn’t drink so it’s a really nice, safe family environment.
“He’s been a few times with his kids, his wife and he’s brought a few friends as well.
“He’s really sweet and it’s good because people don’t bombard him and queue up for photos.
"I just went up to him and thanked him for coming and said that if he wanted to come and stay next time that we can do that.
“I got him one of our T-shirts that I designed. He chucked it on and loved it, he said let's have a photo.
“He’s a really nice guy, everyone who met him said how lovely he is.”
Into the Wild is a nature-based festival which aims to bridge the gap between helping people connect with nature and having fun.
It hosts a range of workshops, bushcrafts, kids activities, storytelling, dance, yoga, plus live global music from the likes of Olivia Fern and Mobius Loop, and silent discos under the trees.
Huw said: “It’s just lovely we have 1,500 kids and loads of families who come out and get involved with creative workshops and all sorts.
“We’ve been going for about eight years, we started with 150 people and now it’s nearly 5,000.
“We were one of the first festivals to not have bars, which is quite a risk as they’re real money makers, but actually it’s attracted a certain crowd that really enjoy it.
“The odd person might have a drink, we don’t ban it out right but we don’t encourage it.
“We get dads getting up and doing yoga at 5am, I’m not sure you’d get that at Glasto.
“It’s not just families either, we get people of all ages, we have a kombucha bar and lots of healthy soft drinks which a lot of young people are into as well, so we get a wide range.”
The festival takes place outdoors and in large marquees, and has a large children’s area as well as pods for overnight stays.
Next year’s festival is set to go ahead from August 24 to 28, find out more here https://www.intothewildgathering.com/
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