Visit wellieboots.com to see our brand new improved website!

If you’ve visited our website wellieboots.com in the past few days you may have noticed it looks a little different! We have been very excited about the launch of our new and improved website and the whole team has been working very hard to make it as fantastic as it can possibly be and we have to say; we are more than impressed with the final result.

Our new-look website is easy to use, has loads of brilliant wellie boot images, great new wellington boot reviews, all your favourite brands which are easy to find including Hunter wellies, Aigle, Le Chameau, WedgeWelly, Joules, Muckboot and Seeland. It is so simple to find what you are looking for at wellieboots.com – shop for Womens Wellington Boots, Mens Wellingtons, Childrens Wellie Boots, Colourful Welly Boots, Traditional Wellington Boots, Funky Wellies, Festival Gear, Socks and Accessories or shop by Wellie Boot Brands.

So don’t delay, take a look at our new wellington boots site today! Visit www.wellieboots.com for a huge choice of wellies and accessories. We would love to hear your feedback on our new-look site, just email info@wellieboots.com, you can also submit your product reviews here too. Don’t forget to ‘like’ our Facebook page or ‘follow’ us on Twitter!

With no time at all until a mass of music fans descend upon Balado in Kinross-shire, Scotland for T in the Park Festival 2010, it’s time to check the weather forecast and make sure you’re prepared for every eventuality! Festival wellies are a must-have for any Summer Festival as well as some reliable waterproof clothing and having looked at the BBC Weather forecast, it looks as if they will certainly come in handy for T in the Park, so if you’ve been putting off that all-important purchase then now is the time to do it.

We’ve added some new funky wellies from JuJu to our festival range, where you can still take advantage of our fantastic festival wellie boot offer and receive a FREE Gelert Torch and Emergency Poncho with your order.

With the T in the Park Lineup set to blow your socks off, you lucky ticket holders are in for a treat with headliners including Muse, Eminem and Kasabian supported The Black Eyed Peas, The Prodigy, Madness, Calvin Harris, Mumford and Sons and David Guetta to name just a few!

Don’t forget…in May we launched our brand new sister site, Active Camping! Visit www.activecamping.com for all your festival camping needs including tents, sleeping bags and camping gadgets!

Funky Festival Wellies from wellieboots.com

The festival season is well and truly upon us. Isle of Wight and Download Festival are getting the ball rolling in June, closely followed by Glastonbury at the end of June, which means one thing…Summer is here! However, if you live in Britain you’ll know all about the unpredictability of the British weather which is why i’m giving you my favourite picks from wellieboots.com to ensure you are prepared for whatever the weather may throw your way for whichever festival you’ve got tickets for!

The likelihood is that it will rain at your chosen festival, but make sure you are prepared for all elements – take sunglasses, a sun hat and sun cream if it’s hot and make sure you have plenty to drink throughout the water to stay hydrated. If it’s wet and miserable you’ll need a set of trusty waterproofs and some reliable footwear – festival wellies are always a great idea and come in very handy even if it doesn’t rain due to all the beer spilt!

Isle of Wight Festival – my favourite wellies for IOW 2010 have got to be the Hunter wellies that I own (not that I’m biased or anything)..the Hunter Original Gloss Violet Wellington Boots available in sizes UK 3 – 8 for just £49.95 (RRP £60). These Hunter Wellies look brilliant when teamed with a Didriksons 1913 Womens Tigris Waterproof Set in Orchid Dots – a waterproof jacket and trouser set available for just £39.95 in ladies sizes UK 8 – 16.

Download Festival – for all your rockers heading to Donington Park, the Hunter Lowther Navy Festival Wellington Boots should hit the spot at the bargain price of £21.95 – these cheap and cheerful wellies also include a FREE wellington boot bag and emergency poncho. Why not team with a Mac in a Sac such as the Waterproof and Breathable Mac in a Sac in Flame (Orange) available for £24.95!

Glastonbury Festival – you can’t go wrong with a bit of flower power at Glasto, which is why i’m choosing the Daisy Festival Wellington Boots, priced at just £19.95 and available in UK sizes 3 – 8, these funky wellies are perfect as they come with a FREE emergency poncho and wellington boot bag! If buying these Daisy wellies, why not grab a Mac in a Sac Jacket too? I love the Waterproof and Breathable Mac in a Sac in Candy Pink for just £24.95!

View our full range of Festival Wellies here. Click to see all the Waterproof Clothing at wellieboots.com.

Pick up a bargain pair of wellies, slippers or some waterproof clothing in our clearance section!

Have you visited our Wellieboot Clearance section on wellieboots.com for fantastic deals on wellies, waterproof clothing and slippers? If you haven’t had a look, here’s what you are missing out on… up to 50% off wellies, waterproof jackets and waterproof overtrousers for both children and adults, funky Joules slippers for kids and ladies and plenty of bargains to be had!

My top picks from our current clearance range are as follows: Childs Floral Wellington Boots, Gelert Mens Rainpod Army Camo Waterproof Jacket and the Joules Womens BonBon Slippersocks.

Click here for our full wellieboots.com clearance range

The Hunter RHS Short Wellington Boots are available in two designs - Sweetpea with Butterflies and Thistle and Forget-me-not

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010 kicks off this week, 25th-29th May 2010 at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. The Chelsea Flower Show, organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is a very popular part of summer with extensive BBC coverage across the five day event. There is plenty to see and do including some new additions; the ‘Plant Paradise’, more Floristry with three areas of floral displays and the new Talking Flowers Marquee, there is real gardening advice available from Hilliers Nurseries in conjuction with Scotts Miracle-Gro and the Chelsea Plant of the Year competition, with 20 new plants and flowers up for the award!

Did you know that Hunter wellies collaborated with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to produce some funky wellies with garden inspired designs? With all the walking around involved at the Chelsea Flower Show, you’ll need to be sure that you are wearing comfortable footwear all day long and you won’t go far wrong with these Hunter RHS wellies. Available in a shorter length for just £34.95 (RRP £50)  in UK sizes 3 – 8 from wellieboots.com . The two designs; Sweetpea with Butterflies and Thistle and Forget-me-not are inspired by nature and gardens. Click here for our full range of Gardening Shoes and Wellington Boots.

On the RHS website, I found someTop Tips for Visitors of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show which include:

• Wear sensible shoes – much more comfortable than tottering around in 4 inch heels!
• Arrive early and visit the stands you really want to see first.
• Take a notebook and collect website and email addresses so that you can make purchases from home at a later date and have them delivered direct to your door!
• When taking notes in your notebook, make a note of where you saw it e.g. the stand number.
• Grab a show catalogue – it includes an essential map and has details of the nurseries you may wish to order from.
• Take a digital camera to get some pictures of plants and their labels; scribbled notes are good but photos are even better!
• Make sure you’ve charged the camera battery and take an extra memory card if you have one!
• Take a mobile phone or two per group just incase you lose each other or want to meet up.

Have a great day and make sure you check the weather forecast before you set off to make sure you are prepared for the day ahead. For more information visit the RHS Website.

wellieboots.com in The Independent Festival Guide 2010

Did you see wellieboots.com in The Independent’s 2010 Festival Guide? If you missed out, dig out the Festival supplement from 13th May and go straight to page 9, or visit The Independents e-zine here.

Wellington Boots are now considered a festival essential, so make sure you are prepared for whatever the weather might send your way with a comfy pair of reliable wellies! What’s more, if you order from our festival wellies range, you will receive a FREE boot bag and emergency poncho with your order.

This weekend is Brigstock Horse Trials held at Fermyn Woods Hall, Brigstock, Northamptonshire from Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd May 2010. The weather forecast looks fantastic, I remember getting sun-burnt last year so make sure you are prepared with sun cream, sunglasses and a sun hat!

The Hunter Original Green Clogs are ideal for a day at Brigstock International Horse Trials 2010

Brigstock Horse Trials are an Affiliated British Eventing International event with appearances from top riders including: Zara Phillips, Oli Townend (fingers crossed he’s back on form after his fall at Kentucky), Lucinda Green, Sharon Hunt, Piggy French, Mark Todd, William Fox-Pitt and local rider Julia Crowson. With hundreds of entries for this brilliant event, there will be action-a-plenty and Philip Herbert certainly never fails to impress with his Cross Country Course building skills!

If you’re planning to take the family, don’t miss out on the falconry displays, an array of classic cars and motorbikes, pony club team showjumping and plenty of tradestands so that you can shop til’ you drop! Click here for Brigstock Horse Trials 2010 Visitor Information. I would recommend wearing some comfortable footwear as there is plenty to see and you’ll be on your feet most of the day. With it being very warm, why not wear a pair of Hunter Original Clogs, I particularly like these in Green available for £29.95 (RRP £35) in unisex sizes UK 3 – 12. Have a good weekend in the sun!

Our favourite festival wellies for T in the Park Festival 2010 are the Hunter Lowther Navy Festival Wellington Boots

On Friday 9th – Sunday 11th July 2010 many of you will be heading to Balado in Scotland for T in the Park Festival! I certainly don’t blame you with the T in the Park lineup set to rock your socks off! A few of my favourites include Muse, Florence and the Machine, Vampire Weekend, Kasabian, Dizzee Rascal, The Temper Trap, Wolfmother, Calvin Harris, Mumfords & Sons, We are Scientists, Kate Nash, Ellie Goulding, Diana Vickers, Darwin Deez and many, many more!!

Our festival wellies pick for the T in the Park Festival is a best seller every year for festivals; the Hunter Lowther Navy Festival Wellington Boots. The Lowther is an affordable welly boot produced by Hunter wellies, ideal for festivals and less regular use. They are incredibly comfortable, 100% waterproof and are available at the bargain price of £21.95, and because they are in our festival wellingtons collection, you will receive a FREE wellington boot bag and emergency poncho.

Got your weekend camping ticket for T in the Park? We also now stock festival camping gear at wellieboots.com. View our full range at our sister site Active Camping www.activecamping.com

Our pick from the wellieboots.com festival wellies range for Glastonbury 2010 is the Hunter Original Red Festival Wellington Boots

A trip to Glastonbury Festival 2010 demands that you take one or two essential items; a pair of comfy wellies and some trusty waterproof clothing. Our Glastonbury pick from our festival wellingtons collection is the Hunter Original Red Festival Wellington Boots.

Glastonbury Festival began in 1970 and has grown from strength to strength in the past 40 years. 2010 sees some class acts joining the bill for a 4 day marathon of music, alcohol and dancing! The Glastonbury 2010 Lineup includes U2, Dizzee Rascal, Florence and the Machine, Muse, Scissor Sisters, Kate Nash, Marina and the Diamonds, Stevie Wonder, Faithless and even Rolf Harris!

Hunter wellies are a firm favourite for the Summer festivals and the festival fashion that goes with them. With a variety of colours to choose from, we think you can’t go wrong with these Hunter Original Red Festival Wellies -  these celebrities agree as they have all been seeing wearing their Red Hunter Wellingtons; Angelina Jolie, Pixie Lott and Sara Cox.

Glasto is notirous for its bad weather and lots of mud! Make sure you’re prepared with some trusty waterproofs; we stock Gelert poncho’s, Mac in a Sac Waterproof Jackets and Overtrousers plus Didrikson Waterproof Sets – perfect for festivals. View our full range of Waterproof Clothing here.

Did you know that you can now buy Essential Festival Camping Gear from wellieboots.com? We have a selection of festival tents, sleeping bags and sleep mats for the festival season. To see our full range, visit our brand new website; Active Camping at www.activecamping.com

The Dunlop Adult Festival Wellington Boots from the wellieboots.com festival wellies range are our pick for Download Festival 2010

Are you heading to Download Festival this summer? This rocking festival is held at Donington Park, Derbyshire on Friday 11th – Sunday 13th June 2010 with some cracking bands on the lineup including AC-DC, Aerosmith, Wolfmother, Rage Against The Machine, 30 Seconds to Mars and not forgetting Them Crooked Vultures – the band made up of Dave Grohl (former member of Nirvana and Foo Fighters), Joshua Homme (former member of Queens of the Stone Age) and John Paul Jones (former member of Led Zeppelin).

Our pick from the wellieboots.com festival wellies range for Download festival 2010 are the Dunlop Adult Festival Wellington Boots priced at just £12.95, available in sizes 7 – 12. These cheap and cheerful wellies will keep you clean, dry and comfortable from the knee (or just below) down, whilst wading through the mud and puddles of spilt beer!

These Dunlop Festival Wellington Boots are 100% waterproof, durable enough to wear again after the festival and also come with a free wellington boot bag and emergency poncho! Have a look at our full festival wellies range for some more brilliant deals on Hunter wellies, Joules wellington boots, JuJu wellingtons and more.

Don’t forget we also sell essential waterproof clothing – no doubt there will be sunshine and showers and we would hate to see miserable weather and soggy clothing ruin your weekend! We stock Mac in a Sac jackets and overtrousers, Didriksons waterproof jacket and trouser sets as well as Gelert poncho’s.

Click here if you would like to know more about the summer festivals and festival wellies!

The Spotty Festival Wellington Boots from the wellieboots.com festival wellies range are our pick for the Isle Of Wight Festival 2010

The Summer Festival season is nearly upon us and I for one can’t wait! At the beginning of May we launched our 2010 Festival Wellies range, with 12 wellington boots featured in this fantastic promotion where you will receive a free boot bag and emergency poncho with every pair of festival wellies. Click here to see our full range of festival wellingtons.

We will be picking our favourite pair of festival wellies for each of the top summer festivals and todays chosen festival is the Isle of Wight Festival, 11th-13th June 2010. Our favourite funky wellies for IOW are the Spotty Festival Wellington Boots available for just £19.95 (including your free wellington boot bag and emergency poncho). These funky womens wellies are available in UK sizes 3 – 8 with a cool cotton lining. The Spotty wellies are 100% waterproof, comfortable and are funky enough to match any outfit!

Don’t forget about Waterproof Clothing – we stock Mac in a Sac Waterproof Jackets and Overtrousers, as well as Didriksons Waterproof Clothing. View our full range of waterproof clothing here.

wellieboots.com also now stock festival camping gear. To see the full range visit our brand new sister site www.activecamping.com – the one stop shop for all your festival camping needs!

wellieboots.com; the leading festival wellies retailer has launched a brand new sister site - Active Camping.

Introducing our brand new sister site Active Camping – the one stop shop for all your festival camping needs!

wellieboots.com; the leading online wellington boot retailer, is pleased to announce the launch of our brand new sister site where you can buy everything you need for a summer festival or camping trip! Active Camping stocks top brands including Gelert Camping, Outwell Camping Equipment, Coleman, Easy Camp, Campingaz, PowerPlus, Hunter wellies, Joules, WedgeWelly, JuJu wellington boots, Didriksons Clothing and Target Dry Mac in a Sac.

At Active Camping you can get tents, sleeping bags, sleep mats, festival camping packs, essential camping equipment, festival camping accessories, festival wellies and waterproof clothing and some fantastic camping offers and discounts. A few of our favourite items include the Gelert Quick Pitch Tents, the Outwell Easy Camp Tipi Tents and the Campingaz Inflatable Single Mattress Airbed (with free pump!).

So if you are heading to Download festival, The Big Chill, Creamfields or any other summer festival this year then make sure you are prepared for whatever the weather might throw your way with our brand new site www.activecamping.com

I will be visiting the Belton Horse Trials 2010 this weekend sporting my Hunter Original Gloss Violet wellies

Did you know that this weekend is the Belton Horse Trials; located near Grantham, Lincolnshire Friday 16th – Sunday 18th April 2010. With the forecast looking good and classes running from Novice to CIC***, this is an opportunity for many riders to give their Badminton bound horses their final run. Top rider entries include: Oliver Townend, Piggy French, the Joules sponsored Mary King, William Fox-Pitt, Ruth Edge, Laura Collett, local rider Julia Crowson, Harry Meade, Ciaran Glynn, Pippa Funnell, Zara Phillips, Tina Cook, Lucy Wiergersma, Mark Todd to name just a few! There is hundreds of entries for this popuar event.

I will be visiting the Horse Trials in my Hunter wellies so look out for me wearing my Hunter Original Gloss Violet Wellington Boots that I got for my birthday last year! I am very much looking forward to visiting the 100+ trade stands as well as watching a spot of Cross Country on the 2010 course designed by Sue Benson.

Click here for more information on the Belton Horse Trials 2010.

Our products were recommended on the Queries page of The Field Magazine

Those of you who read The Field Magazine may have seen wellieboots.com mentioned in this months issue, out Thursday 15th April 2010. Turn to pages 114-115 for the Country Queries page, where our Adult Tube Socks and Hunter Fleece Welly Socks in Red were recommended to a reader from the Wirral who struggles with socks that slip inside their wellington boots.

The Adults Tube Socks are brilliant as all-round socks, available for just £4.50 per pair with a great choice of colours. Whats more, these Socks are given away free with all online orders for Adults wellington boots. The Hunter Welly Socks look brilliant with Hunter Wellies, especially when worn in a different colour to the boots! Click here for our full range of socks and accessories. Click here for Hunter wellingtons.

Pixie Lott looks fabulous in her Red Hunter Wellies at the Isle of Wight Festival 2009

Have you seen the Hunter Original Wellies in Red? They’ve been around for a good few years now, and have been seen on an array of celebrities including Angelina Jolie in the 2005 film Mr and Mrs Smith, BBC Radio 1 Presenter Sara Cox was papped leaving the Radio 1 studios at the end of last year and Pixie Lott was photographed at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2009 looking gorgeous in silver hotpants and Red Hunter Wellies.

Hunter wellies are one of the most sought after styles for the fast-approaching festival season and with the brilliant new colours available from Hunter for Spring/Summer 2010 – there will be plenty of choice for those looking for some new festival wellies for Glastonbury Festival, Isle of Wight and Reading Festival!

The Hunter Original Red Wellington Boots are perfect as festival wellies, as a fashion accessory or for use in the countryside! Available in adults sizes UK 3 – 12 (EU 36 – 47) from wellieboots.com at just £49.95 (RRP £60) and I for one think they look great with the Hunter Fleece Welly Socks in Navy. We also stock Childrens Hunter Wellies, check out the Young Hunter Red Wellington Boots available in UK sizes 8 – 5 at just £19.95 (RRP £23).

Have you seen the amazing Glastonbury 2010 Lineup that was announced yesterday? I for one can’t wait, sadly I haven’t got a ticket but will be glued to the tv from the 23rd – 27th June 2010! Who will be joining me?