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In Pictures: Stately home turns steampunk for Fantasy Forest event

Sudeley Castle played host to hundreds of costumed enthusiasts.

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Fantasy fans were given the chance to roam the grounds of a stately home in Gloucestershire for a weekend celebrating all forms of cosplay.

Sudeley Castle played host to hundreds of costumed enthusiasts who ranged from medieval knights and maidens to families in Gothic steampunk fashion and film favourites including Stormtroopers and Daleks, during the Fantasy Forest event.

Fantasy Forest Festival
A woman rides a horse as it rears up (Ben Birchall/PA)
Fantasy Forest Festival
Miranda Tea descends garden steps at Sudeley Castle (Ben Birchall/PA)
Fantasy Forest Festival
Fantasy fans photograph other fantasy fans (Ben Birchall/PA)
Fantasy Forest Festival
Jamie McBride wears bright blue contact lenses to go with his steampunk outfit (Ben Birchall/PA)
Fantasy Forest Festival
A couple of women share a joke (Ben Birchall/PA)
Fantasy Forest Festival
Richard Von Mew adjusts his Victorian steampunk explorer hat (Ben Birchall/PA)
Fantasy Forest Festival
A colonial marine from Aliens poses with his weapon (Ben Birchall/PA)
Fantasy Forest Festival
A group of 17th century fans pose for pictures (Ben Birchall/PA)
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