Sex fest worker reveals raunchy secrets from behind the tent flaps at controversial swingers weekend: ‘More condoms than coffees'

New York Post

6 days ago

Here's to a swingin' summer.
For most of the year, Allington is a quintessential, charming British town in Lincolnshire, boasting nearby natural sites perfect for the average outdoorsman or the traveller in need of some peace and quiet. But once a summer, 'Swingathon' and its band of kinky festivalgoers descend on the town for a loud, licentious three days.
3 Guests enjoyed pole dancing, hot tubs, mobile dungeons, foam parties and private orgy tents.
Kerry Voellner / SWNS
DJ Kerry Voellner — a loud and proud swinger in her free time — offered outsiders an inside look at the festival, with activities ranging from 40-person orgies to 'butt plug bingo.'
In its fifth year, the festival boasted its largest ever attendance rate, with over 1,000 tickets sold.
Voellner said that the crowd typically has a wide range of attendees, and this year was no exception.
'There's no standard festivalgoer — there were people of all ages — and some people walked around naked while others were in sexy lingerie or jockstraps,' she told SWNS. 'One woman even came dressed as a big vagina.'
Swingers walked around naked or in bondage gear, and busied themselves with sex demonstrations, talks and games.
Voellner runs an adult alternative lifestyle venue called The Lifestyle Lounge, which is a sponsor of the festival, in Manchester. She helped organize weekend logistics and even DJed a few sets.
'I was working this weekend, so I didn't have any sex, but I had the time of my life,' she said.
Nykolas Shipway, a performer who goes by Gutter Sl*t on stage, told SWNS that there were plenty of fetish demonstrations, ranging from wax play to shibari, and added that 'there were condoms everywhere, more condoms than coffees.'
3 Voellner also set up a bondage table and kinky trivia sessions.
Kerry Voellner / SWNS
'But it's all normal for us in the swinging world; the vanilla world is too straight-laced for us,' Voellner said.
While there were some young, wild attendees and massive orgies, there were also couples there who had been married for decades.
3 Many attendees wore masks, costumes and other sensual attire.
Kerry Voellner / SWNS
In the past, the festival has gotten flak for disturbing local residents — with ultra-load moaning and wild, unconventional kinks alike.
'We're becoming known as the swingers capital of England just because of this festival, and that's not a title we want,' an anonymous resident previously SWNS. 'It's mostly elderly people and families here, so you can imagine them spitting their tea out when they learned we were to be the home of Swingathon.'
But despite past controversy, Voellner said Swingathon's organizers strive to keep the festival clean, hygienic and partially sound-proof — an especially attractive new addition to this year's lineup for local residents.
According to Voellner, every ticketed guest had to show proof of clean STI testing before entering the grounds, and swingers are encouraged to use protection during sexual activities — both of which are apparently standard practice within the lifestyle anyway.
'It's all very clean and hygienic,' she said, 'and there are condoms in every room, it's not accepted in this lifestyle not to wear one. It's a standard.'
The festival drew a massive group of swingers seeking sexual freedom, but this year, Voellner said that some residents even swung by to check it out.
'We encompass anyone with a lifestyle out of the ordinary and we welcome them,' Voellner affirmed. '[Swingathon is] about people being themselves and being free.'