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[paulo999]

Noone likes doing more walking with their kit than is absolutely necessary (gagging for that first beer or whatever!).

So if you are arriving at PGA this year there's a site layout change this year that means it's good to know which way to go when you've arrived.

This year you'll need to make the right choice of direction as soon as you get through the gate, if you want to avoid doing extra yardage.

If you amble for 100 metres before deciding, you may already be going the wrong way. It's not fatal, you'll be able to loop round, but you might want to avoid wasting time and peering at the map, so...


TURN SHARP LEFT FOR:

Wicket Ground
Lime Kiln Ground
Hitchin Hill (Family & Disabled)
Spring Ground
Michael's Mead
Top & Bottom Webb's Ash
Hawkwell
Row Mead
Big Ground
Kidney Mead
Cockmill Meadow (Family)
(Home Ground isn't public camping any more despite what some maps say, if you want to camp near there, do the left turn).

STRAIGHT ON for all all other camping areas

The reason for this is there's a new 'island' created by the relocated press/hospitality camping, plus an adjacent 'lump' that is the long established nature reserve. So if you don't like lugging kit, go the right way as soon as you get through the gate.

If in doubt, ask at the Info Point you will see on your right as soon as you come through the gate. The staff there should know the score and have free maps, amongst other goodies like free loo roll and condoms.

Edited by paulo999, 16 June 2009 - 08:10 PM.

[kloot]

Good knowledge - I'll be making for Pennards so straight ahoy for me. Cheers though.

And you're so right that the lugging gear is the worst part of the festival - leads to an odd emotion when I get there; halfway between ecstacy of the anticipation and agony of the moment.

Edited by kloot, 16 June 2009 - 08:31 PM.

[81020xegw]

Nice heads up old bean

[shangri-la_steward]

i need to enter via gate c. that gonna be ok for a car + passengers? we havent got a camper van

[paulo999]

kloot, on Jun 16 2009, 09:30 PM, said:

the lugging gear is the worst part of the festival - leads to an odd emotion when I get there; halfway between ecstacy of the anticipation and agony of the moment.

Aye, been there!

It's potentially fiddly this year PGA. Not the most exciting thread, but for those affected it could become a bit more relevant when they're flagging on the Glastonbury hike

[paulo999]

shangri-la_steward, on Jun 16 2009, 09:40 PM, said:

i need to enter via gate c. that gonna be ok for a car + passengers? we havent got a camper van

Business as usual that way.

Alot of the car parks are a way out, so prep for a 20-30 min walk, but your reward is one of the best arrival views there is. After you are through the gate, within 20m you should find a big board with a map.

e2a: Based on your user name, you probably want to "keep left" all the way... will take you to Shangri-La and their crew area.

Edited by paulo999, 16 June 2009 - 08:47 PM.

[rockstar1967uk]

One of my mates is arriving at Gate A ( Coach drop off ) the day after we arrive and we have to go out and give him his ticket when he arrives . Sounds stupid but Can you still get a pass out at this bit so i can get back in easily enough rather than doing a detour around the carpark etc.

[lievepaula]

Paulo,

Do you know if the Box office is there, at gate A? I need to get my ticket there...


thanx, Paula

[ThomThomDrum]

lievepaula, on Jun 16 2009, 09:48 PM, said:

Paulo,

Do you know if the Box office is there, at gate A? I need to get my ticket there...


thanx, Paula

It is

I found out today that it is. Confirmed by See Tickets and Glastoman!

[paulo999]

rockstar1967uk, on Jun 16 2009, 09:47 PM, said:

One of my mates is arriving at Gate A ( Coach drop off ) the day after we arrive and we have to go out and give him his ticket when he arrives . Sounds stupid but Can you still get a pass out at this bit so i can get back in easily enough rather than doing a detour around the carpark etc.

You getting out won't be a problem, yes you can get a pass out.

Theoretically your mate wouldn't be able to get on direct transport without a ticket. But that rule is becoming redundant, since the 'Super Fence' has proved to be almost 100% resilient.

In summary... if your mate gets on the bus, you should have no problem.

[lievepaula]

ThomThomDrum, on Jun 16 2009, 08:54 PM, said:

It is

I found out today that it is. Confirmed by See Tickets and Glastoman!

Thanx a lot for that!!!!

[shangri-la_steward]

paulo999, on Jun 16 2009, 09:45 PM, said:

Business as usual that way.

Alot of the car parks are a way out, so prep for a 20-30 min walk, but your reward is one of the best arrival views there is. After you are through the gate, within 20m you should find a big board with a map.

e2a: Based on your user name, you probably want to "keep left" all the way... will take you to Shangri-La and their crew area.

cheers. will be arriving after dark i think. hoope the view is still all good

[ThomThomDrum]

lievepaula, on Jun 16 2009, 09:57 PM, said:

Thanx a lot for that!!!!

No Probs!

And the ques there this year should be much better than last as the vast majority of tickets have been sent out....even to international goers!!

[Neville Street]

Probably better after dark in my opinion

[honey_d]

can somebody please tell me what gate we should head towards if we are getting left off at the taxi rank???

we were directed through the car parks to d last year which took waaaay longer than walking through a would have done.

[paulo999]

honey_d, on Jun 16 2009, 10:04 PM, said:

can somebody please tell me what gate we should head towards if we are getting left off at the taxi rank???

we were directed through the car parks to d last year which took waaaay longer than walking through a would have done.

Your drop will either be at/near PGA, or Bath & West (there's been changes recently I'm not fully up to date on that)...

...but either way I'd suggest PGA unless you already know you are camping in the South, in which case you *could* try heading down to PGD. If you do that, you'll need to head through the car parks on that side.

If in doubt, PGA.

[honey_d]

i'd love it if we could walk through to a but last year we were directed away from it to the car parks (even thought we were across the road from the entrance to the bus station)

it was infuriating

[Al the CAT]

Thanks Paulo,

Was it not like this last year for Kidney Mead etc, in that you went left as soon as you come in through PGA on the path that lead alongside the cinema field, then on the path through the Nature Reserve to come out at Hawkwell / Webbs Ash (?).

Thanks for the info on Home Ground as well, that was a potential for this year

[Thatmax]

Do you get to choose what gate you get dropped at? I'm going b train but would prefer gate D.

[Al the CAT]

Thatmax, on Jun 17 2009, 08:41 AM, said:

Do you get to choose what gate you get dropped at? I'm going b train but would prefer gate D.

No, the buses to & from Castle Cary (and all the buses) pick up and drop off in the bus station area near gate A.