Hotel stay on Tuesday?

[Evian89]

Hi I was wondering how many of you stay in a hotel around the festival on the Tuesday night and arrive early on the Wednesday morning for gates opening? Is it easy to get a taxi from hotels to the festival or will traffic be a nightmare at about 6am?

Thanks for any help

[STEVEYBOY]

In 2013 we stayed in Travel Lodge Glastonbury on the Tuesday. Was About £75 per room. We left about 6:30 am and was parked on site about 7:15am.

Best bit is we had the evening before to go explore Pilton and go up to the Tor. Was a nice vibe in the village pubs as you can imagine and a lovely way to start the festival

[Evian89]

Yeah, the more I look into it, it seems the best option. I'm only coming from Reading but the first train on the Wednesday doesn't get in until after 9 and I wasn't to be there for gates opening

I won't be driving so I need to find a taxi willing to drop us off at the drop off point / the gate along with all our stuff.

I bet the pubs are pumping on the Tuesday night! I literally can't wait

Thank you!

[loaky]

In 2013 we stayed in Travel Lodge Glastonbury on the Tuesday. Was About £75 per room. We left about 6:30 am and was parked on site about 7:15am.

Best bit is we had the evening before to go explore Pilton and go up to the Tor. Was a nice vibe in the village pubs as you can imagine and a lovely way to start the festival

We did the same 2013, think it was the premier inn we stayed in, newly opened then. As you did it was good to get most of the journey and explore. We got there early afternoon so had a good chance to look round shops and have a wander up the Tor. Having been to the festival a few times it has always been an in and out exercise just passing the local area by every time. Probably wouldn't do it all the time but as a one-off it was perfect.

We just left the hotel about about 6:30 and were in the queue and in the car park by 7ish I think.

[Evian89]

Got our b&b booked for the Tuesday night I cant wait to explore before the madness starts on the Wednesday.

Unfortunately I won't be driving to the festival so I'm thinking about getting a taxi around 6am on the Wednesday morning. Hopefully this won't be too much of a nightmare.

Does anyone know if taxis can only drop off at the Steanbow lay-by and then you have to get a festival shuttle bus?

Thanks again!

[loaky]

Make sure you go up the Tor too, good exercise for the week ahead! And it's interesting to see the festival from the Tor instead of the other way round.