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Don't get me started on having to wear a bathing costume in a British sauna!!!

Preparing for the azores finger

ALRIGHT!

Watching you arguing with the family while drinking a spicy cider

Now you know your ticket is coming, I can ask my burning question!! Have you been living in your van and done Glastonbury before? I love being at festivals in my van but I don't live in it. What's it like doing Glastonbury in your actual home? I'm so jealous!

What time is your return coach on the Monday? Your Bristol parking would also likely get you off site much quicker. Have joined some wild queues in the car especially early on, but always got to Bristol within an hour. We started doing this when getting the train down because it was a much smoother ride to join the Birmingham train at Bristol rather than join the mega queues to Castle Cary. Not sure where the coach leaves from, but I've always found Parkopedia really useful for finding parking options: Find Parking, Car Parks, Street Parking, Private Garages - Book Parking (parkopedia.com). Just had a quick look at you can park on the harbourside for £50 for the week.

Speakers I'll take myself out

"Hopefully??" That looks cushier than my normal bed!!

Done some lovely pre-Glasto Tuesday afternoons in Bristol. Big vote for the Apple Cider Bus.

Gloucester is definitely closer to me if you're going from Telford. Don't let logic, being sensible or time keeping stop you! I figure, one hour in is exactly the right time to feel I've started making a dent, so time for a (fancy) coffee and an extra overpriced sausage roll!

You might do a bit better nudging this in chat - I've seen a thread with people selling them for £30 somewhere if you want to mention it in there?

The main thing to make sure is you take photo ID that matches your name. If you have a driving licence ideal but if not I wouldn't risk your passport if you can avoid it!

Can someone let me know what stage this cat is on so I can add it to my clashfinder?

£20 makes for a nice souvenir sticker just on its own!

I think my mates must have helped me out as well? I just remember the extreme panic and also struggling to get a signal with the bank. No one was particularly rich so struggled through somehow clearly. I have found wallets at a few festivals now - I can't imagine not making it your sole mission to return that for swift karma, let alone nicking someone's back in the day when you must have known that was IT for them. I wouldn't nick someone's wallet full stop, mind!

Great - its just really quite rare to get offered a ticket you don't have to pay for! No shade on you, you've only got 5 posts so you can only be too careful. But if anyone scamming IS reading this, this one won't be your most successful method 😂

I LOVE a Cheddar stop on the way in. When we went to Worthy Pastures, we went and spent an extortionate amount on delicious cheese and cider on the way. Would definitely recommend an ice cream from the italian ice cream place at the bottom of the The Cliffs. Can't remember what its called?

I had a mid-festival porcelain poop one year, when I got into Heaven. It was really muddy underfoot. They took our wellies, gave us slippers and proper loos. Still think I imagined it!

For some reason, I had assumed the vehicle you were driving down WAS the campervan, hence why there was no one else who could finish driving it on site?

Honestly can't wait. Driving down Sunday and have timed our arrival bang on 11 so we can choose between lunch or breakfast, which overlaps for 30 minutes between 11 and 11.30. A committed fan.

Like most people, I usually get paid over the time I'm at Glastonbury. One year, I was due to be paid on the Thursday morning. Must have been 2008 some time like that. I got in the queue, forever, at Natwest. Card wouldn't work. Finally got through to the bank (Co-Op). They had cancelled my card due to fraud prevention and there was absolutely nothing they would do to rectify it. To the point that my salary had bounced back to my employer. Still have night terrors about it! What a week that was.

It does sound a bit suss, mate. Real talk - if someone is offering you this, and its not Paul McCartney then you might be being scammed. If you're scouting for info so you can scam other people - that's not how it works.

I'm interested in what you all do on the way down, across or up. I know some people are rushing to get there ASAP and looking for the speediest route, but for those heading to car parks for a Tuesday night - do you have any rituals? Any places you stop over and visit on the way? Usually, we make a point of climbing the Tor to take a look at the site beforehand. Although my current bout of COVID I think I'll be sensible and give this a miss to conserve my energy for the big event.

Sorry, posted in wrong bit. I blame the virus! 👀

Me too! My OH is Austrian and I'm a complete convert to the German FKK - free body culture - life. Get me up in Lost Horizons ASAP! 😂