Budget?

[Erk]

I've never been before and i'm wondering how much money to take. How much do people generally spend whilst they are there?

[ukdaasfan]

Wife with me this year so whatever budget I take will not be enough. :-) Plus the kids will want fairy wings. Even my son (although he called them bat wings).

[Krazypinkminx]

I spent £150 Thursday to Sunday, didn't spend Monday,lol was home by 11am! 2 good meals a day and drinks, took my own crisps and cereal bars.vodka and coke.

[ian_sw]

In 2011 I got through £400 between Wed to Sunday so planning in the same again, although will look to bring far more food and drink to cut down on unnecessary spending.

[UEF]

For some reason even when bringing my own food and drink and having absolutely nothing to show for it at the end (not even a digeridoo or a candle-powered boat) I end up spending a couple hundred quid.

[sjp61]

I spent about £150 from Wednesday to Monday in 2011 (including tshirt and prezzie for the Doris) I did take noodles and beans & sausages for brekkie and a shit load of cider, ale, vodka etc though

[russycarps]

depends on how much alcohol you take, and whether or not you want to buy any souvenirs - eg Tshirts, craft items etc.

I generally take all my own vodka and rum but buy mixers for it onsite so it's cold. I also buy an extra 5 or 6 pints during the course of each day. The only food I take is crisps etc so buy all my meals on site. I tend to buy a tshirt or 2, and maybe a present or 2 so allow £50 for that.

So per day (I arrive thursday)

Food: £15

Booze: £30

Mixers: £10

£55 a day x 4 days = £220

Plus £50 for tshirts or whatever = £270. Plus I will take an extra £100 to cover emergencies.

So I will probably take £400, but will go home with around £100-£150, assuming no emergencies.

You could do the festival for a fraction of that though, if you take all your own booze/food. I've done the festival on a tenner a day easily.

[ads1980]

I always take about £200 and take my own booze which never seems to last. I also make sure that I carry all my cash, phone, wallet and keys on me at all times.

[TheGreenDropsRule]

Cheapest I've managed is 120. I brought all my drink with me that year and all bar £5 was spent on food. The food is so good on site, I couldn't possibly bring my own!

[ilovelanegan]

Never spent more than 160ish. I take a box of red wine and some spirits, buy cold mixers and cider on site, plus a good meal and a snack each day. Banana/nutella tortilla wraps, cereal bars and crisps etc all good to take for breakfast and snacks. As others have said, you can spend a fortune or very little depending on how much you are willing to carry!

[Krazypinkminx]

This year I am taking a solid fuel stove for a coffee in morning and few cereal bars but I love the food so much on site I am not cooking. Do enough if that at home.I bought one t shirt onsite that's all.

[Mardy]

I've done it on very little in the past, but these days it's my main holiday of the year, I don't want to cook or fret about anything. We bring spirits but buy beer & food. I reckon on about 700 quid, hopefully with a bit left over at the end.

[STEVEYBOY]

£200 - £250 for me. I will take some snacks and own booze.

I will buy mixer drinks, food and something from the markets

So looking at other posts, it looks like £200 is kinda average

[Mr Andre]

On avarice and in the passed I done glasto on about £200... And again this year I'm only taking £200, but I only buy meals there. I take cider and snacks like Pringles, apples, pick & mix sweet, squash oh and pepperami as it stays fresh.

In the passed I tuck gas stove with pot noodles which I never ate, it was just extra weight to carrie on the walk in... Killer lol but these days I travel light as I cycle.

BUT TAKE WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD AS GLASTO CAN BE DONE ON A BUDGET!!!!

[clockworkpurple]

I always take about £200 and take my own booze which never seems to last. I also make sure that I carry all my cash, phone, wallet and keys on me at all times.

[Mardy]

Average spend in 2007 was £293.24

I imagine it's probably closer to 350 quid now

[Mardy]

average spend at allfestivals in about £420, so Glastonbury is significantly less, pretty interesting, i reckon

[FloorFiller]

i usually bring about £150 / 200 with me and that does me just fine for a couple of meals a day, a few cold pints and maybe a few luxuries

at Bestival last year i brought £40 with me and somehow ended up coming home with £30. baffling

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I take out between £400 and £500 for Glastonbury. I bring my own drink in, in large quantities so that reduces any expenditure down. I also don't eat much when there so there's little expenditure on that front. In fact my main expenditure is on things like mushrooms, etc which until last year were brought on to site for me, and were paid for then. I've never bought a t shirt or any other souvenir other than ending up with a couple of tin, candle powered boats (each year) that UEF mentioned. I've bought shed loads of them boats over the years and always lose them in the house. They are a bit like missing socks. Where on earth do they go.

Edited May 17, 2013 by Yoghurt on a Stick

[UEF]

Take around £300 if you want to buy a secondhand pillow and fag-burned blanket from Banana Joe's

Edited May 17, 2013 by UEF

[Rumblestripe]

I'm not a big drinker (cheap date!) so £200 is plenty for me and I will take a t-shirt home with me.

On the subjects of t-shirts have we seen the design for this year yet?

[_jojo_]

I'm planning on taking £200 i think but hoping to bring some home. Going to take all my own booze (minus a few from the cider bus), as many little snacks as i can fit in my bag and thinking of buying just 1 t-shirt for a souvenir.

[**claire**]

I think I normally spend about £200 - I take snacks & spirits so just buy mixers & main meals on site, and usually a t-shirt too. I take my debit card just in case I need to get any extra cash out of the machines, and leave it in the lock ups.

[dan05delaney]

I'm planning on taking about £250 - £300 depending on how well my saving goes... but I do like buying food and my cider there... rarely take much stuff

[LondonTom]

average spend at allfestivals in about £420, so Glastonbury is significantly less, pretty interesting, i reckon