Driving down from Bristol, want to park in the West car-park

[owenmc606]

A friend of mine is driving down from Bristol on Tuesday night, he wants to park in the west car-park and was wondering,

does he take 'route A': http://goo.gl/maps/ZBAEr which goes straight down the A37 through Shepton Mallet and turns right onto the A361

or

does he take 'route B': http://goo.gl/maps/frQuP which turns off the A37 just after Farrington Gurney onto the A39 through Wells, turning left at Glastonbury onto the A361.

Route A's quicker, but is there a risk of being shepherded into the east car-park!? If so, is route B the way to go?

Sorry if this has been asked before, I could only find info regarding coming from the south. Thanks in advance!!

[washwell]

It'll have to be route B - if you take route A they won't let you turn right off the A37 onto the A361 through Pilton

[parsonjack]

It'll have to be route B - if you take route A they won't let you turn right off the A37 onto the A361 through Pilton

[owenmc606]

not necessarily. The traffic management plan suggests that the A37-A361 turn will be open until 0800 Wednesday.

[parsonjack]

hmm, interesting... is this for definite, or is it safer to take the 'route B'? Cheers!

[owenmc606]

Leave it with me and I'll come back in a bit with a link to the plan and the relevant section.

[eFestivals]

does he take 'route A': http://goo.gl/maps/ZBAEr which goes straight down the A37 through Shepton Mallet and turns right onto the A361

or

does he take 'route B': http://goo.gl/maps/frQuP which turns off the A37 just after Farrington Gurney onto the A39 through Wells, turning left at Glastonbury onto the A361.

I'll just point out that how you've worded this is not how the roads actually are.

If you are going 'route A', then you actually have to turn left just after Farrington Gurney to stay on the A37 towards Shepton.

If you are going 'route B', then you go straight on towards Wells - because the A37 turns into the A39 when the A37 turns off leftwards towards Shepton.

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[owenmc606]

I'll just point out that how you've worded this is not how the roads actually are.

If you are going 'route A', then you actually have to turn left just after Farrington Gurney to stay on the A37 towards Shepton.

If you are going 'route B', then you go straight on towards Wells - because the A37 turns into the A39 when the A37 turns off leftwards towards Shepton.

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Edited June 19, 2013 by owenmc606

[NorthernScum]

Twice I have approached from Glastonbury on the A361 and been sent to the east car parks anyway!

Edited July 2, 2013 by NorthernScum

[FlopFlip]

Im coming from Swindon down the M4 and unsure whether to go through Bristol to the A37 or carry on down the M5 and come off down that way to get to the west car parks. Its a bit longer but may save me some hassle closer to the site?

[dub-tech]

How about west carpark but coming from London - possible?

[doobie ninja]

Im coming from Swindon down the M4 and unsure whether to go through Bristol to the A37 or carry on down the M5 and come off down that way to get to the west car parks. Its a bit longer but may save me some hassle closer to the site?

[parsonjack]

hmm, interesting... is this for definite, or is it safer to take the 'route B'? Cheers!

[parsonjack]

same here! im going wed morning so reckon brizzy might be a bit buiser as you have normal everyday traffic plus Glasto traffic.