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[coma girl]

yeah, I've been to T in the Park and it's a fair hike from the car park to the campsite, and I'm getting too old for that shit !!

saw someone there 2 years ago carrying a sledge, asked her why and she said "I was told to bring a sledge"

theres only 2 of us going to glasto, probably train to glasgow, megabus to Bristol & coach from Bristol so I'm gonna travel light, look out for me tho, and give us a hand

[glasto-worker]

yeah, I've been to T in the Park and it's a fair hike from the car park to the campsite, and I'm getting too old for that shit !!

saw someone there 2 years ago carrying a sledge, asked her why and she said "I was told to bring a sledge"

theres only 2 of us going to glasto, probably train to glasgow, megabus to Bristol & coach from Bristol so I'm gonna travel light, look out for me tho, and give us a hand

[POKERDUDE]

I'm gonna get so lost

[lucyginger]

I'm gonna get so lost

[glasto-worker]

I'm gonna get so lost

[jeffie]

The very first can after bunging up the tent . . . .

[jeffie]

'only' 3 or 4 miles??? no, that's not for me, I'll take 55 litres of jack daniels

I'm glad I started this, loads of info, I didn't even know there were actual bars ....

thanks again folks, I'm kinda lookin forward to next june now .....

Edited October 8, 2013 by jeffie

[jeffie]

Ah, I see you have. Prepare for a bit of a shock

[Penrhos]

That's another reason why I go in a camper van - we took 20 plus crates of beer, 8 boxes of wine, Vodka & Rum decanted into plastic bottles and 6 packs of bacon & some rolls for breakfast...

They do random spot checks on the campervans for prohibited items (they took two bottles of wine from the people in front of us) we were just asked if we had any glass bottles.

Then it was just a matter of walking down the hill & into the site each morning with a rucksack full of goodies.

[frostypaw]

Threads like this make me all warm

Brace yerself....

If you need booze and are coming by coach don't try and carry stuff with you, you'll break your back. Take an empty folded trolley at the most then use the shuttle bus service to Shepton or Glastonbury from the bus station when traffic's calmed down and just go to the shops. 4 or 3 quid each way

It'll probably end up a couple of hours round trip but the distances involved mean anything beats being broken before the festival starts. You can camp up, stick stuff in lockups, pop out and get a trolleyload smarter and wiser about how far you'll be bringing it back

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/getting-here/by-bus

[Gnomicide]

Last time I got the coach I took a couple of boxes of red wine. I suplemented this by buyind cider from the bars. As it's already been said, it's a fair old walk from the coach park to the more trendy camping spots and that's after bring stood in the queue to get in for hours (this may have improved). So don't weigh yourself down.

[carlosj]

Sorry if this has been said already, I'm reading this on a phone, but had anyone mentioned the lockups? If you're bringing loads of stuff, you could pitch up the tent nearer the exits, chill, then take your booze to the lockups, and make a withdrawal each day, rather than make just the one journey with everything on the first day.

Edited October 18, 2013 by carlosj

[gerardfenton18]

Also bear in mind that when push comes to shove you may not actually want to leave the site, the Wednesday and Thursday are probably my favourite bit of the festival.

[pie_and_a_pint]

can you enlighten me on why this is your favourite time? this'll be my 1st time at glasto

[gerardfenton18]

You'll see. Pitch the tent. Unpack your kit. Crack open a can. Wander, explore, enjoy, fall in love

[carlosj]

Many people enjoy Wednesday and Thursday the most since the festival hasn't 'started'. In other words, things are chilled and we avoid following a timetable of events that can happen from Friday onwards.

The tv will concentrate on music if you watched last year, but there's so much more to Glastonbury. If it's your first time, check out the areas beyond the main stages, like Green Fields, and see what's going on. With headliners and crowds queuing and moving, it's easy to rush and worry about missing things. Wednesday and Thursday avoids this feeling by still having things to do, but more as a make your own entertainment.

[mandolin]

The other thing I love about Wednesday and Thursday (apart from the already mentioned) is the bands that play at the smaller venues. We've found some real gems when we've just called in somewhere because we have nothing better to do. Also, the whole ticket buying, getting prepared, getting there, getting in always has an element of stress. Once you've got set up, all that goes away and you can just have fun in pretty much whatever form you want it.

[coma girl]

can you enlighten me on why this is your favourite time? this'll be my 1st time at glasto