Camper fields Tuesday night = closer to gate

[Brave Sir Robin]

As it says in the title, does getting to the Camper (East) field on the Tuesday night mean you're fairly close to the gate?

I'd guess so as we've only ever turned up on the Weds afternoon (or Thurs morning one year) and have always ended up quite a way back, but think I read on here once that they don't actually fill in from the front. Anyone got any experience/knowledge to share?

Cheers

[mandolin]

It doesn't seem to matter when you turn up. Furthest we've ever been from Gate C was when we arrived shortly before midnight on the Tuesday. I'm sure there is some logic to how they do it, but I've never been able to work out what it is!

[StoneCircle]

The fields closest to the gate are the family ones so if you don't have children you will be directed to the ones a little bit further away. They have also been known to fill them back to front so it is anyones guess where you will end up.

[westwardhoboy]

Got there approx 5pm Tuesday last year and was I think in E17. First one over the road from the family campervans. Unless I'm wrong that appeared, at that time, to be the only one that was being filled. First year outside the family campervans, so pleased we were so close.

[carlosj]

Got there approx 5pm Tuesday last year I think in E17. First one over the road from the family campervans. Unless I'm wrong that appeared, at that time, to be the only one that was being filled. First year outside the family campervans, so pleased we were so close.

[5co77ie]

It doesn't seem to work on any logical system, as someone said family fields are nearest. Arrived later this year than last and got parked nearer the Gate entrance.

[Tommo1]

If you're at the back of the camper fields, is it a proper mission, or is it just an extra 10 minute walk? Trying it out for the first time this year and (having read this thread) wrongly presumed that if we arrived on the Tuesday we'd be camped near to the gate...!

[5co77ie]

If you're at the back of the camper fields, is it a proper mission, or is it just an extra 10 minute walk? Trying it out for the first time this year and (having read this thread) wrongly presumed that if we arrived on the Tuesday we'd be camped near to the gate...!

[foolelle]

we arrived at about 4pm on the tuesday in 2013 and ended up in the second field back in E17 across the road. when we pulled into the camper ticket check area we were offered the choice of the family site or the normal site, the guy wouldnt tell us which was closer to the entrance and , not knowing the lay of the land we went with the normal camper fields. it was though only an extra 10/15min walk and not too bad at all once you get to the top of the Hill of Death.

[kalifire]

Being a non-driver, is it plausible I could get dropped off at one of these camper fields on Tuesday late afternoon and walk to the gate in the morning? If not, is anyone aware of camping fields for walkers on the Tuesday night?

[carlosj]

If you mean, be taken in by CV and then walk down to go in the gates, then yes, because I gave 2 people lifts last year who did that. I arrive on Wednesdays, so I assume these gates open on Tuesday. I can't see people being allowed to walk in that way and camp though.

[kalifire]

Is this another way in which the festival awards people who drive there, then? They get to camp the night before as well as queue at the gates now. Pedestrians, cyclists and those who take public transport get to fall in line behind them, it seems.

[glasto-worker]

Is this another way in which the festival awards people who drive there, then? They get to camp the night before as well as queue at the gates now. Pedestrians, cyclists and those who take public transport get to fall in line behind them, it seems.

[StoneCircle]

Is this another way in which the festival awards people who drive there, then? They get to camp the night before as well as queue at the gates now. Pedestrians, cyclists and those who take public transport get to fall in line behind them, it seems.