DefLeppard Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 This year will be my third Glastonbury and, whilst I have learnt from the last two and honed my approach in many ways, I think that the food I bring with me is the area that needs the most improvement this time! I am a bit of a fiend for bran flakes in my everyday life and I just thought that if there was somewhere you could buy cartons of milk then it would be the perfect thing to bring! Just need a spoon, bowl and a load of cereal... which crucially won't go off in the event of a heat wave (yeah right). Obviously the milk would be an issue unless it could be bought as and when required though and so the main question I am posing through this unnecessarily overworded post is: does anywhere in the festival sell fresh milk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Milkeh, milkeh, milkeyyyyyyyyy! Yes. Several stalls dotted about plus teactors come round the camp sites selling milk & juice off the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonic Prospector Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 They do indeed! Right next to the Pyramid stage on the left heading towards the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DefLeppard Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Great, thank you both! 2016 is officially going to be the year of the bran flake then. Of course I'll also sample some of the glasto food but it's always good to have tent provisions too, which I have not done very well in previous years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnomatic Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yeah I was going to mention the van pictured above. Interestingly though it's been there for years (possibly every since the festival began, perhaps a veteran can confirm) I only saw it for the first time on my third visit last year, when I moved camping spots from Park Home to South Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestwig Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Bran flakes are like my bland safe weekday cereal. Don't you jazz it up with some crazed sugar madness on your holidays? at least push the boat out for a variety pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 45 minutes ago, DefLeppard said: This year will be my third Glastonbury and, whilst I have learnt from the last two and honed my approach in many ways, I think that the food I bring with me is the area that needs the most improvement this time! I am a bit of a fiend for bran flakes in my everyday life and I just thought that if there was somewhere you could buy cartons of milk then it would be the perfect thing to bring! Just need a spoon, bowl and a load of cereal... which crucially won't go off in the event of a heat wave (yeah right). Obviously the milk would be an issue unless it could be bought as and when required though and so the main question I am posing through this unnecessarily overworded post is: does anywhere in the festival sell fresh milk? Unless I'm much mistaken, they're selling the milk from worthy farm :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeble Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 As a backup you could always take a couple of cartons of UHT long life milk, it's fine in tea and coffee but an acquired taste on cereal, but better than nothing. personally I'll be living on bacon butties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaels denim shorts Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) There's cold milk from several trailers in each campsite every morning. £1 a pint. They also have bottles of Coke etc we kept getting them free last year because the early queues were right through our camp at the bottom of pennards & the girls selling them felt bad for us Edited May 23, 2016 by Michaels denim shorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somecoolusername Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 How have you managed to miss the milk trucks?! They drive around the campsites in the morning. They are a delight. and respect from a fellow bran flakes fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madyaker Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 At festivals I usually sleep from 6/7am until 12/1pm. Will they be going to the campsite that late in the day? Id love to be able to get fresh milk for cereal when I wake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaels denim shorts Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 18 minutes ago, Madyaker said: At festivals I usually sleep from 6/7am until 12/1pm. Will they be going to the campsite that late in the day? Id love to be able to get fresh milk for cereal when I wake up. They usually want rid of their stock so they can get on with their day- not at work, which is understandable, you don't see them there much after 12 Best grab something before you go to sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy92 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 FREEEEEEESSSSH COOOOOOOOOOLD MIIIIIIIILK The amount of times I've been woken up by that milk truck. It definitely spends a lot of time diving round in the morning disturbing people's hangovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasto-worker Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 7 hours ago, johnomatic said: Yeah I was going to mention the van pictured above. Interestingly though it's been there for years (possibly every since the festival began, perhaps a veteran can confirm) I only saw it for the first time on my third visit last year, when I moved camping spots from Park Home to South Park. let me make it very Clear ' I dont drink Milk ' but the tractors are a recent thing and certainly I never saw them in the early years - sure they may have been selling from the farm but as I would not have any need to buy any Milk I would not know. cant recall the first year I spotted the tractors but its not all that long ago. its a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) 7 hours ago, clarkete said: Unless I'm much mistaken, they're selling the milk from worthy farm :-) I think you're slightly mistaken. The farm is contracted to sell all of its milk onto the wholesale market, so you're just getting normal milk, as you'd get from the corner shop, just with a special label on it. So there might be Worthy milk in it, there might not. I'm not 100% sure of this, but I did peck one of the milk truck man's head about it one year. He didn't seem to know or care to be honest. Edited May 24, 2016 by stuartbert two hats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 18 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: I think you're slightly mistaken. The farm is contracted to sell all of its milk onto the wholesale market, so you're just getting normal milk, as you'd get from the corner shop, just with a special label on it. So there might be Worthy milk in it, there might not. I'm not 100% sure of this, but I did peck one of the milk truck man's head about it one year. He didn't seem to know or care to be honest. Good point, guess they couldn't really sell it to us unpasteurised :-) Certainly on hot days those lorries can be most welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 32 minutes ago, Lucy92 said: FREEEEEEESSSSH COOOOOOOOOOLD MIIIIIIIILK The amount of times I've been woken up by that milk truck. It definitely spends a lot of time diving round in the morning disturbing people's hangovers I hated that guy last year, ruined my sleep and seemed to be shouting for ages, was so happy when they left. Charm x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardWaller Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Lol it's a dairy farm. Think it's about 80p a pint, loads of stalls all over the place. Which I think is very useful, not just for bran flakes, but personally I swear by milk as a hangover remedy. Well, initially, obviously move back onto booze after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 18 minutes ago, RichardWaller said: Lol it's a dairy farm. Think it's about 80p a pint, loads of stalls all over the place. Which I think is very useful, not just for bran flakes, but personally I swear by milk as a hangover remedy. Well, initially, obviously move back onto booze after that. I think one of the booze threads contains folks celebrating purchasing it fresh for their white Russians, not something that sits well inside me, but I can see the allure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) No offence but eating branflakes in your tent is a thoroughly depressing thought. Like going to a Michelin starred restaurant and ordering chips and ketchup. A wander about for breakfast first thing is one of the great things about the festival. Edited May 24, 2016 by The Nal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardWaller Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 2 minutes ago, clarkete said: I think one of the booze threads contains folks celebrating purchasing it fresh for their white Russians, not something that sits well inside me, but I can see the allure. Dairy and booze is a risky mix, on balance I prefer a Black Russian. There's a club back home that mastered the booze and dairy balance, brandy and chocolate milkshake or malibu, grenadine and strawberry milkshake - get in me. I say dairy loosely, do Yazoos even have milk in em?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 43 minutes ago, RichardWaller said: There's a club back home that mastered the booze and dairy balance, brandy and chocolate milkshake or malibu, grenadine and strawberry milkshake - get in me. I say dairy loosely, do Yazoos even have milk in em?? Crikey, that certainly sounds erm interesting. When I was younger I did try having a rule that I couldn't refuse anything at Glastonbury, these days I'm a bit timid but I'd give it a taste at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithy Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Glastonbury Milkman is also on twitter - https://twitter.com/GlastoMilk During the festival they tweet where they are so you can find it easily.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuttlep Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) 11 hours ago, Gnomicide said: this i bought my milk from them every morning for my brew to make me feel alive i have seen him every year I have been so from 2004 onwards. . pisses me off when he keeps driving and you are trying to count your money to pay and he's still rolling Edited May 24, 2016 by shuttlep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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