Big Ground

[ManchesterGlasto]

Hi all.

Can anyone that camped in Big Ground last year tell me what time it filled up?? Plan to arrive early hours Wednesday morning but who knows what the queue will be like to get in and what chaos they'll be at the gates. 

[Skoo]

Expect it to be full by 11am in my experience. Depends on how many tents you need to squeeze in.

[funkyuk]

Queue at gate b (through the camper van fields) from around 2am weds morning.  You will easy get a spot

[ManchesterGlasto]

1 minute ago, funkyuk said:

Queue at gate b (through the camper van fields) from around 2am weds morning.  You will easy get a spot

Great. Thanks. We're aiming for 3am arrival anyway. 

[funkyuk]

@ManchesterGlasto  sorry, I meant Gate C!!  you'll be fine.  I have done gate C from 2am for the past couple of years and been one of the first into big ground.  In previous years I've done gate B from around the same times, and it's very hit and miss.  The queue at B converges from many car parks... In 2010 we never got to the gate until Noon

[p.pete]

19 hours ago, funkyuk said:

@ManchesterGlasto  sorry, I meant Gate C!!  you'll be fine.  I have done gate C from 2am for the past couple of years and been one of the first into big ground.  In previous years I've done gate B from around the same times, and it's very hit and miss.  The queue at B converges from many car parks... In 2010 we never got to the gate until Noon

Yeah, it's a pain - park at B and Big Ground is (likely) really close to your car but it takes forever to get in, or park at C and it's (likely) quicker but you're miles from the car.  If you don't need much space or plan to make more car trips then B probably wins, though I still struggle with the decision...

[rachel91]

Yeah fills up about 11am/noon in previous years. Previous years went in gate C but last year arrived at Gate B at about 4am Wed and only just got a spot in Big Ground because of hundreds of people pushing in the queue  

[bsolxiv]

Sorry to hijack thread. We're planning to get there 2-3pm on Wednesday, how close to big ground could we get? 

[funkyuk]

Top webbs ash maybe.... Or possibly hitchin hill. How many of you?  You may get a small 2man tent in big ground @bsolxiv

[bsolxiv]

3 tents, and one(mine) is larger than expected on first erection...

[EZYSEY]

8 hours ago, bsolxiv said:

3 tents, and one(mine) is larger than expected on first erection...

What time do we need to be in the queue to get into Big Ground? and what time do people start queueing usually?

[spudmurphy]

How lively is Big Ground? First timer at Glasto, and we were planning on camping at Pennards Hill as we're all young and would like somewhere quite vibrant - however concerned about the weather so we're looking to go somewhere now on a slight slant. Would BG be any good for us?

[fixx]

2 hours ago, spudmurphy said:

How lively is Big Ground? First timer at Glasto, and we were planning on camping at Pennards Hill as we're all young and would like somewhere quite vibrant - however concerned about the weather so we're looking to go somewhere now on a slight slant. Would BG be any good for us?

The drainage is excellent all over the site (massive upgrade a few years ago), you'll have no problem at all in Pennards. And it'll def be more lively at night than Big Ground. 

[stuwilky]

And Pennard Hill is on a slant - the clue is in the name 

[myers]

we arrived at gate B last year at 03.00am, lots off queue jumpers around 7.30am caused all sorts off problems and delays but got to big ground at about 10.30am and managed to get 2 tents in the middle, it was very busy and id say almost full at that time though! but we just managed to get a decent spot..... if gate B wasn't chaos we would probably been inside by 9am ish ,as others have said gate B very hit and miss , we are trying gate C this year and heading for big ground again,arriving around 3am 

[ink1ing]

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And Pennard Hill is on a slant - the clue is in the name 

 

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Crap at quoting..

[p.pete]

On 17/06/2016 at 11:47 AM, spudmurphy said:

How lively is Big Ground? First timer at Glasto, and we were planning on camping at Pennards Hill as we're all young and would like somewhere quite vibrant - however concerned about the weather so we're looking to go somewhere now on a slight slant. Would BG be any good for us?

Not vibrant at all as it's not near any late night stages so nobody prioritises it as a party spot - still feels not too far a walk at the end of the night so I'm happy there, though when you get there it is the end of the night.

 

1 hour ago, myers said:

we arrived at gate B last year at 03.00am, lots off queue jumpers around 7.30am caused all sorts off problems and delays but got to big ground at about 10.30am and managed to get 2 tents in the middle, it was very busy and id say almost full at that time though! but we just managed to get a decent spot..... if gate B wasn't chaos we would probably been inside by 9am ish ,as others have said gate B very hit and miss , we are trying gate C this year and heading for big ground again,arriving around 3am 

Mostly miss! but 'usually' handy for parking spot closeish - once you survive the initial nightmare

RE Big Ground - word on chat is that flushing toilets will *not* be at the top of the field this year, which aside from closeish to the car has been one of the draws for us camping there.

[myers]

mmmm,... yes , thats a reason we always head for Big Ground! , might be having a last minute change off plan now !... maybe hawkwell 

[HalfAnIdiot]

Big ground filling up fast