MJP Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Haven't seen anyone post about this yet, could be useful for lots of people as it seems to have been recently updated. http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/getting-here/by-car/ IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2017 The Festival team have been working hard with the local farmers and land owners to improve the car parks for 2017, including laying 4 km of stone farm tracks, changing layouts to reduce congestion and reviewing the total amount of Trackway within the car parks. We are still parking on farmland and will be subject to weather conditions, but going forward we have a more robust operation than we have ever had to cope with what mother nature throws at us. Edited June 6, 2017 by MJP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Also a couple of weeks ago I was having a tantrum at work so spent an afternoon marking out the road closures from Mendip Council... https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RIQxyQrsp7RRgx5PSqx2Am5d2es&usp=sharing I'll keep adding car parks when I get a mo - anyone can edit - so go ahead. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunk pumpkin Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Great work thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipbarm Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 I'm coming from the northwest so travelling M5 then A39 on Tuesday as I am camping in Field I want to be parking on the east side could someone possibly give me directions from leaving the M5 to the east car parks? Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 13 minutes ago, drunk pumpkin said: Great work thank you! I'm throwing another tantrum today after finance arguing with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunk pumpkin Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Just now, MJP said: I'm throwing another tantrum today after finance arguing with me. Good to know its not just my finance team that drive me insane! it must come with the role! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upside down frowner Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Have you chosen that route? Last time I drove from the northwest came off at Bristol and down the a37. someone posted a post code for the entrance to East campervan fields before- I'll try and find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwilky Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, Chipbarm said: I'm coming from the northwest so travelling M5 then A39 on Tuesday as I am camping in Field I want to be parking on the east side could someone possibly give me directions from leaving the M5 to the east car parks? Many thanks. There is a few different ways, but essentially somewhere near Bristol (depends on what time of day you approach) You need to come of the M5 and get on the A37 which takes you through the site. I think last year I went on the M4 and M32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan190984 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Probably being dim here but why does the site say purple will be better for acoustic/kids field? Blue looks more sensible to me, getting you closer to PGC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR88 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 7 minutes ago, Dan190984 said: Probably being dim here but why does the site say purple will be better for acoustic/kids field? Blue looks more sensible to me, getting you closer to PGC? The family camping is to the North of the Acoustic, think that's why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 1 hour ago, MJP said: Haven't seen anyone post about this yet, could be useful for lots of people as it seems to have been recently updated. http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/getting-here/by-car/ IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2017 The Festival team have been working hard with the local farmers and land owners to improve the car parks for 2017, including laying 4 km of stone farm tracks, changing layouts to reduce congestion and reviewing the total amount of Trackway within the car parks. We are still parking on farmland and will be subject to weather conditions, but going forward we have a more robust operation than we have ever had to cope with what mother nature throws at us. Possibly one of the most helpful things I have seen on this forum ! Have an upvote Sir ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie9917 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 If I wanna camp at big ground but coming from the south west whats the best place to enter? Entered at PG A last year instead of PG B as it was just too messy at B but as a result it was quite a trek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR88 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ollie9917 said: If I wanna camp at big ground but coming from the south west whats the best place to enter? Entered at PG A last year instead of PG B as it was just too messy at B but as a result it was quite a trek What you mean by messy? I entered at A last year too it is a good trek from there to Big Ground. Edited June 6, 2017 by MattR88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZYSEY Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, Ollie9917 said: If I wanna camp at big ground but coming from the south west whats the best place to enter? Entered at PG A last year instead of PG B as it was just too messy at B but as a result it was quite a trek PG B or C for Big Ground. Last year PG B was an absolute bog. So we ended up going through PG C which isn't ideal as you have to go down death hill and up Muddy Lane. At the time it was the better option though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie9917 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, MattR88 said: What you mean by messy? I entered at A last year too it is a good trek from there to Big Ground. Wasn't PG B closed off last year on wednesday in the morning?? I was asleep for most of the journey but I seem to remember we couldn't enter via B for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffieldlady Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Super helpful, I know have a plan on how to get to the right car park! I always forget to check the main Glastonbury website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR88 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, Ollie9917 said: Wasn't PG B closed off last year on wednesday in the morning?? I was asleep for most of the journey but I seem to remember we couldn't enter via B for some reason Ah ok, didn't know about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 I added way more than I intended to and will probably add more when I get home. Basically recreating the Glasto map now lol... Will add more directions tonight when I get home off the work network - anyway, that's 2 hours of work successfully procrastinated through. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RIQxyQrsp7RRgx5PSqx2Am5d2es&usp=sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie9917 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Thanks MJP! Was useful. As I'm from the south west PG A or D are obviously the closest but how much busier is PG B and C?? I'm looking at C as a happy medium for now (and how busy is blue route?!?) As looking at your map it seems most traffic is routed through blue ? ? Edited June 6, 2017 by Ollie9917 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Ollie9917 said: Thanks MJP! Was useful. As I'm from the south west PG A or D are obviously the closest but how much busier is PG B and C?? I'm looking at C as a happy medium for now (and how busy is blue route?!?) As looking at your map it seems most traffic is routed through blue ? ? I've only driven once, which was last year and the year where we were stuck in Shepton Mallett for hours on end. I'm still not over my mate arsing around the way she did, otherwise we would have left on time and had less of a queue. Merh. No idea how busy the gates are either. I'd assume that A and D are the busiest as many pile into the West parking overnight, A has the coach station. If you don't mind the quite hilly part of the walk - I'd say go to ped gate C via the blue car parks on the East. The reason that they're trying to route most traffic through there is because it's a direct route from the A303 which means that locals can nip around lanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipbarm Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 4 hours ago, stuwilky said: There is a few different ways, but essentially somewhere near Bristol (depends on what time of day you approach) You need to come of the M5 and get on the A37 which takes you through the site. I think last year I went on the M4 and M32 I'm thinking M5 then A39 to A371 to join the A37 to miss out the traffic of central Bristol. I'd just carry on down the A39 if I could guarantee they let me carry on to the east car parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsonjack Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 6 hours ago, MJP said: Haven't seen anyone post about this yet, could be useful for lots of people as it seems to have been recently updated. http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/getting-here/by-car/ IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2017 The Festival team have been working hard with the local farmers and land owners to improve the car parks for 2017, including laying 4 km of stone farm tracks, changing layouts to reduce congestion and reviewing the total amount of Trackway within the car parks. We are still parking on farmland and will be subject to weather conditions, but going forward we have a more robust operation than we have ever had to cope with what mother nature throws at us. Great work One you've missed that could impact a few travelling from South or East......Schedule 2 - 32 shows the A371 closed heading north after its junction with the B3153 from 0800 Weds. That's the junction in Castle Cary just south of the railway station where the buses run from. Anyone trying to use the A371 through Castle Cary and then cut West onto A37 for Blue Route will need to get on the A37 before Castle Cary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, parsonjack said: Great work One you've missed that could impact a few travelling from South or East......Schedule 2 - 32 shows the A371 closed heading north after its junction with the B3153 from 0800 Weds. That's the junction in Castle Cary just south of the railway station where the buses run from. Anyone trying to use the A371 through Castle Cary and then cut West onto A37 for Blue Route will need to get on the A37 before Castle Cary. Cheers - I kinda gave up when I was most of the way through those schedules. A massive ballache! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsonjack Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, MJP said: Cheers - I kinda gave up when I was most of the way through those schedules. A massive ballache! You've done a good job though....a lot of those road names and places are only known as such locally and aren't marked on any maps..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 53 minutes ago, parsonjack said: You've done a good job though....a lot of those road names and places are only known as such locally and aren't marked on any maps..... Turns out that 2-32 was on there, but it had moved to somewhere nearby somehow... lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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