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Hi guys,

After some advice/reassurance.  

Normally I get the coach from Manchester to the festival, and arrive at the gates by 8am on Wednesday.  It's a journey I'm comfortable with but this year I'm going with someone who hates coaches, so it looks like we will be driving instead.  I really don't fancy the idea of queuing overnight in the carparks, but likewise, I won't want us to end up being late in and missing half the day.  We'll be coming from Lancashire and I normally head to Hitchin Hill/surrounding fields to camp.  Is there a gate that would be best for us to aim for? What can we expect the journey to the carpark and onto site to be like?  Any hints or tips?  Like I said, I normally get the coach so it's totally new to me!

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Looking where Hitching Hill is you would be better at gate A or gate B . A is accessed from the car parks on the west side  (it's the gate you will use when arriving by coach) B is accessed from the east side .

Not sure if that really helps but it is worth doing your homework and trying to work out which side of the festival is best for you.

 

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We camp on Hitchin Hill and from experience have found using West parking and entering through Gate A is much easier. In 2017 we set off from Stafford at ca. 7:30am and were parked by noon, having had 2 stops on route. We used the M5 to Bridgewater then A39 to Glastonbury then Pilton. We were very surprised as traffic on the A39 was very light being almost non-existent from Glastonbury. The queue entering the car park was 1 car long!

We had to walk for approx 15-20mins to Gate A but on the day it depends which west car park you're directed to. Once at Gate A we queued for ca. 45 mins to get in. The walk to Hitchin Hill area is 10-15 mins, depending how heavy your laden.

In 2008 we used East car parking and found the drag from Gate B more strenuous as height is initially lost going down the track beside Big Ground before turning at the junction above Kidney Mead. The route is then all up hill with a gradual rise to Lulu's cafe/Michael Mead followed by an exacting climb up the much steeper incline alongside Spring Ground to Hitchin.

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