Longest queue time at gate A?

[Thunderstruck]

I've queued a couple of hours before at gate A from about a 9am arrival. Other times on the coach there isn't any queue usually!

[Amy Lawn]

Gate D's queue last year was an absolute motherfucker. It's pretty mental they left people hemmed in together there in that heat with no water or toilets for so long.

[Spindles]

Yeah, been in that gate D clusterfuck in the past (2010 and was baked by the time I got in), my son's mates have been caught up in it several years running.  D is fine if you're there early enough to get in the snaking barrier queue, but back behind that it all just falls into chaos and then you end up penned into the corner of a car park just waiting to get on the path to the gate.

It is honestly a better idea to do the walk to A, in my opinion.  The years I've ended up hemmed in at D I've always regretted the advice of people who set off to do just that hours previously, as I slowly shuffle forwards struggling with my shit in an ever more impatient crowd.

[tumbles]

I’m really tempted to go for A over D this time, I’m usually in queue by 5am. 

[marcwilson87]

Bit of a thread highjack so I apologise, but if I'm aiming to go over towards a or d car park, what is the best location to put in the sat nav? 

[broken monkey]

2016 we arrived around 12pm on the Weds and walked straight in through gate D. 2017, arrived earlier at 11am Weds and was warned about gate D waiting time. Ended up at gate A and was in by 1pm. Some friends arrived at gate A around 2pm and walked straight in. 

2017 was the year of extra security checks though so that may have been the cause. 

[kalifire]

2 hours ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Gate D's queue last year was an absolute motherfucker. It's pretty mental they left people hemmed in together there in that heat with no water or toilets for so long.

That’s partly because they diverted anyone arriving at Gate A to Gate D’s queue for a while. They weren’t letting anyone queue up alongside the fence at Gate A when I arrived at about 4:15am. It was chaos. 

I’ll be arriving around the same time this year. Hoping for a bit more organisation. I’m aware I could saunter in without much of a queue if I arrived a few hours later but getting there early is all part of the fun for me. 

[Amy Lawn]

5 minutes ago, kalifire said:

That’s partly because they diverted anyone arriving at Gate A to Gate D’s queue for a while. They weren’t letting anyone queue up alongside the fence at Gate A when I arrived at about 4:15am. It was chaos. 

I’ll be arriving around the same time this year. Hoping for a bit more organisation. I’m aware I could saunter in without much of a queue if I arrived a few hours later but getting there early is all part of the fun for me. 

We drive down from Manchester, and find that setting off early is a bit of a necessity, if we set off later then it can potentially double the time of our trip through having to sit in traffic forever.

[DeanoL]

1 hour ago, marcwilson87 said:

Bit of a thread highjack so I apologise, but if I'm aiming to go over towards a or d car park, what is the best location to put in the sat nav? 

BA6 9XE looks like.

[tumbles]

So out of the choice of  A or D what are people thoughts? I've always gone D but found it hit and miss..

[Charm]

If all is well Gate D is best as A is held back due to coach people but if there is a problem all gates will be horrific. 

Charm x

[Deci]

Our tents are getting set up tomorrow but we don't arrive until Thursday. What will it be like gaining access Thursday afternoon around 3?

[Fred Zepplin]

24 minutes ago, Deci said:

Our tents are getting set up tomorrow but we don't arrive until Thursday. What will it be like gaining access Thursday afternoon around 3?

Walk straight in through any gates at that time 

[DareToDibble]

Leaving Cardiff in a few hours. We normally get off the transfer coach (from Drop & Collect) around 6am at Gate A. In 2017 we were in by 8:45 and set up by 9:15. Mind blowing.

Praying for the same again 

[priest17]

Gate D in 2015 was an absolute nightmare, everyone just dicided zig-zagging was for squares and just all moved through the tape at once. 

Every other time I've queued at d it's been fine, just a queue really. Best way to get on site is stay in someone's campervan in the west CV field, you just walk in at 9ish. Think I queued behind 8 people.

[shoptildrop]

3 hours ago, tumbles said:

So out of the choice of  A or D what are people thoughts? I've always gone D but found it hit and miss..

I personally find gate A more organised but had a few good experiences with easy entrance at D until last year. As they added a 2nd Alton towers snake queue which was soul destroying given it's never been there before..

I was like oh thank God we're through the snake queue on to the home straight only to be greeted by another hour long +plus snake queue (there's only 1 at A)

[kalifire]

Gate A wasn’t well organised last year. Not first thing, anyway. Nobody was even allowed to queue at it when I arrived! 

[shoptildrop]

1 minute ago, kalifire said:

Gate A wasn’t well organised last year. Not first thing, anyway. Nobody was even allowed to queue at it when I arrived! 

Yeah seems to be a theme across all gate due to the new security measures put in place - they don't need them

I'm speaking experience on other years were I felt it was better

[Purple aki squat]

14 hours ago, marcwilson87 said:

Bit of a thread highjack so I apologise, but if I'm aiming to go over towards a or d car park, what is the best location to put in the sat nav? 

G8A ORD

should work

[kalifire]

22 minutes ago, shoptildrop said:

Yeah seems to be a theme across all gate due to the new security measures put in place - they don't need them

Do we know if they’ll be back again this year? I mean...  tomorrow? ?

[shoptildrop]

25 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Do we know if they’ll be back again this year? I mean...  tomorrow? ?

I don't know and won't get to see as didn't get a ticket 

[magliad]

Took forever in 2017, which was not fun in the boiling heat. 

Coming via coach tomorrow, setting off from 7 in Leeds. Hopefully at Glastonbury for 12... what's Gate A like at that time?

Camping in Darble as it's just easy.

[EamerRed]

Yep A or D, that is the question!

[tumbles]

The stewards are saying A is 3-4 times shorter than D but not sure if they’re telling truth... 

[Charm]

1 hour ago, tumbles said:

The stewards are saying A is 3-4 times shorter than D but not sure if they’re telling truth... 

They sometimes lie, think gate D will move quicker when the gates open. 

Charm x