Hutchmaster Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Anyone know the quickest way to get from Gate A to CV East? I know it's a mission away but my CV mate has kept me a spot for my tent there so going to have to lump in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffie Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Johnkhutch said: Anyone know the quickest way to get from Gate A to CV East? I know it's a mission away but my CV mate has kept me a spot for my tent there so going to have to lump in! Use what3words. It's a fairly long stroll though. Edited June 26, 2019 by jeffie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digi Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 4 hours ago, shoptildrop said: I'd personally get the car run out the way whilst it's cooler, as it's due to get warmer later and you might see some sunshine too. Once it's out the way you can then relax (but check you can come back through the re-entry queue, as last year you had to rejoin the mega queues until later in the afternoon rather than the re-entry queue) Out and straight back in again. They filtered you off before the white tent before the pens for re-entry ? 4 hours ago, al_coholic said: I would give it a couple of hours until the queues die down a bit. Gonna look a bit cheeky trying to sneak past everyone queuing. We went back out around 10ish. Very very little queues at all by that point at gate D. They must have been working like machines. The pens weren't being used by then and people we just ambling up from the car parks rather than it being a whole stop/start thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miesh Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 I'm not there yet but friends on site have told me PGA is now clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_coholic Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, Miesh said: I'm not there yet but friends on site have told me PGA is now clear yep - looks completely clear on the web cam from the car park side at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianro Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Fellow Coach Travelers can any of you confirm when you received your tickets for the coach, had the coach departed when distributed the entry tickets out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awatson9898 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 PGC is very clear - been past a few times and the biggest queue was actually the crew / EPO queue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabboe Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, adrianro said: Fellow Coach Travelers can any of you confirm when you received your tickets for the coach, had the coach departed when distributed the entry tickets out? We got our tickets from a see tickets rep just before the coach departed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neville Street Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 18 minutes ago, adrianro said: Fellow Coach Travelers can any of you confirm when you received your tickets for the coach, had the coach departed when distributed the entry tickets out? We have come by coach 4 times from 3 different places and the ticket distribution has been different each time!! Once before boarding, all of the others were during the trip. We came from Bristol and the driver stopped in a random layby about half way down, and one of the people on the bus was going crazy because the driver wouldn't let him off to get in his mates car, which had followed us from Bristol. The punter got lots of tuts and boos from the other bus people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayfitz Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 20 minutes ago, adrianro said: Fellow Coach Travelers can any of you confirm when you received your tickets for the coach, had the coach departed when distributed the entry tickets out? We got tickets handed to us before leaving the coach park in London - we’d all loaded our stuff underneath and got seated when they were given out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northtim Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) Been in a couple of hours now so queue is a distant memory but it was very poor organisation. we arrived just before 8 and were told gate D was rammed and were not allowed to join the queue. Sent to gate A where we were dripped through with coaches getting priority. We got in about 12.30 so at least 4 hrs queuing. Found out people were walking through Gate D with minimal or no queues from 9.30. Really poor organisation...but we’re in and camped where we wanted so moved on Edited June 26, 2019 by Northtim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Size9 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Anyone arrive by train yet? Did you see any taxis there or is it all cordoned off for coaches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing my hair Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Gate A very slow at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHazza Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, Size9 said: Anyone arrive by train yet? Did you see any taxis there or is it all cordoned off for coaches? Chaos. Can’t see anything even though we got off train 3 hours ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzbox Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 As a veteran of the Glastonbury experience (first festival in 1989 and attended most of them since), my advice for the past 5 years has been fuck going in on Wednesday day time. Of course, arriving early and getting on with the obligatory shenanigans as soon as possible is awesome. Being selective about where you camp is also a very compelling reason to arrive early. But now pretty much 190,000+ people go through the gates on Wednesday and there are a lot of people who simply don't like to wait. Impatience has become the norm and despite the fact that no matter how long it takes to get in, one still has 80 hours+ of madness to enjoy, people will get stressed, pissy, annoyed and generally shout like their life will end because the festival isn't granting access as quickly as one would like... Remove this stress from your life. Organise yourself to arrive Wednesday after 9pm or even better, any time on Thursday when most of the gates have absolutely no queues at all. To summarise - stop your crying, if you is there already enjoy the queue and the crazies around you and soon you will be in the best place in the world for the greatest party of you life. Or, do as the veterans do and rock up like a king on Thursday morning! PS I always found getting hammered drunk in the queue on someone elses vodka was a good way to make new friends and reduce the perceived waiting time! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelina Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Castle Cary just took two hours plus from train to coach. Any news on A shuttle/coach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magliad Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Oof a slog that. Got there by coach and was still around two hours. Didn’t pack in the right bags so hands are cut to shreds cans out now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple aki squat Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 50 minutes ago, buzzbox said: As a veteran of the Glastonbury experience (first festival in 1989 and attended most of them since), my advice for the past 5 years has been fuck going in on Wednesday day time. Of course, arriving early and getting on with the obligatory shenanigans as soon as possible is awesome. Being selective about where you camp is also a very compelling reason to arrive early. But now pretty much 190,000+ people go through the gates on Wednesday and there are a lot of people who simply don't like to wait. Impatience has become the norm and despite the fact that no matter how long it takes to get in, one still has 80 hours+ of madness to enjoy, people will get stressed, pissy, annoyed and generally shout like their life will end because the festival isn't granting access as quickly as one would like... Remove this stress from your life. Organise yourself to arrive Wednesday after 9pm or even better, any time on Thursday when most of the gates have absolutely no queues at all. To summarise - stop your crying, if you is there already enjoy the queue and the crazies around you and soon you will be in the best place in the world for the greatest party of you life. Or, do as the veterans do and rock up like a king on Thursday morning! PS I always found getting hammered drunk in the queue on someone elses vodka was a good way to make new friends and reduce the perceived waiting time! Word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken monkey Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Arrived in Pink 50 at 11am. Walked to gate D and was in Rivermead by 11.59am. Quickest entry yet and perfect start to festival. So sorry to hear of issues at gate A, something needs to be sorted in future to prevent a repeat of this situation. Emjiy the festival all, this is going to be a classic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 18 minutes ago, broken monkey said: Arrived in Pink 50 at 11am. Walked to gate D and was in Rivermead by 11.59am. Quickest entry yet and perfect start to festival. So sorry to hear of issues at gate A, something needs to be sorted in future to prevent a repeat of this situation. Emjiy the festival all, this is going to be a classic!! How long was the walk from Pink 50 to the gate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerv Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) 2-3hr wait from train to shuttle bus. Avoid Castle Cary for a bit if you’re able to and save yourself the stress. Edited June 26, 2019 by cerv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyblade41 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, buzzbox said: As a veteran of the Glastonbury experience (first festival in 1989 and attended most of them since), my advice for the past 5 years has been fuck going in on Wednesday day time. Of course, arriving early and getting on with the obligatory shenanigans as soon as possible is awesome. Being selective about where you camp is also a very compelling reason to arrive early. But now pretty much 190,000+ people go through the gates on Wednesday and there are a lot of people who simply don't like to wait. Impatience has become the norm and despite the fact that no matter how long it takes to get in, one still has 80 hours+ of madness to enjoy, people will get stressed, pissy, annoyed and generally shout like their life will end because the festival isn't granting access as quickly as one would like... Remove this stress from your life. Organise yourself to arrive Wednesday after 9pm or even better, any time on Thursday when most of the gates have absolutely no queues at all. To summarise - stop your crying, if you is there already enjoy the queue and the crazies around you and soon you will be in the best place in the world for the greatest party of you life. Or, do as the veterans do and rock up like a king on Thursday morning! PS I always found getting hammered drunk in the queue on someone elses vodka was a good way to make new friends and reduce the perceived waiting time! Ditto this .. I'm getting on in years now and feel really sad for not getting lucky but some friends have said today whilst in the queue they will be going late Wednesday night early Thursday morning next time . I arrived Thursday afternoon in 2017 and it was perfect I basically strolled in 1 hour ago, buzzbox said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken monkey Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 It’s probably 30mins tops but that’s with backpacks and dragging trolleys. With the ground conditions, it’s a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoptildrop Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Would anybody be kind enough to post a picture of the campsite stewards map showing what camping sites are available and maybe ask if they know what time Back house opens in the morning? I would really appreciate it as for a group arriving crack of dawn tomorrow - Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxy99 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 5 hours ago, buzzbox said: As a veteran of the Glastonbury experience (first festival in 1989 and attended most of them since), my advice for the past 5 years has been fuck going in on Wednesday day time. Of course, arriving early and getting on with the obligatory shenanigans as soon as possible is awesome. Being selective about where you camp is also a very compelling reason to arrive early. But now pretty much 190,000+ people go through the gates on Wednesday and there are a lot of people who simply don't like to wait. Impatience has become the norm and despite the fact that no matter how long it takes to get in, one still has 80 hours+ of madness to enjoy, people will get stressed, pissy, annoyed and generally shout like their life will end because the festival isn't granting access as quickly as one would like... Remove this stress from your life. Organise yourself to arrive Wednesday after 9pm or even better, any time on Thursday when most of the gates have absolutely no queues at all. To summarise - stop your crying, if you is there already enjoy the queue and the crazies around you and soon you will be in the best place in the world for the greatest party of you life. Or, do as the veterans do and rock up like a king on Thursday morning! PS I always found getting hammered drunk in the queue on someone elses vodka was a good way to make new friends and reduce the perceived waiting time! Well said. Stopped going on wednesday a long time ago. Leaving home tomorrow aiming to arrive 3pm ish. Will be at back of campervan field but will be easier to get out monday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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