What is your arrival strategy ?

[gooner1990]

8 minutes ago, balti-pie said:

i'm weirdly attached to podimore services - stayed there a couple of times at the travelodge, and its always heralded great times ahead of course. always get excited when i see the signs to it. sad, but true 

 

Once you go past or stop there quickly its onto the home straight! 🙂 

[incident]

21 minutes ago, MTY said:

Does anyone know how horrendous the big Tesco in Glastonbury city centre is on the Wednesday morning?
We are thinking of meeting friends there (driving from Birmingham and Lyme Regis respectively) at 8.30am , quick coffee and then convoying into the festival.
Any alternatives would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

The obvious ones would be Sainsburys at Street (5 minutes before you get to Tesco) or Morrisons at Glastonbury (2 minutes after Tesco).

 

Doubt there's much difference between them, and would expect any of them to be fine. Maybe Morrisons slightly busier as it has a cafe.

[Tiesto13]

1 hour ago, mrfunk said:

Which day is the Village shut to traffic? I’m coming down the Saturday before around 8am, camping West side, but prefer coming over the Mendip hills, it’s also quicker.. Will I be able to cut through the village from Cannards Grave round about? Then on to Red Gate?

 

Somerset traffic regulations suggest the A361 is closed westbound from the A37 for the full duration of the festival. 
 

“To Temporarily Prohibit the driving of any vehicle on the following lengths of 
road (when signs in place). Access will be permitted for residents, pass holders 
and service vehicles as appropriate:

 

A361 at the junction with the A37 to be closed westbound to all traffic except 
for local access, public service vehicles and coaches from 0001 hours on 
Tuesday the 24th of June 2025 until 2200 hours on Monday the 30th of June 
2025”

However I think the B3136 is only closed on Wednesday, so you can get through that way instead. But don’t take my word for it as never tried it myself. 

 

[mrfunk]

So reading what you have said, should be open on the Saturday no problem? Thanks btw

[MTY]

50 minutes ago, incident said:

 

The obvious ones would be Sainsburys at Street (5 minutes before you get to Tesco) or Morrisons at Glastonbury (2 minutes after Tesco).

 

Doubt there's much difference between them, and would expect any of them to be fine. Maybe Morrisons slightly busier as it has a cafe.

That's great, good to have a few options to have a crack at! 
Here's hoping we are in by midday once we join up with the main festival traffic

[casablancakiwi]

The Burrow @ Tangerine Fields? 

 

We're heading here from the north, any advice?

 

I believe I read it's a bit easier getting in here, compared to some of the rest of the site, is this correct?

 

Looking at arriving 8/9 AM Weds. 

[Tiesto13]

2 hours ago, mrfunk said:

So reading what you have said, should be open on the Saturday no problem? Thanks btw

 

Yeah, I think the B3136 should be open on Saturday. 

[Cruft]

Coming from Reading, our group are wanting to enter via gate A or D. Does anyone know the best route to get to this entrance at all?

 

Thanks in advance

[gooner1990]

1 hour ago, Cruft said:

Coming from Reading, our group are wanting to enter via gate A or D. Does anyone know the best route to get to this entrance at all?

 

Thanks in advance

 

[-TLR-]

arrival strategy... mmm... well...  currently my plan on widnesday is to get home from work, go and sit outside my local, and pretend I'm sitting outside the Avalon Inn...

[manchestermusicreview]

Two of group (inc me) staying at Worthy view, others at main part of festival - where can we drop them off without getting stuck in traffic? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, manchestermusicreview said:

Two of group (inc me) staying at Worthy view, others at main part of festival - where can we drop them off without getting stuck in traffic? 

 

Bath and West Showground Is probably your only option.

[Cruft]

1 hour ago, gooner1990 said:

 

 

Appreciate that. Would it be possible to come off further up the M4, say Bath? Rather than that route.. thank you!

[phillyfaddle]

38 minutes ago, manchestermusicreview said:

Two of group (inc me) staying at Worthy view, others at main part of festival - where can we drop them off without getting stuck in traffic? 

There’s a shuttle bus that goes between Gate A and Worthy View. Your friends could jump on that shuttle (double-check that’s definitely ok though, because they’ll be stuffed if it isn’t). Otherwise it’s the B&W drop off point and they get the bus to Gate A. Or they could get the GF1 bus from Glastonbury town hall if you drop them off in the town centre. Will be running every hour.

[CaledonianGonzo]

7 minutes ago, phillyfaddle said:

There’s a shuttle bus that goes between Gate A and Worthy View. Your friends could jump on that shuttle (double-check that’s definitely ok though, because they’ll be stuffed if it isn’t).

 

I think this would work too.

 

Main issue is the relative infrequency / timespan of the WV - PGA shuttle, which can take up to 90 mins.  I think B&W might still actually be quicker.

Edited June 17, 2025 by CaledonianGonzo

[gooner1990]

38 minutes ago, Cruft said:

 

Appreciate that. Would it be possible to come off further up the M4, say Bath? Rather than that route.. thank you!

 

[phillyfaddle]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

I think this would work too.

 

Main issue is the relative infrequency / timespan of the WV - PGA shuttle, which can take up to 90 mins.  I think B&W might still actually be quicker.

Agree.

[gooner1990]

some advice please.

 

We are currently planning to arrive by car at around 11am on the Weds, but we are now also thinking of perhaps arriving a bit earlier if possible. 

 

Does anyone have any experience (i.e last year) of when the PGD Weds am queue was cleared (or nearly cleared?)

[chuckles07]

Has anyone got any idea when PGB queue is reduced (at least from before the zig zags) on the Wednesday morning?

[nikkic]

9 hours ago, gooner1990 said:

some advice please.

 

We are currently planning to arrive by car at around 11am on the Weds, but we are now also thinking of perhaps arriving a bit earlier if possible. 

 

Does anyone have any experience (i.e last year) of when the PGD Weds am queue was cleared (or nearly cleared?)

How come you’re changing plan, bud? 

[Ayrshire Chris]

Join the queue!😊😉

[gooner1990]

32 minutes ago, nikkic said:

How come you’re changing plan, bud? 

The person in our group who was due to drive 4 hours Weds morning is now going to travel Tuesday and stay in a hotel locally.

 

So might get there 30 mins-1 hour or so earlier than we originally planned, or might just stick to what we have already agreed and he can have a lie in! 

Edited June 18, 2025 by gooner1990
Typo

[Franky]

31 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

The person in our group who was due to drive 4 hours Weds morning is now going to travel Tuesday and stay in a hotel locally.

 

So might get there 30 mins-1 hour or so earlier than we originally planned, or might just stick to what we have already agreed and he can have a lie in! 

Gate D was closed off at around 06:00 last year. It was reopen by 11. 

[gooner1990]

1 minute ago, Franky said:

Gate D was closed off at around 06:00 last year. It was reopen by 11. 

Currently we are due to get to the car parks around 11am might move it to 10.30am haven’t quite decided yet

[Franky]

14 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Currently we are due to get to the car parks around 11am might move it to 10.30am haven’t quite decided yet

You should be fine by then 👍