Older solo newbie wanting camper van advice

[Nick_]

Hello.  I'm an older man (early 60s) thinking of going along next year.  Every time I look the process for booking a ticket and accommodation seems utterly baffling.

It looks to me like I need to buy a ticket in November (!) but that I can't book accommodation until much later.  I am definitely not interested in staying in a basic tent, and the teepees seem phenomenally expensive for not much better than a tent.

Is the window for booking a camper van before the deadline for paying the balance on the ticket price, so if I couldn't get that sorted it would at least reduced the wasted cost a bit?

If there is someone here who has at some time managed to book festival ticket, camper van and van pitch, would you be willing to document the process for doing it, please?

Thanks!

[bexj]

1. Register with a photo (on the Glastonbury website). You need to be registered to buy tickets

2. Buy your ticket deposit in November, good luck! 

3. Sometimes the camper van tickets go on sale immediately, but the publicity will tell you the dates.  You buy a pitch either in the East fields or at Bath&West showground. You need to provide your own camper van.

 

If you want other off site options there are various companies eg Love Fields, Ziggu, Tangerine Fields etc who provide a number of mainly tent-based options.  Or you can try for accommodation in a hotel or bnb locally. 

 

Hope this helps 

 

[Lycra]

If you're one of the lucky the total cost of a ticket will be £360 including booking fee. To this add ca £8 ticket postage and then you'd need a campervan pass costing £200.

This totals £568. To this you could add the cost of insuring your ticket should you be unable to attend.

Reinforcing the above.  You need to provide your own campervan.

 

[Nick_]

Thanks, both.  So is this the process?

1. Register to be allowed to buy tickets

2. Buy tickets in November, which are still refundable at this point

3. Make a refundable booking for rentable camper van for Glastonbury week.  If nothing is available, cancel Glastonbury tickets for a refund.

4. Book a Glastonbury camper van "pitch" when they become available.  If nothing available, cancel both van booking and Glastonbury tickets for refunds.

5. Assuming both van and pitch are secured, pay the Glastonbury ticket balance in April, and insure against camper van rental company reneging.

 

[bexj]

1 hour ago, Nick_ said:

Thanks, both.  So is this the process?

1. Register to be allowed to buy tickets

2. Buy tickets in November, which are still refundable at this point

3. Make a refundable booking for rentable camper van for Glastonbury week.  If nothing is available, cancel Glastonbury tickets for a refund.

4. Book a Glastonbury camper van "pitch" when they become available.  If nothing available, cancel both van booking and Glastonbury tickets for refunds.

5. Assuming both van and pitch are secured, pay the Glastonbury ticket balance in April, and insure against camper van rental company reneging.

 

Pretty much right!

When you buy your tickets in November, you only pay a deposit (that was £50 last year, may be different).  If you decide not to pay the balance in the week long window in April, then you lose your ticket and some of your deposit.  If you do pay the balance, the ticket is yours.

I've never done a van to Glasto so not sure on the rest of it - you just need to make sure your van rental is refundable when you book I guess.    It is possible to stay in a van at other places, eg a local campsite, there's details of these around, so I wouldn't necessarily just cancel everything if you don't get a campervan ticket until you've explored all the options.  Keep an eye out on here, lots of info will become available nearer the time.

You make a great point about insurance, I've heard of some where the van company goes bust between booking and festival, leaving people out of pocket and out of accommodation.  Sad.

[Lycra]

7 hours ago, Nick_ said:

Thanks, both.  So is this the process?

1. Register to be allowed to buy tickets

2. Buy tickets in November, which are still refundable at this point

3. Make a refundable booking for rentable camper van for Glastonbury week.  If nothing is available, cancel Glastonbury tickets for a refund.

4. Book a Glastonbury camper van "pitch" when they become available.  If nothing available, cancel both van booking and Glastonbury tickets for refunds.

5. Assuming both van and pitch are secured, pay the Glastonbury ticket balance in April, and insure against camper van rental company reneging.

 

Worth clarifying that only persons who have registered can purchase a ticket. A registered person cannot purchase a ticket on behalf of a non-registered person. So if you have a friend who wants to join you they must be registered too.

When registering you need to provide a passport style photograph. Should you get a ticket this photograph will be printed on it to prevent touting and fraud.

[Neil]

the registration thing is a pain, but it just about stops ticket touting and leaves the tickets there for you and me to buy. 

(not me this year after attending  the last 30 festivals - I'm out.)

[stuie]

Hi @Nick_

Everyone answered these questions for you back in April.

Hope this helps.

 

 

[Nick_]

Well, no, not really.  These are different questions. My apologies for having more than question.

 

Thanks to those have been helpful, but I am guessing I am no longer welcome here.

[stuie]

OK... looked like the same questions to me. 

Good luck. 

 

[bexj]

28 minutes ago, Nick_ said:

Well, no, not really.  These are different questions. My apologies for having more than question.

 

Thanks to those have been helpful, but I am guessing I am no longer welcome here.

Ignore him Nick, the rest of us don't mind answering questions.

[Derby_Dave]

On 10/4/2023 at 8:42 AM, Lycra said:

If you're one of the lucky the total cost of a ticket will be £360 including booking fee. To this add ca £8 ticket postage and then you'd need a campervan pass costing £200.

This totals £568. To this you could add the cost of insuring your ticket should you be unable to attend.

Reinforcing the above.  You need to provide your own campervan.

 

Are campervan tickets now £200?

[Lycra]

46 minutes ago, Derby_Dave said:

Are campervan tickets now £200?

Yes £200 for a standard pitch in 2024