Dates: 25 - 27 June
Ticket info: 0906 708 0808
Website: www.glastonbury-festival.co.uk
"Remember that happiness is a way of travel - not a destination".
Roy M. Goodman
By Car
Traffic jams stretching back 5 to 7 miles, and taking several hours to pass through, have been ongoing since 3pm yesterday afternoon and were starting to intensify with new people arriving throughout the night.
Traffic queues starting from Shepton Mallet A37/A361 junction (about 5-6 miles from main gate) are reported as becoming heavier and punters are advised to use public transport if possible. If driving it would appear that approaching the site from the south side (on the A37 Poddimore-Shepton Mallet road) is advisable.
From London M3 then A303 then A37 north to site
From north M5 then A372 then A37 north to site
The bus service from Castle Carey BR station is reported as running well - about every 20 minutes depending on conditions.
Parking
The car parks are free for all Festival ticket holders. They are all outside the security fence and separate from the camping areas.
There are several fields reserved for campervans and caravans as well but it is thought these will be full by mid-afternoon today.
There are a few common sense rules which the festival is keen to enforce for obvious reasons:
No vehicles are to be parked in the fire lanes at any time.
No sound systems are to be operated in the caravan/camper van fields.
No canvas can be erected, except for manufacturers' awnings on caravans and caravanettes.
The fields must be clear by 12 noon on Tuesday 28 June. Any remaining vehicles will be removed.
Please respect the Country Code at all times.
Please do not use the village for access - this causes particular inconvenience for the villagers.
Street map's specific reference for the Glastonbury area
By Train
The Festival lays on free coaches for ticket holders from Castle Cary station (the closest station to the festival site) to the Festival Bus Station.
You are advised that the site lies about a mile from the Festival Bus Station and you will have to carry your belongings to the site - it can be a wheeze!
Railtrack's excellent timetable service
By Coach
National Express is running a special service for Glastonbury Festival ticket holders from the following towns on varying days of the week with varying routes/drop offs/pick ups (tickets range between £12.00 and £66.00 and you will have to provide your festival ticket prior to boarding the coach):
Birkenhead; Birmingham; Bradford; Brighton; Cardiff; Carlisle; Chester; Chichester; Coventry; Darlington; Edinburgh; Exeter; Exeter University; Glasgow; Hamilton (Scotland); Hartlepool; Lancaster; Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool; London (Victoria Coach Station); Heathrow Airport; Manchester; Manchester Airport (Terminal 1); Middlesbrough; Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Newport; Norwich; Northampton; Nottingham; Peterborough; Plymouth; Portsmouth; Preston; Oxford; Reading (Calcot Coachway); Sheffield; Southampton; Stoke; Stockport; Stockton-on-Tees; Stoke-on-Trent; Sunderland; Swansea; Teeside; Tyneside; Wolverhampton; Worthing
Book your tickets now on 08705 808080 or visit your local National Express Agents; call 08705 010104 for advice on your nearest service outlet
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