Glastonbury 2014

ceegee

Fatfrog wrote: »

Anyone get the ferry before with a boot full of booze? I assume it isn't an issue??

Should be grand, dont know if theres an official limit but have never been searched getting the ferry over

melekalikimaka

Fatfrog wrote: »

Anyone get the ferry before with a boot full of booze? I assume it isn't an issue??

you would be mad to buy booze here when its a fraction of cost in uk supermarkets

catsa17

No bother bringing booze on the ferry! Now, a question, did anyone stay in campervan east last year? How was it leaving on the Monday morning round 8am? We were west last year but weren't on the ball with balance payment this year so ended up with east. Last year in west we drove straight out no queue but I know east is about 4 times the size of west.

Any nuggets of information gladly received

FledNanders

Staying in Worthy View ourselves this year, decided to go all out. Anyone any experiences of it?

2ndcoming

Staying in Worthy View ourselves! I wasn't there personally as I haven't been over since 2010 but the rest of our gang stayed there last year and said it was great. They took a chance on it last year having stayed in the tipis the previous few years and it worked out really well as the tipi village was an absolute disaster last year.

robinph

catsa17 wrote: »

No bother bringing booze on the ferry! Now, a question, did anyone stay in campervan east last year? How was it leaving on the Monday morning round 8am? We were west last year but weren't on the ball with balance payment this year so ended up with east. Last year in west we drove straight out no queue but I know east is about 4 times the size of west.

Any nuggets of information gladly received

I have stayed in campervan east for the last several years. The traffic management on the way out is way better than previously...but you will find yourself being sent in the wrong direction down the A37 going south when you leave the site. This is done deliberately and you don't get a choice to drive north.

By sending everyone south, despite everyone except for a few people from Cornwall wanting to go north, it means that everyone is then all a bit confused and so the traffic just naturally disperses across the countryside as they all try and find the best way to the main road that you actually want.

Make sure that you have a proper paper map on you and someone that can read it. Do not rely on the GPS to get you back to the M5 as it will just send you towards a traffic jam.
We have approxiamately gone south on the A37 until the A372 and then followed our noses until getting back on the M5 at Bridgewater the last couple of times. It is the long way round but we have rarely encountered any traffic and at least being on the move helps you feel as if you are getting somewhere. If you join the A39 too soon then you will encounter traffic jams.

PadraigOK

Another for Worthy View here, we stayed off site in 2010 too and I adored it. My days of camping in utter devastation are over me, clean showers and respite are what will keep me going for the 5 days.

Arcadia lineup due out today.

FledNanders

PadraigOK wrote: »

Another for Worthy View here, we stayed off site in 2010 too and I adored it. My days of camping in utter devastation are over me, clean showers and respite are what will keep me going for the 5 days.

Arcadia lineup due out today.

Same, hit 30 last week so my down n dirty camping days seem to be behind me.

Bring on the showers and corn on the cob blended up in to a fine mush...

catsa17

robinph wrote: »

I have stayed in campervan east for the last several years. The traffic management on the way out is way better than previously...but you will find yourself being sent in the wrong direction down the A37 going south when you leave the site. This is done deliberately and you don't get a choice to drive north.

By sending everyone south, despite everyone except for a few people from Cornwall wanting to go north, it means that everyone is then all a bit confused and so the traffic just naturally disperses across the countryside as they all try and find the best way to the main road that you actually want.

Make sure that you have a proper paper map on you and someone that can read it. Do not rely on the GPS to get you back to the M5 as it will just send you towards a traffic jam.
We have approxiamately gone south on the A37 until the A372 and then followed our noses until getting back on the M5 at Bridgewater the last couple of times. It is the long way round but we have rarely encountered any traffic and at least being on the move helps you feel as if you are getting somewhere. If you join the A39 too soon then you will encounter traffic jams.

Brill thanks for that, will be taking that advice. We have to get the ferry at bout 14.30 on Monday so don't want to be rushing. We were there in loads of time last year so would have preferred to stay with the tried and tested west campervan site but it wasn't to be!

tibor

Without getting into an off-site camping debate, there are plenty of clean, hot shower on site - Kids field, greenpeace and mobile solar showers(used to be in lower mead but were at cycle camping field last year). Queues can be pretty lengthy in the morning for girls - up to an hour, but only a few mins by afternoon. Lads only queue about 15-20 mins in morning and not at all later in the day. Have taken the approach of bringing a towel out in day bag with me the last few years and popping into whichever I'm nearest to before/after lunch to blast away the cobwebs.

PadraigOK

tibor wrote: »

Have taken the approach of bringing a towel out in day bag with me the last few years and popping into whichever I'm nearest to before/after lunch to blast away the cobwebs.

Cracking idea that.

I have always fancied the idea of general camping at Glasto but as I creep on in life (32 years young), the appeal wanes. Off-site means we can leave our own tents at home and park but a stones throw away. WV is close to an area of the site (The Park, SE Corner) I didn't spend much time at when I went in 2010 (my only time at Glasto), so it'll hopefully mean I get to see quite a bit of it this year.

Toast

Did Worthy View last time and I'm skipping it this time.

Having the tent setup and not having to bring the extra gear was great. The actual tent was excellent quality and really allowed a lie in even in the sun. There was a little cafe place that you could get decent enough food and drink 24 hrs a day which made for a good chill down before heading to bed. They also threw in a free airbed though that might have been an accident.

Now the bad stuff. The actual camp is up on a VERY steep hill. Even going down this thing was hardly pleasant because of the gradient. Climbing up it was hellish. It really meant there was no hopping back for a quick power nap or to pick up beers at any point in the day. Also the toilets in the area were really poor. Few of them for the amount of people there and they degraded quickly as a result. Also on the Monday there was meant to be a bus that brought us down to the buses on gate A. It was severely delayed and in the end rather than wait for it I did the trek on foot which lead me to missing my booked bus.

If you're fit the hill will be only minor inconvenience and hopefully they'll have sorted the toilets out this year but don't think of it as the lazy bastard option because it really is as much work if not more. I wouldn't trust the buses to be there for you on Monday either (the one to castle cary seemed to be given preference and if you went up with enough time that could be doable).

FledNanders

Toast wrote: »

Did Worthy View last time and I'm skipping it this time.


Now the bad stuff. The actual camp is up on a VERY steep hill. Even going down this thing was hardly pleasant because of the gradient. Climbing up it was hellish. It really meant there was no hopping back for a quick power nap or to pick up beers at any point in the day. Also the toilets in the area were really poor. Few of them for the amount of people there and they degraded quickly as a result. Also on the Monday there was meant to be a bus that brought us down to the buses on gate A. It was severely delayed and in the end rather than wait for it I did the trek on foot which lead me to missing my booked bus.

If you're fit the hill will be only minor inconvenience and hopefully they'll have sorted the toilets out this year but don't think of it as the lazy bastard option because it really is as much work if not more. I wouldn't trust the buses to be there for you on Monday either (the one to castle cary seemed to be given preference and if you went up with enough time that could be doable).

Heard about the toilets last year on other forums alright, apparently there was some kind of a survey done afterwards and I'm sure a lot of people gave out about them so hopefully they'll be fixed up for this year

Mince Pie

Arcadia Line up

http://glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/areas/arcadia/#arcadialineup

kennyu272

I've just got an email off seetickets saying that my ticket has being despatched!

aka accounts 2010

I haven't got my dispatch email yet but just looked at my See Tickets online account and it says that 14% of total tickets have been dispatched. Must have just started yesterday or today!!:):):)

stinkle

We're in Worthy View too - hopefully the hill won't seem too bad, but thanks for the heads-up about that!

catsa17

My other halfs ticket has been dispatched but not mine eeeek!

Fatfrog

kennyu272 wrote: »

I've just got an email off seetickets saying that my ticket has being despatched!

Funny that! The web site is saying 0% dispatched ??

kennyu272

Fatfrog wrote: »

Funny that! The web site is saying 0% dispatched ??

According to my order tracker 14% of tickets have being despatched..

aka accounts 2010

Got my dispatch email from See Tickets this morning. :D:D

My online account says 38% dispatched at the moment!!

BananaR

My tickets on the way too - EEEEEEEEEEEK! **** is getting real now folks!

BananaR

Wow - I forgot S**t is a bad word.... :eek:

robinph

aka accounts 2010 wrote: »

Got my dispatch email from See Tickets this morning. :D:D

My online account says 38% dispatched at the moment!!

It says 0% dispatched to me.

I suspect they are just showing a random number to try and fool us.

BananaR

38% showing on mine :pac:

aka accounts 2010

robinph wrote: »

It says 0% dispatched to me.

I suspect they are just showing a random number to try and fool us.

You should have two Glastonbury orders on your online account. The Deposit order will say 0% dispatched while the Balance Payment order should say 38%

ceegee

robinph wrote: »

It says 0% dispatched to me.

I suspect they are just showing a random number to try and fool us.

Could be down to the type of ticket you're getting (GA/camper/coach)

I think last year the campervan tickets were sent out after the regular ones.

Our GA tickets were dispatched this morning so should have them in a few days

aka accounts 2010

ceegee wrote: »

Could be down to the type of ticket you're getting (GA/camper/coach)

I think last year the campervan tickets were sent out after the regular ones.

Our GA tickets were dispatched this morning so should have them in a few days

I have a campervan ticket included with my order and it was dispatched this morning so might be a different system in place to last year!

gazzer

Is anybody waiting until they get to Glastonbury before they buy a tent? I dont fancy carrying my 6 man tent around so was thinking of just getting a 3 man tent there for me and my mate when we arrive.

catsa17

aka accounts 2010 wrote: »

I have a campervan ticket included with my order and it was dispatched this morning so might be a different system in place to last year!

I don't think there's any rhyme or reason to it now! I have a campervan ticket included with mine and still not dispatched. Says 17% gone on mine too..... all very random