Excited and on verge of nervous hysteria

JanP · #1 07-06-2010, 12:54 AM

Hi Everyone..... Yeah another first timer here. I am in need of advice from all you Glasto veterans. I will be driving through the night from Liverpool and will be there with white knuckles for gates opening on Wednesday morning! Can anyone advise me where to head for when those gates open? I'm hoping we (Me and my boyfriend) can get somewhere relatively quiet as I will need at least some kip during the festival.
I'll only be 100% not hysterical

when I've got our tent up, bags in and downing my first well earned pint.

Any advice please as we haven't got a clue???
Thanks
Jan

Mart44 · #2 07-06-2010, 07:53 AM

Jan

Check out the fine guide / map on the Glasto website here http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.u...ineguide10.pdf. For some reason this morning the map is upside down. However once you overcome that problem, maybe look to camp away from the Dance tents, away from the main walkways perhaps near the back of one of the fields. Wherever you are of course you're going to find your neighbours partying so be prepared to go with the flow and catch up on sleep whenever you can.
As you'll be there early on Wed, take the chance to have a good wander round the site before it gets busy and take in some landmarks (main stages - pyramid, other and West Holts [formerly Jazz/World] to try and get your bearings - this will be valuable later on, but also give you an idea where all the hidden little stages etc are to be found.
Have a fab time . Any more questions ask away....

Mart

akicif · #3 07-06-2010, 10:44 AM

We camped in Holts last year because it was so central (the two previous years we were stewarding so were up at the north end). This was, to be honest, a bit of a mistake: it was incredibly noisy - almost every stall seemed to have its own late-running sound system. We were also just a bit too close to the toilets....

This year we're planning on being slightly closer to Shangri-La and so forth - somewhere along the Old Railway Track:

Not in the Dragon Field, which is maybe too out of the way and too steep (I was there in 2000, and apart from the steepness there was a certain amount of excitement caused by a large van being parked over the fence and a steady stream of rather dodgy types with sack trucks of bottles and cans)

Not Pennards, which seems to have a serious reputation for Party Central-ness (and a certain degree of moisture).

This leaves the Park Home Ground....

Now all I need to do is check that pedestrians coming from the West can get in through the White Route and Gate D.

SAS · #4 08-06-2010, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by JanP

Hi Everyone..... Yeah another first timer here. I am in need of advice from all you Glasto veterans. I will be driving through the night from Liverpool and will be there with white knuckles for gates opening on Wednesday morning! Can anyone advise me where to head for when those gates open? I'm hoping we (Me and my boyfriend) can get somewhere relatively quiet as I will need at least some kip during the festival.
I'll only be 100% not hysterical

when I've got our tent up, bags in and downing my first well earned pint.

Any advice please as we haven't got a clue???
Thanks
Jan

WTF! This is Glastonbury Festival you are going to

No seriously, you are arriving early enough to pick a decent spot, i have always found that the rear of the fields (nearer to the perimeter fence) afford you a certain amount of P&Q as people don't need access past your pitch, but as already said people party every where, any time!

Eyemask and ear plugs if you really must sleep.

Try and stay away from walk ways and always uphill from any toilets

Enjoy

JanP · #5 20-06-2010, 05:17 PM

Thanks everyone but disaster has struck.... My Boyfriend can't go now he's ill and says he's not up to it! I'm lost just gutted worse than that! Have a good one everyone the weather looks fab...........

JanP · #6 20-06-2010, 05:20 PM

Thanks........... Gutted though can't go now my boyfriend's not well and can't go. This could be a deal breaker......... He better be SICK! How bad am I? I was SOOOO CLOSE... Have a good one x

JanP · #7 20-06-2010, 05:52 PM

Have a great Glasto everyone...... The weather looks amazing. I cannot believe I won't be there So near............ Hurts x

whatme · #8 20-06-2010, 05:53 PM

So WHY CANT YOU GO

JanP · #9 20-06-2010, 07:35 PM

My boyfriend gotta go for hospital test.... Nothing serious but I would feel crap leaving him although I so so so wanna go. Is it ok to be on your own at glasto? I feel really torn up. I'm a bad bad girlfriend .............

Mart44 · #10 20-06-2010, 07:44 PM

Dump him for a week ! I'm only saying this cos you said it wasn't serious.
Loads of people go on their own. All that money and preparation to go to waste ? For a start you can meet all of us on Thursday and there will be people to hang out with all weekend. You'll make loads of new friends and still have the best time ever. Don't feel guilty at the thought of enjoying yourself - there's always next year for your fella and you'll be a Glasto veteran showing him all the cool things and places you find this year.

Just my opinion

Piston Broke · #11 20-06-2010, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by Mart44

Dump him for a week ! I'm only saying this cos you said it wasn't serious.
Loads of people go on their own. All that money and preparation to go to waste ? For a start you can meet all of us on Thursday and there will be people to hang out with all weekend. You'll make loads of new friends and still have the best time ever. Don't feel guilty at the thought of enjoying yourself - there's always next year for your fella and you'll be a Glasto veteran showing him all the cool things and places you find this year.

Just my opinion

What he said^^^, its the best place to make new friends. And there should be about 150,000 to chose from!

SAS · #12 21-06-2010, 08:08 AM

Grow a pair girl! Pack ya bags and get amonst it. You will regret missing out.

"It's better to regret some thing you did do than some thing you didn't do"
Henry Rollins.

guidarufino · #13 21-06-2010, 09:48 AM

Unless he's dying, then you should go. And actually, if he's dying, he should go too! Seriously, you'll be so gutted if you don't go. Being on your own won't be a problem so the only issue is your boyfriend. Has he asked you not to go because that definitely IS a deal breaker in my book!

millarmr · #14 21-06-2010, 09:13 PM

I was nearly on my own love but like everyone says if you dont go you will be kicking yourself watching it on telly its not just a festival its a religion

MattRevolution · #15 21-06-2010, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by JanP

Hi Everyone..... Yeah another first timer here. I am in need of advice from all you Glasto veterans. I will be driving through the night from Liverpool and will be there with white knuckles for gates opening on Wednesday morning! Can anyone advise me where to head for when those gates open? I'm hoping we (Me and my boyfriend) can get somewhere relatively quiet as I will need at least some kip during the festival.
I'll only be 100% not hysterical

when I've got our tent up, bags in and downing my first well earned pint.

Any advice please as we haven't got a clue???
Thanks
Jan

The quietest sites are `Wicket Ground, Lime Kiln & Hitchen Hill`
I have camped there in the past and am doing so again with wifey and friends. Its a bit out of the way "UP" the hill in the north west of the site. The only problem is staggering back to the tent late in the night/morning, but at least you can get some sleep.

Matt

Grumpyoldgit · #16 21-06-2010, 09:50 PM

Wicket has been designated Family Camping this year so there may be some pressure there. Nice area though and ideal for John Peel.

whatme · #17 22-06-2010, 06:55 AM

WERE GOING TODAY

12- 13 hrs and WERE OF