Places to buy booze

[ni saint]

There will be 3 of us arriving at Bristol airport on the Wednesday morning and we are unsure of where to get stocked up on a couple of slabs of beer and some boxes of wine. I know there is a bus that runs from the airport to Bristol then we could get one of the buses from Templemeads after stocking up in Asda.

That seems like a load of faffing around so we wondered if we were to get a cab from the airport direct to Glasto is there anywhere on the way that sells reasonably priced booze that we could stop at? Also any idea of which cab firms will run from the airport to the site???

Thanks for any help!

[mouth]

There will be 3 of us arriving at Bristol airport on the Wednesday morning and we are unsure of where to get stocked up on a couple of slabs of beer and some boxes of wine. I know there is a bus that runs from the airport to Bristol then we could get one of the buses from Templemeads after stocking up in Asda.

That seems like a load of faffing around so we wondered if we were to get a cab from the airport direct to Glasto is there anywhere on the way that sells reasonably priced booze that we could stop at? Also any idea of which cab firms will run from the airport to the site???

Thanks for any help!

[Binky]

There will be 3 of us arriving at Bristol airport on the Wednesday morning and we are unsure of where to get stocked up on a couple of slabs of beer and some boxes of wine. I know there is a bus that runs from the airport to Bristol then we could get one of the buses from Templemeads after stocking up in Asda.

That seems like a load of faffing around so we wondered if we were to get a cab from the airport direct to Glasto is there anywhere on the way that sells reasonably priced booze that we could stop at? Also any idea of which cab firms will run from the airport to the site???

Thanks for any help!

[ni saint]

that would be one expensive cab ride but plenty of supermarkets on the way in to stock up

[parsonjack]

Tesco superstore in Shepton Mallett is only 2 miles from the site. There's also an Argos superstore next door for anything last minute you might need...

from Bristol airport you're almost halfway there tbh...so dont even consider going back into Bristol itself for an Asda etc. Ask cab driver to take you to Shepton Mallett on the Wells road and you'll avoid getting stuck in the fest traffic coming form the West. From Shepton Mallett its then an easy 2 miles for the cab driver to take you to the drop off point and you can then get the coach shuttle onto site.

[incident]

Depends what route the Taxi driver takes you, but..

Coming in through Shepton, there's the Tesco already mentioned.

Coming in through Glastonbury Town, there's the Morrisons already mentioned.

But best of all, coming in through Wells, there's the very Somerfield store featured in "Hot Fuzz".

[ni saint]

Thanks for all the replies, at least I know if we want we can avoid going into Bristol and get to glasto Wednesday morning instead of lunchtime/afternoon. Roll on June!!!

[paulo999]

Does anyone know how much a cab would be roughly???

[moremi]

Coming down the A38 go to Burnham on Sea - the junction where you will join motorway. there is a Tesco half mile down the road. Very accessible and you won't have the crowds/queues at Glastonbury or Shepton Mallet (Shepton is on the wrong side for you the way you will be approaching). I used to live in Burnham

[moremi]

Just seen the taxi price. Havu you thought of hiring a car. I'm flying in from Jersey and will hire as it gives us more flexibility abd storage for the booze

[lievepaula]

We are coming with 9 people from Holland and the taxi wich we made reservations for (Important) is 40 pounds for (I think with luggage ) 3 persons per taxi.

So we'll be buying wodka and some wine here. But for us it's better then ever because of the cheap pound!

XXP

Edited March 19, 2009 by lievepaula

[ni saint]

We are coming with 9 people from Holland and the taxi wich we made reservations for (Important) is 40 pounds for (I think with luggage ) 3 persons per taxi.

So we'll be buying wodka and some wine here. But for us it's better then ever because of the cheap pound!

XXP

[Glazieyes]

Which taxi company have you booked with? For £40 we would be mad to do the via Bristol thing!

We had thought of hiring a car but no point as none of us are going back to Bristol airport after glasto so it is either too much hassle or too expensive.

[paulo999]

The thing to remember with driving oneself is that - especially if it's muddy - you might need to be at the car parks very early Monday morning to get out quickly. When conditions aren't so good, 8 to 10 hours is a common story, from people who've gone to their car a little later. (Taxis don't get affected like that)

Worth noting if you've got a flight to catch.

[ni saint]

The thing to remember with driving oneself is that - especially if it's muddy - you might need to be at the car parks very early Monday morning to get out quickly. When conditions aren't so good, 8 to 10 hours is a common story, from people who've gone to their car a little later. (Taxis don't get affected like that)

Worth noting if you've got a flight to catch.

[parsonjack]

Coming down the A38 go to Burnham on Sea - the junction where you will join motorway. there is a Tesco half mile down the road. Very accessible and you won't have the crowds/queues at Glastonbury or Shepton Mallet (Shepton is on the wrong side for you the way you will be approaching). I used to live in Burnham

[paulo999]

We are all getting national express coaches to random places around the country after although we still have to book them. Does anyone know if the coaches got away on the Monday last year without much drama?

[ni saint]

Am i sounding dull now.....?

Just trying to help though!

[lievepaula]

Don't know yet wich taxi company, but we pay 225 pounds for a van for 10 people from Bristol to the festival and back. But be sure to arange this soon I think. You can ask for the way back to meet at Shepton Mallet in front of the pub there (that's what we did before and worked out fine)

That's do-able...

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

What about picking up some duty free crates from the airport.

It might sound daft, but it will save all the messing about ... just take turns in carrying it lol

[999help]

There will be 3 of us arriving at Bristol airport on the Wednesday morning and we are unsure of where to get stocked up on a couple of slabs of beer and some boxes of wine. I know there is a bus that runs from the airport to Bristol then we could get one of the buses from Templemeads after stocking up in Asda.

That seems like a load of faffing around so we wondered if we were to get a cab from the airport direct to Glasto is there anywhere on the way that sells reasonably priced booze that we could stop at? Also any idea of which cab firms will run from the airport to the site???

Thanks for any help!