Question about food on site

[thenavyone]

Hi everyone, I'm new here and new to Glastonbury Festival so please bear with me; I've had a search of this forum and also the official Glastonbury site but can't find an answer to my question.

Basically I have celiac disease which means I can’t eat gluten which is commonly found in wheat, rye and barley; but it also sneaks into other foods like chips and cheap meats like sausages and ham. It’s quite a serious allergy not some sort of fussiness on my behalf.

How likely is it I will be able to find some gluten free food on site? I’m planning on taking a 1 ring burner and having a large cooked breakfast every morning so I will only need to find 1 other meal each day which is “safe”. I don’t care if I have to eat the same thing every day.

Having never been to Glastonbury I have no idea about the specific food that’s on offer; does anyone else have any experience of this?

Thanks.

[StoneCircle]

Hi

Welcome to the eFestivals forum

There is an old thread on this topic which may help. Most food stalls mentioned are there year after year in the same place so in time it becomes as easy to navigate the site as your nearest large city!

/index.php?showtopic=97556&hl">http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/index.p...ic=97556&hl

Enjoy the festival and the food you can eat!

PS: The information desks will give you a map/directions to anywhere you can't find. x

Edited April 25, 2010 by StoneCircle

[thenavyone]

Hi

Welcome to the eFestivals forum

There is an old thread on this topic which may help. Most food stalls mentioned are there year after year in the same place so in time it becomes as easy to navigate the site as your nearest large city!

/index.php?showtopic=97556&hl">http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/index.p...ic=97556&hl

Enjoy the festival and the food you can eat!

PS: The information desks will give you a map/directions to anywhere you can't find. x

[dvjj]

There are lots of chinese type stalls I am sure they will knock you up a chicken stir fry with no noodles if you explain but otherwise I'd recommend you have a good look around i am not an expert on what does or doesn't have gluten but there are foods of all countries and tastes I am sure plenty of it just involves meat/poultry/fish and vegetables if you order it that way, I am sure you will find a daily feast in fact!

[mr_bizarre]

Hi Thenavyone!

You will find Gluten free good at Glastonbury, I gurantee it! Glastonbury is divided into many areas with an old railway line (now a raised pathway) that divides the north & south parts of the festival. To the north west side you will find the green fields. Here you will find many many healthy/vegetarian/vegan eateries. For pretty much the same price as the burgers you get down by the pyramid stage you will get a plate full of amazing food made with the freshest and best ingredients.

Earthheart - Which last year was right at the entrance to the greenfields by Arcadia does really great veggie food, run by the lovely Sunbird, please visit and prepare to be amazed by their food (which includes a gluten free vegetable pizza!)

The Buddhafields Cafe - Just about the best food onsite, made with love. Massive plates of food, lots of healthy salads and it's all vegan! There are gluten free options here too! And if you're a bit short of cash you can wash plates for 1 hour for a really big plate of food!

There must be around 10 other restaurants hidden up in the greenfields amoungst the stalls, ranging in sizes from tiny booths offering fresh smoothies and juices to large tents with sit down eating & counter service.

Go out and explore! You will find everything you're looking for & much much more!

[thenavyone]

Brilliant, thanks everyone; sounds like it should be quite easy to find something that wont kill me! In fact it sounds like it's going to be a lot easier than it is in the real, non festival world - that's a little bit insane. Can't wait now. Good food, cider and music - what more do you need?!

Thanks again.

[Cherryb1510]

Hi,

I am a Coeliac too, i went last year and never had any problems with finding anything to eat and i NEVER cheat. I didn't have one upset tummy or ill at any stage either. Not only that, I didn’t find myself limited by choice either.

I was standing at a food stall one day and it looked lovely, i asked the guy if any of the dished had wheat in them, to my surprise the guy pointed out which were gluten free and suitable for Coeliac's; even in good restaurants this hardly ever happens!

[Cherryb1510]

Hi Thenavyone!

You will find Gluten free good at Glastonbury, I gurantee it! Glastonbury is divided into many areas with an old railway line (now a raised pathway) that divides the north & south parts of the festival. To the north west side you will find the green fields. Here you will find many many healthy/vegetarian/vegan eateries. For pretty much the same price as the burgers you get down by the pyramid stage you will get a plate full of amazing food made with the freshest and best ingredients.

Earthheart - Which last year was right at the entrance to the greenfields by Arcadia does really great veggie food, run by the lovely Sunbird, please visit and prepare to be amazed by their food (which includes a gluten free vegetable pizza!)

The Buddhafields Cafe - Just about the best food onsite, made with love. Massive plates of food, lots of healthy salads and it's all vegan! There are gluten free options here too! And if you're a bit short of cash you can wash plates for 1 hour for a really big plate of food!

There must be around 10 other restaurants hidden up in the greenfields amoungst the stalls, ranging in sizes from tiny booths offering fresh smoothies and juices to large tents with sit down eating & counter service.

Go out and explore! You will find everything you're looking for & much much more!

[Innana]

Hi,

I am a Coeliac too, i went last year and never had any problems with finding anything to eat and i NEVER cheat. I didn't have one upset tummy or ill at any stage either. Not only that, I didn’t find myself limited by choice either.

[Cherryb1510]

Another Coeliac here - I posted some info in the original thread on this which is linked to in Stone Circle's post. I have cheated recently, though, after 3 years since my diagnosis - my symptoms have always been quite mild (was diagnosed through anaemia rather than anything else) and the temptation of freshly cooked doughnuts was too much for me the other week!

Where was this? Can you remember? Very true about how infrequently this happens in good restaurants!

[StoneCircle]

Its called La Grande Bouffe, last year they had a stall in West Holts (was Jazzworld) and another which I think was close to the Queens Head.

[thenavyone]

You lucky thing, i can't cheat at all or i am ill for days My weakness is a KitKAt ha ha. but it means like 1/4 of a finger and thats all i can take

[Lucanesque]

Resurrecting this thread to see if anyone's got any fresh food ideas. I was diagnosed Coeliac last year, after Glasto, and am still adjusting to the change in lifestyle. On the plus side it will mean more cider and far fewer and more pleasant trips to the long drops, but the downside is the wonderful pizzas at the green fields, noodles, roo burgers, bacon butties, crumpets etc are all out.

Le Grande Bouffe is looking good and tasty, I'm hoping that jerk chicken seasoning is GF (anyone know if it's usually safe?), but I'm at a bit of a loss about breakfasts... Anyone got any suggestions (already thinking about taking some GF bread for the first couple of days)?

[LusciousLucy]

Does the bakery do GF breads?

[dvjj]

Resurrecting this thread to see if anyone's got any fresh food ideas. I was diagnosed Coeliac last year, after Glasto, and am still adjusting to the change in lifestyle. On the plus side it will mean more cider and far fewer and more pleasant trips to the long drops, but the downside is the wonderful pizzas at the green fields, noodles, roo burgers, bacon butties, crumpets etc are all out.

Le Grande Bouffe is looking good and tasty, I'm hoping that jerk chicken seasoning is GF (anyone know if it's usually safe?), but I'm at a bit of a loss about breakfasts... Anyone got any suggestions (already thinking about taking some GF bread for the first couple of days)?

[StoneCircle]

Common Ground Cafe in the Acoustic field are the same company as Common Loaf Bakery who do offer glutin free bread so they may be worth trying.

http://www.commonloaf.com/products/gluten-free.html

[Lucanesque]

Cheers DVJJ - The Jerk Chicken stall in the market is fantastic Good idea about contacting the festival, I'll do that.

And thanks StoneCircle - Just had a look at their website and they look really good. Tea and toast in the morning - nice!

[A0Eggs]

I am going to have to find these places your all talking about!! Ive been to glasto for 4 years now but only for the past year ive been gluten intolerant and also being veggie its bloody hard!!!

The food is always really nice there anyways and the people are helpful so i didnt get too worried about it. The gluten free pizza deifnitely got me excited!!!!

If worst comes to worst, gluten free crisp sandwiches all the way for me!!!!

[Bender]

I am going to have to find these places your all talking about!! Ive been to glasto for 4 years now but only for the past year ive been gluten intolerant and also being veggie its bloody hard!!!

The food is always really nice there anyways and the people are helpful so i didnt get too worried about it. The gluten free pizza deifnitely got me excited!!!!

If worst comes to worst, gluten free crisp sandwiches all the way for me!!!!

[thenavyone]

Hey everyone, I'm returning to this thread to see if I can get some more specific advice. Last year I found it quite annoying getting food, mainly because you had to hunt around a bit to find somewhere to eat and having never been before I was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer scale of things.

This year I am going to be more organised! I am armed with the google earth map. Does anyone know where I can find the following this year:

Earthheart

The Buddhafields Cafe...looked so hard for the pizza last year!

La Grande Bouffe

Thanks!

[StoneCircle]

Hey everyone, I'm returning to this thread to see if I can get some more specific advice. Last year I found it quite annoying getting food, mainly because you had to hunt around a bit to find somewhere to eat and having never been before I was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer scale of things.

This year I am going to be more organised! I am armed with the google earth map. Does anyone know where I can find the following this year:

Earthheart

The Buddhafields Cafe...looked so hard for the pizza last year!

La Grande Bouffe

Thanks!

Edited June 12, 2011 by StoneCircle

[Innana]

Don't forget that JazzWorld is now West Holts - don't want to confuse any newbies!

Leons is also good for GF stuff and is usually not far from La Grande Bouffe at West Holts.

For the person wondering about breakfast - my staple is GF cereal and some small cartons of longlife milk or you can get fresh milk on site. Some fresh GF bread/rolls would be OK if you pack them in a storage box to stop it turning into breadcrumbs; I find the longer life GF bread is usually awful unless you toast it, which is not really feasible for most people in a field!

I want to try and find the GF pizza this year too!

[StoneCircle]

Don't forget that JazzWorld is now West Holts - don't want to confuse any newbies!

Edited June 12, 2011 by StoneCircle

[Late]

How likely is it I will be able to find some gluten free food on site? I’m planning on taking a 1 ring burner and having a large cooked breakfast every morning so I will only need

[Lucanesque]

Leons is also good for GF stuff and is usually not far from La Grande Bouffe at West Holts.

For the person wondering about breakfast - my staple is GF cereal and some small cartons of longlife milk or you can get fresh milk on site. Some fresh GF bread/rolls would be OK if you pack them in a storage box to stop it turning into breadcrumbs; I find the longer life GF bread is usually awful unless you toast it, which is not really feasible for most people in a field!

I want to try and find the GF pizza this year too!