Getting alcohol before heading to festival

[clarebear86]

We're flying from Belfast to Bristol on the Wednesday (flights not booked yet but thats the plan) and i'm just wondering where would be the best place to get our drink before we headed to the festival - bearing in mind i've never been to glasto before or to bristol so i'm completely clueless about it all lol

[Dark Star]

There's a few options open to you, one is to get the bus from the Airport into Bristol. There's a Tesco in the cenre, but not sure how far you'd have to walk to/from where the bus would drop you. It's about a 15 minute walk from there to Temple Meads station where trains/shuttle buses can be caught.

Alternatively, get to Glasto straight away, set up, and you can then use one of the buses that runs to/from the site into Glastonbury town. There's a Morrisons 5 minutes from where these buses stop. Costs about £7 return, but that'll be easily off-set by the savings if you're buying a couple of crates.

[Redwinevino]

We're flying from Belfast to Bristol on the Wednesday (flights not booked yet but thats the plan) and i'm just wondering where would be the best place to get our drink before we headed to the festival - bearing in mind i've never been to glasto before or to bristol so i'm completely clueless about it all lol

[LusciousLucy]

There's a few options open to you, one is to get the bus from the Airport into Bristol. There's a Tesco in the cenre, but not sure how far you'd have to walk to/from where the bus would drop you. It's about a 15 minute walk from there to Temple Meads station where trains/shuttle buses can be caught.

Alternatively, get to Glasto straight away, set up, and you can then use one of the buses that runs to/from the site into Glastonbury town. There's a Morrisons 5 minutes from where these buses stop. Costs about £7 return, but that'll be easily off-set by the savings if you're buying a couple of crates.

[lord stradmor]

How are you getting from airport to Pilton? If you are getting the bus straight to the site, buy in Bristol but if coming down the A38 I always recommend stopping off at Thatchers in Sandford for a couple of gallons of Heritage straight from the barrel...Its a one mile detour but well worth it.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=thatchers+sandford+maps&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=thatchers+sandford&hnear=&radius=15000&ll=51.332703,-2.83458&spn=0.0074,0.016544&t=h&z=16

an often missed alternative to the hordes near the site if you are on the way there is the ASDA at Highbridge, 3/4 mile off the M5 at Junction 22, just down the A38.

Edited January 25, 2011 by lord stradmor

[clarebear86]

We are doing the same journey but flying in on the Tuesday and staying in a hostel the day before to get supplies and things

[Redwinevino]

that sounds like a plan...where abouts is the hostel you're staying in, and is it pretty cheap? do u bring tents etc with yous on the plane or do yous get that stuff when ya get there?!

All info wud be greatly appreciated

THankks

Edited January 27, 2011 by Redwinevino

[robmero]

just renember you cant bring the poles or pegs onto plane so pack that in your main luggage and just carry on the actuall tent as hand luggage..

[Irishladdy]

For the last 4 years I've gotten my drink in the Tesco express which is right beside the bus station in Bristol...Just bring a trolley and gaffer tape and lob it on the bus the rest of the way

Edited June 10, 2011 by Irishladdy

[Homer]

For the last 4 years I've gotten my drink in the Tesco express which is right beside the bus station in Bristol...Just bring a trolley and gaffer tape and lob it on the bus the rest of the way

[clarebear86]

For the last 4 years I've gotten my drink in the Tesco express which is right beside the bus station in Bristol...Just bring a trolley and gaffer tape and lob it on the bus the rest of the way

[clarebear86]

I've just google mapped it and it says its 20 mins walk lol maybe i'll get the taxi from the airport to drop us there and wait while we get our supplies then bring us to temple meads train station lol