Trains to Castle Cary on Friday Evening & Shuttle Bus

[bjst2017]

Hello everyone,

 

I'm getting the train from London to Castle Cary on the Friday which leaves at 4.36pm and gets into Castle Cary at 6.21pm due to work being tools and not letting me leave any earlier.

 

Just wondering if anyone has been on a train from London around that time in previous years so I know if it'll be rammed with all the other people leaving work and heading over and also what the wait is like for the shuttle bus from the station to the site at about 6.30pm-ish on the Friday? Unsure if there will be loads of people in my position or if most people will already be on site by then. 

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

[funkyuk]

The train will be empty, the shuttle bus may be too. most people will be on site wednesday/thursday.  take a sicky from work. come on wednesday

 

The shuttle bus times are here http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/getting-here/by-bus/

you shouldnt have to wait long

Edited May 30, 2017 by funkyuk

[bjst2017]

Excellent thanks.

 

Would pull a sicky, but I already asked my boss if I could have the Friday off and they said no so would be suspect now if I didn't appear... shouldn't have been so honest!!! I'm a teacher so getting time off for festivals is pretty much a no go... 

 

Thanks again

[geoffboycott]

If it's just a standard train out of London Paddington, I wouldn't rely on it being quiet at that time (tbh it rarely is).  Pretty much all trains out of London heading West will be busy with commuters.   The good news is the shuttle bus will be straightforward.

[bjst2017]

Perfect, yeah I thought the train might still be a bit busy given that it's a Friday evening, but just didn't want carnage with all of the normal commuters PLUS all the poor people being made to miss Wed, Thurs and Fri due to work ramming themselves onto this train. 

 

Glad the shuttle bus sounds like it will be easy. 

[pie_and_a_pint]

Oof, that's going to be peak commuter / weekenders leaving London for the south west time. Definitely reserve a seat on the train.

[Dark Star]

On 5/31/2017 at 11:02 AM, bjst2017 said:

Perfect, yeah I thought the train might still be a bit busy given that it's a Friday evening, but just didn't want carnage with all of the normal commuters PLUS all the poor people being made to miss Wed, Thurs and Fri due to work ramming themselves onto this train. 

 

Glad the shuttle bus sounds like it will be easy. 

If you don't have a seat reservation head for coach F, that one's the unreserved one!  

[annax]

You'll be fine. Someone in our party took this train last year: she was at the park by about 7.30pm - certainly in time for the end of the sub-headliner on Pyramid (Foals)

[bjst2017]

Excellent, sounds like it should be ok then You've all filled me with confidence.