Low availability on NE for group of 7. Looking for Castle Cary - London after festival experiences?

[Heather90]

We have a group of 7 with various flights elsewhere on Tuesday & Wednesday from London. Most of us have a single coach ticket from London. NE already has very low availability. Will they be likely to add more? 

Assuming not, has anyone got any experiences of the train back to London? Any tips? Is the bust to Bristol/Bath and then train from there better? 

 

Edit to add - we will have items at a friend's in London so other departure points won't work. 

Edited April 19, 2022 by Heather90

[deepkittycaz]

Re: the train, personally, as you'd be having to queue to get a coach to Castle Cary then having to queue for a limited & busy train from a small station, I'd skip that and get the bus direct to Bristol Temple Meads instead. Particularly as it's going every 30 mins during the day.

[StoneCircle]

4 hours ago, Heather90 said:

We have a group of 7 with various flights elsewhere on Tuesday & Wednesday from London. Most of us have a single coach ticket from London. NE already has very low availability. Will they be likely to add more? 

Assuming not, has anyone got any experiences of the train back to London? Any tips? Is the bust to Bristol/Bath and then train from there better? 

 

Edit to add - we will have items at a friend's in London so other departure points won't work. 

The Big Lemon offer coaches from London and Brighton to the festival. 👍

https://thebiglemon.com/glastonbury/

[deepkittycaz]

BPEC are one of the lockup crew teams as well, so will be a reliable option!

1 hour ago, StoneCircle said:

The Big Lemon offer coaches from London and Brighton to the festival. 👍

https://thebiglemon.com/glastonbury/