Mix of east normal and east quiet

[hez]

We have a group of 3 campervans going, but ended up with 2 east normal and 1 east quiet.

I contacted the festival who said it shouldn't be an issue to all go together, but probably in east normal rather than quiet, but it would be at the discretion of the stewards.

The quiet ticketholder is keen to try and get us all into quiet (not sure why, just assuming it will be a bit closer I think), whereas I am keen to just head to normal to give us more chance of getting in together.

Are the entrances to the two fields near each other? I note it says turn right for quiet and left for normal. Would it be a case of we could pull up to the quiet entrance and if the answer was no just continue to normal or would it be a massive issue having to try and turn around etc?

[pilton digger]

3 minutes ago, hez said:

We have a group of 3 campervans going, but ended up with 2 east normal and 1 east quiet.

I contacted the festival who said it shouldn't be an issue to all go together, but probably in east normal rather than quiet, but it would be at the discretion of the stewards.

The quiet ticketholder is keen to try and get us all into quiet (not sure why, just assuming it will be a bit closer I think), whereas I am keen to just head to normal to give us more chance of getting in together.

Are the entrances to the two fields near each other? I note it says turn right for quiet and left for normal. Would it be a case of we could pull up to the quiet entrance and if the answer was no just continue to normal or would it be a massive issue having to try and turn around etc?

as far as I remember from when I ran past it on Monday, the entrances are pretty close together, possibly opposite. You would probably have to commit by turning off the road into whichever field you wanted. They are unlikely to let you turn around, there is a one way system in place on Blue Route and there will be traffic behind you all they way back. 

[BlueDaze]

well first off, you need to go in in convoy as they wont hold spaces if you are not close together (if one is a couple of vans back that should matter) and yes speak to the stewards.. The fields will fill up pretty quickly and if you are not in by Tuesday it may be trickier on the Wednesday.

Quiet is generally closer, but in the general scheme of miles you will cover in the week not really worth concerning yourself..

If you look at the Map... ALL vans approach through the same entrance on Blue Route (between Parking Field 13 and CV Field E14. Quiet stay to the left of the road (E19-E25) and Normal get sent right (E14 to E18)... No turning around needed

If you want Quiet send the ticket holder for Quiet up first to explain....  I think they will likely say go to Normal if you want to be together though...

Depending on how big your vans are and how good your manouvering is you could jiggle about with the space you have once stewards have parked you... for instance you could try and create a 'camp' with one in backwards, one in forwards and one sideways (creating a U shape)... take some wind breakers to close off gaps..

Enjoy! (and try and get their Tuesday.... it is great)

 

[hez]

14 minutes ago, pilton digger said:

as far as I remember from when I ran past it on Monday, the entrances are pretty close together, possibly opposite. You would probably have to commit by turning off the road into whichever field you wanted. They are unlikely to let you turn around, there is a one way system in place on Blue Route and there will be traffic behind you all they way back. 

Ok thanks. Might try and convince the group it is less of a gamble going for normal rather than quiet then. Really don't fancy having to go all the way round the one way system joining the queue again.

Unless anyone has had anything similar and they haven't been fussed either way.

Plus given they fill up the fields in a random order, it doesn't necessarily mean we will be closer trying quiet.

[hez]

4 minutes ago, BlueDaze said:

well first off, you need to go in in convoy as they wont hold spaces if you are not close together (if one is a couple of vans back that should matter) and yes speak to the stewards.. The fields will fill up pretty quickly and if you are not in by Tuesday it may be trickier on the Wednesday.

Quiet is generally closer, but in the general scheme of miles you will cover in the week not really worth concerning yourself..

If you look at the Map... ALL vans approach through the same entrance on Blue Route (between Parking Field 13 and CV Field E14. Quiet stay to the left of the road (E19-E25) and Normal get sent right (E14 to E18)... No turning around needed

If you want Quiet send the ticket holder for Quiet up first to explain....  I think they will likely say go to Normal if you want to be together though...

Depending on how big your vans are and how good your manouvering is you could jiggle about with the space you have once stewards have parked you... for instance you could try and create a 'camp' with one in backwards, one in forwards and one sideways (creating a U shape)... take some wind breakers to close off gaps..

Enjoy! (and try and get their Tuesday.... it is great)

 

Many thanks. Yes we will be travelling in convoy and on Tuesday. Aiming to get there around midday.

Thanks for the tip, will keep the quiet ticket holder happy as they can then get their chance to get in there, but if that fails we end up together in normal. Which, as you say is what is likely both from a ticketing perspective and from what the festival said when I emailed them.

The two other campervans we are going with did the campervan fields last time and they did what you said and created a camp so would be good to do something similar this time round. This will be my 9th Glasto, but first time in the campervan fields. And also the first time getting there on the Tuesday which I am excited about!

[BlueDaze]

1 minute ago, hez said:

Many thanks. Yes we will be travelling in convoy and on Tuesday. Aiming to get there around midday.

Thanks for the tip, will keep the quiet ticket holder happy as they can then get their chance to get in there, but if that fails we end up together in normal. Which, as you say is what is likely both from a ticketing perspective and from what the festival said when I emailed them.

The two other campervans we are going with did the campervan fields last time and they did what you said and created a camp so would be good to do something similar this time round. This will be my 9th Glasto, but first time in the campervan fields. And also the first time getting there on the Tuesday which I am excited about!

You go through 2 ticket checks... First is just off the A37 and second is where i described (so just make sure you are in convoy after the first check...)

take a look at this excellent aerial photo.. It shows the first check point in Pylle Lane (bottom right with the metal track) you then go round Pylle and turn right at the t-Junction into Pylle Road... and up to the 2nd check (again metal tracks) and that is where they send you one way or another.. Just get the lead driver to ask if the other 2 can follow....

Tuesday evening on the hill is very exciting..!

http://web.archive.org/web/20160622093734/https://glastomap.com/

 

[hez]

25 minutes ago, BlueDaze said:

You go through 2 ticket checks... First is just off the A37 and second is where i described (so just make sure you are in convoy after the first check...)

take a look at this excellent aerial photo.. It shows the first check point in Pylle Lane (bottom right with the metal track) you then go round Pylle and turn right at the t-Junction into Pylle Road... and up to the 2nd check (again metal tracks) and that is where they send you one way or another.. Just get the lead driver to ask if the other 2 can follow....

Tuesday evening on the hill is very exciting..!

http://web.archive.org/web/20160622093734/https://glastomap.com/

 

Amazing, thanks for that. I can see the two points you mean, very helpful.

I assumed you came in from the top by blue gate so had that wrong.

Excited to be there Tuesday night awaiting the next morning! 

Edited June 15, 2022 by hez

[BlueDaze]

I always prefer to be on the left of the road (Quiet) but i have dodgy knees and it feels like a small win not having to go all the way to the far reaches of E17 (which we have before).. The actual camping experience isnt any different.

[hez]

1 hour ago, BlueDaze said:

I always prefer to be on the left of the road (Quiet) but i have dodgy knees and it feels like a small win not having to go all the way to the far reaches of E17 (which we have before).. The actual camping experience isnt any different.

Yeah, I guess it can be beneficial in certain cases.  But as you say, given how much walking generally gets done over the time spent there, it probably isn't a huge difference anyway.

[pilton digger]

Having just looked when running past i can confirm that the signposted entrances to east and quiet are directly opposite each other, either side of pylle road.

[hez]

1 hour ago, pilton digger said:

Having just looked when running past i can confirm that the signposted entrances to east and quiet are directly opposite each other, either side of pylle road.

Great thanks. Hopefully we can chat to someone there and then turn into whichever bit they let us into.

I’ve had a response from my enquiry which basically says you won’t be let into a different section to what the ticket says. I’m hoping this is just their official response as last time I asked back before the cancelled 2019 festival they said it would be fine. Unless for example the weather has been bad and it’s very muddy and they are trying to control things a bit more. 

Think I’ll print the 2019 email off in case there is any issue. May help persuade them if they’re not playing ball.