To think we CAN actually do Glastonbury?

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Glastonbury tickets on sale soon

I'm a single mum to 2 dc, one is autistic, one neurotypical, 8 and 9

I assumed it was something for the future, but actually, the tickets are £400 each for the weekend, i might be able to go as autistic dc's carer, costing me £800. And I can pay £100 as a deposit

I can stay at a hotel with dc and then drive us all in. I would meet friends who have kids.

Is the drive in difficult, does anyone know? I would rent a traveloge or similar 20 miles away.

Can we do this?

Nobody knows where you're driving from?
I would say that it's possible you could do it with a 20 mile drive there and back every day but it won't be much fun. You'll have to leave when the kids have had enough and with an autistic child that could be any time in the day surely?
It's a lot of money for what might be a difficult and/or boring experience. I would recommend you do camp bestival instead and hire a bell tent - much nicer, smaller, safer and more family friendly.

The drive from anywhere to Glastonbury isn't starightforward - did it today and you do feel as if your driving round in circles. The roads are lanes really so I imagine the traffic will be horrendous - in and out on a daily basis. That said - it would be an amazing thing to do if your kids are up for the driving

Oh sorry! Near kent/south london

I think that green day will headline next year so want to go! Would time our visits to coincide with the acts we want to see and would bring tablet, disabled buggy

Children under 12 are free and don’t need tickets 😉

As I say the trafrfic will be heavy simply because of the nature of the roads so you would need to leave plenty of time to get there.

Today with light traffic both getting in to and out of Glastonbury town took about 40-45 mins to get from / to the A303.

Thats on me for rushing through the website announcement

Can you tell ive not been before and am quite excited?!

Agree that we are likely looking at ALot of traffic

For about £600 i can take dc to Glastonbury! Rides etc included! I'd be mad not to

You jave to walk miles to get to stages in Glasto...

The road to Glastonbury is pretty simple. Remember it's not that near the town of Glastonbury, it's nearer Shepton Mallett

The festival site in itself is absolutely massive and there's lots of hills. If the weather is bad there's the mud. Going to the loo can take an hour if it's busy.

Absolutely not.
i was all on board with your post (the kids ages the money) until you mentioned driving every day.

ive been 5 times and I grew up one county away. One time I left at 3am and it took me 6 hours to get to the gates despite it being a 1 hour journey or less normally. You then park on the edge of Glastonbury and walk 45 mins in on a queue of people.

ive also left glasto and spent 2.5 hours trying to get out in the mud to the normal roads outside the site.

staying at a hotel or travel lodge is not doing Glastonbury. The joy of Glastonbury is being in Glastonbury. Camping, getting a cuppa in the morning or making your own. Going to greenfield etc. you idea would not do Glastonbury justice at all!!

As said above under 12s are free. Driving in daily is doable but its easier to camp. The family camping or the posh camping just offsite is relatively nice.

hotel rooms will all be reserved within a reasonable distance, some artists stay in bath or Bristol even. I would recommend finding someone else to go too and camp. As to suitability for your family, only you can decide that, autism is so variable. What I can tell you is that it’s so big now, so busy, and the character has changed a lot, i went in the early 90’s and loved it then again more recently and it just doesn’t feel right now, just too much

I cannot think of anything worse. I also have two ND kids and it would absolutely not be fun for me at all.

Maybe marginally more fun if i stayed on site but the driving would be so stressful every day. As would the noise and the crowds (Have you seen the size of the crowds at Glastonbury, or any festival. Its better to watch it kn the telly at home) you pay £600 to watch the bands on a screen anyway.

I think you can do it. While it's a hell of a big site - you don't have to go everywhere. The family, circus and main stage areas are fun and have plenty of space. A lot of parents being pull along trollies to festivals for stuff and tired kids to sit/nap in.

One adult per child under 12 is required imho

Honestly I love Glastonbury and I know people who take their kids but personally I find it overwhelming when I’m just trying to look after myself, throw in kids (I have one NT and one ND) and I can’t imagine anything worse.

Its huge, loud, lots of walking - can take an hour between stages - and depending on the weather you’re either in a quagmire or a scorched desert.

Have you been before, OP? I would strongly suggest Camp Bestival, Truck, Isle of Wight, End of the Road as a starter.

I have been to Glastonbury many times (child free) I also have an Autistic son we take to festivals but I wouldn’t take him to Glastonbury no way it would be too much hard work. It’s very BIG lots of hills and walking and very very busy. It hard to find friends and it would just be too hard. As a mum that takes my son and children to many festivals I just think Glastonbury wouldn’t be the one. Also driving is long and would take ages getting in and out by car each day and walking from the car park is a long way too. That’s my opinion

I also wouldn’t even think about driving, you’d be walking easily 10 miles a day around the site and then to get to and from the car parks and then sitting in traffic to get to your accommodation.

If you want to trial a festival with your kids my vote would be camp Bestival or Truck, staying in the family or glamping spots and then work up from there.

Glasto site isn’t that hilly in the scheme of things. It is huge though. Been 6 times.

Wouldn't recommend staying off site though. The experience has to include camping.

As to dc aged 8-10, nd, I’m not so sure. It’s like the Somme if you get bad weather.

100% do it!

Tickets apparently sell out in an hour, which I’m glad about because for some reason my SIL wants to go and it’s another reason to dodge the event. DH also doesn’t want to go thank God.

“Would time our visits to coincide with the acts we want to see and would bring tablet, disabled buggy OP”

You mean the acts you want to see? What will the children get out of it?