Glastonbury Festival

Caravan and Campervan Fields at Glastonbury 2004

Separate fields for ticket holders to park campervans and caravans are available adjacent to the Festival site. This designated area of the site is the only place where ticket holders can sleep in vehicles – and these vehicles will only be allowed in the fields if they have living accommodation with fitted sleeping facilities and either fitted cooking or washing facilities.

• The caravan and campervan fields will be on the East of the site and will be surrounded by steel shield fencing and patrolled by security staff. Facilities provided include water, waste-water containers, toilets and a food trader (open 24 hours per day). There will be no electricity available.

• Tickets to park in these fields are available for an additional fee of £40, provided you purchase weekend tickets for the Festival at the same time. Every person entering the campervan fields will require a Festival weekend ticket which will be sold online and through the Festival telephone ticket line. The Festival ticket agency will also be the sales outlet for tickets for caravans/ campervans/ trailer tents.

• The only access to the campervan fields is via the Blue Route, along Pylle Road from the A37. A windscreen routing sticker will be sent to you with your campervan ticket, which will allow access to the Blue Route and to park in the fields.

• There will be a new team of campsite staff and security staff checking all vehicles to the campervan fields to ensure only vehicles that provide bona fide living accommodation are allowed entry. Drivers of any unsuitable vehicles, including unconverted vans, who have purchased a ticket for the camper van fields will be refused entry, and referred to alternative car parking – and, as it is contrary to our licence, security patrols will not permit sleeping in any vehicles in car parks.

• The security staff will also check for any items not permitted on site, as specified in the terms and conditions on weekend tickets. Security staff will confiscate any such items and may refuse entry to the site. The decision of the security team will be final.

• Manufacturers’ campervans and caravans will have access to the fields. Any converted vehicles must clearly be live-in vehicles with purpose built sleeping and washing facilities. The field security team will make the final decisions about the suitability of vehicles.

• Manufacturers’ trailer tents will be permitted in the campervan fields.

• A caravan/campervan ticket allows the holder to park in a 6m x 6m pitch. The Somerset Fire Service has agreed that either a campervan or a caravan may be parked in each 6m X 6m pitch - and tents may be erected in the pitch, as long as vehicles are a minimum of 3m apart. Vehicles will not be separated from caravans but will be required to unhitch and will be parked adjacent to the caravan. Caravans and campervans will be parked in seperate rows. It is essential that the fire safety guidelines are adhered to and that the campsite managers’instructions are followed.

• The Festival does not rent caravans to ticket holders, or have any arrangements with contractors to rent caravans to ticket holders. If ticket holders arrange privately to rent a caravan, it can be sited in these fields. The ticket holder will need to purchase a campervan ticket with their Festival ticket and ensure that the contractor renting the caravan is given this campervan ticket and routing sticker for the fields. The contractor will then need to arrange access to the fields by contacting the Off-Site Manager through the Festival Site Office. The ticket holder will need to arrive at the Festival by public transport or purchase a car park ticket for the public car parks so that they can gain access to the site themselves.

Conditions of use of the Caravan and Campervan fields

Only vehicles with fitted sleeping and either fitted cooking or washing facilities may use these fields.

Each person with the vehicle must have a weekend Festival ticket.

Vehicles must be parked within a 6m x 6m pitch, and 3m away from another vehicle as directed by the Parking Stewards.

Only one vehicle may be parked in each 6m X6m pitch, but ticketholders may camp in the space between vehicles.

No vehicles are to be parked in the fire lanes at any time.

No trading of any kind is permitted from caravans or campervans.

No sound systems are to be operated in the caravan/campervan fields. Anyone found operating such systems may be liable to eviction.

Fireworks, generators, glass containers, potential weapons, portable laser equipment including laser pens or any illegal or offensive items are not permitted in this field and will be confiscated. No animals are permitted anywhere at the Festival. Vehicles in this field are liable to search by security staff.

All waste-water must be put in the containers provided. It is illegal to pour waste-water onto the ground, into a sump or into a stream because of the danger to the environment. This will be monitored by the Environment Agency.

All litter must be cleared and put into litter bins or recycling bins.

Open fires are not permitted. The Somerset Fire Service has however agreed that barbecues can be used in these fields, but they must be at least 3m away from any vehicle.

Towing vehicles must remain in the same field as caravans, not parked elsewhere.

The fields must be clear by 8.00pm on Monday 28th June. Any remaining vehicles will be removed.

On Sunday 27th June, at noon, the one way system which provides access to the campervan fields, will be reversed to allow festival goers to leave the area. Entry to the campervan field will not be permitted after noon, and if field users want to pick up from these fields on Sunday 27th June, they must be in by noon.

Users of these fields must not inconvenience local residents by trying to use the village for access. This will not be permitted. Blue Route is the only access route to these fields.

Please respect the Country Code at all times.

CCTV will be used at the Festival, both on site and in the environs. Images will be monitored for the purposes of public safety, crowd management and crime prevention. By purchasing a ticket, you implicitly consent to the filming and sound recording of yourselves as part of the audience.

Security staff may evict those that do not adhere to the conditions above, and may also confiscate their festival weekend tickets and any contraband items.

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