Glastonbury Travel Tips

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival: Shopping and Eating 4 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Festival

The Glastonbury Festival’s offers a huge and diverse range of places to buy food and shop. Individual reviews would be pointless since this is one aspect of the festival that is particularly... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival Areas: Cinemas 4 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Festival

The Glastonbury Festival’s featured two cinemas in 2008 which screened films almost continuously from 11am until 4am. There is a mixture of favourite classics and latest box office releases (and... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival Areas: Pyramid Stage 5 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Festival

The Glastonbury Festival’s main music stage is the “Pyramid” and it’s become a distinctive icon of the event. It is usually situated at the centre of the festival site and its height, and... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival Areas: Kidz Field 5 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Festival

Although you might be put off brining children to the Glastonbury Festival they are well catered for in the form of a dedicated Kidz Field and a family-only camping area. Many families do attend... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival Areas: Cabaret, Circus and Theatre 5 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Festival

The cabaret, circus and theatre fields of the Glastonbury festival are the place to come to be amazed at the daring and diverse. There are usually display of trapeze and high wire skill, a tent... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival Areas: Trash City 5 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Festival

One of the most distinctive areas of the Glastonbury site is the “Trash City” field. Dominated by large metal sculptures it bills itself as an apocalyptic cyber-punk haunt for all that’s... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival Areas: The Stone Circle 4 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Festival

In the extreme south east corner of the Glastonbury Festival site is a stone circle that’s traditionally the haunt of hippies and those seeking a more relaxed atmosphere after the chaos of other... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival Areas: The Park 5 stars
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The area known as “The Park” is situated in the extreme south of the Glastonbury Festival up the hills overlooking the rest of the site. It feels a little like a festival within the festival... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 27, 2008
Supplies in Glastonbury Town 4 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Festival

If you’re heading to the Glastonbury festival this year and need last minute supplies then here are my top tips for shopping in Glastonbury town itself.

The main item everyone is...
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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Jun 27, 2008
Glastonbury Festival 5 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Festival

The Glastonbury festival of the contemporary performing arts (or "Glasto") is the world's largest greenfield music and performing arts festival with an international reputation for size, diversity... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Apr 25, 2008
Glastonbury Abbey 4 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Abbey
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Glastonbury Abbey is a lovely peaceful spot to visit in the middle of the historic town of Glastonbury, Somerset. It is very possibly the site of the first Christian church in England and is also... [more]

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Dotskin
Explorer
Apr 15, 2008
Glastonbury – a hippy retreat on the Somerset Levels 5 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury

Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset with an abundance of attractions to suit all tastes. The town has a somewhat hippy and laid back feel to it and is notorious for the Glastonbury Festival, a hugely popular rock and pop event staged annually in June. The town is famous for the National... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Mar 3, 2008
Glastonbury Tor 5 stars
Travel Tip: Glastonbury Tor
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No trip to Glastonbury in Somerset would be complete without a strenuous walk up the famous Glastonbury Tor, the dramatic and unusual hill a ten minutes walk out of the town centre and well... [more]

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catipoo
Explorer
Jan 24, 2008