The following provisions have been provided at the festival for Taxi and Private Hire drop off and pick up, from 23rd June to 29th June.

Due to traffic volumes there will be a number of road closures, one way roads and diversions in place. Please check the festival web site for details. From North, East and South (A37 Shepton, Bristol, Yeovil, A361 Frome, A371 Wincanton) There is a Taxi Rank in the car park to south of the Bath and West Showground called the drop and collect (DC) with a 24/7 bus service direct to the site.

The bus service drops off 50 Metres from the pedestrian gate A. It is strongly recommended that this drop off and pick up point is used as it will save you a kilometer walk from the local Taxi rank to pedestrian gate A or D as well as your time in traffic.

Opening hours Tuesday 23rd 06:00 until Monday 29th 18:00  Access to the taxi section of the Drop and collect is off the A371 to the south of the main gates to the showground. For access follow the DC/drop and collect signs. Drop by the toilet block and pedestrians walk through the showground fence to the buses inside the venue.

The bus service will take 10 to 15 minutes to get to the bus station on site and there is a 50 metre walk to gate A. This will be quicker than dropping at the alternative site for both you and the fare as the walk from the local drop point is 20 minutes.

From Glastonbury, Street and Wells areas (A361 Street Glastonbury, A371 Wells) There is a Taxi rank just off the A361 in the Steanbow Layby accessed from the Lower Westholme Rd access to the north east of the layby. (The southeast access is closed for the pedestrian crossing). Access to use this facility is at the discretion of Glastonbury festivals Limited (GFL).

The access is controlled by security and will be monitored by Mendip District Council and abuse of this location will result in access to the facility being withdrawn to any individual drivers or companies who do not work with the organisers and the council.

Opening hours 24/7 from Tuesday 23rd 06:00 to Monday 29th 18:00  Access to this facility should be from the main A361 onto Lower Westholme road during the festival period except on the Wednesday (23rd) and the Monday (29th) when access can be through North Wootton village.

Further info- we have had complaints from the Residents of North Wootton regarding Taxi/Private hire vehicles speeding through the village. There will be police and council checks in the area any Taxi found to be abusing the speed limit will be refused access to the Steanbow Layby facility.

If Taxi drivers from outside the Glastonbury, Street and Wells area try to use this facility they will be refused access and sent to the drop and collect on the A371 (see location above. If these taxis then attempt to drop on the clearway they will be prosecuted by the County Council enforcement officers on duty.

Illegal dropping off – all the roads around Glastonbury Festival are official clearways and as such any stopping and dropping off or picking up are illegal. There will be teams of enforcement officers on duty this year to enforce this so please do not ask to be dropped off on the road. This only leads to pedestrians on the road and risks people’s safety.

Taxis from Castle Cary use the drop and collect (location above) at the Bath and West On site Access On site Access cannot be given to any Taxi or Private hire vehicle unless the fare has the relevant vehicle pass for you to use.

This should only be used for that fare as abuse will result in drivers being refused access on future occasions. Past experience of some company’s abuse of the systems have seen them removed from all drop off and pick up locations and access to site denied.

Access to the various off site Campsites and venues There are a number of Campsites, accommodation venues and hospitality venues outside the festival site. Access to these venues can be problematic due to the number of road closures and one way systems that the GFL put in place to assist traffic flow especially on the Wednesday of the festival and the Monday after the festival.

“Please use the festival web site to check details of the traffic plan and obey all Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders”.