Glastonbury planning

[juliet]

So. It is probably about time to buy train tickets for Glastonbury, since it's around a month away.



Previous experience indicates that one has to do this In Person. The National Rail timetable thinks that the direct trains are available at 0933 and 1235 (takes about 1 hr 40), but again, previous experience indicates that they may lay on extras for the occasion. However, if wishing to book, we might need to go for one of those.

I am inclined to the 0933 - get there nice & early before it's *entirely* rammed & there starts being a queue to get in. We managed this fine last year. I think the 1235 is a bit late - we wouldn't get onsite till about 1500.

We cannot book a particular train on the way back - they won't let you.

So. Who wants to travel with Pete & me, & therefore wants me to get them train tickets? Let me know if you have a YP card. I want to do this *soon* before all the trains book up (I booked about a week into June last time, & we got some of the last seats IIRC).

Update: Now done - if you're not one of marnameow, sbp, mouseboks, uon, daneel_olivaw, feanelwa, Marna's sister, Pete, or me, I haven't got you a ticket, sorry. Contact me if you want to get tickets on the same train as us or anything to find out details. If you are one of them, see here for details.

Comments

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Early is better, definitly. Me and Sheep and Little Cow would verver much like to travel with you.

[juliet]

Will Mon have a YP card? (if she plans on doing very much getting-on-trains, she should get one - last year the cost of the YP card was very nearly covered just by the saving on the Glasto journey alone - 17quid!).

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

If there's that much saved - and she's bound to be going a few other places on trains - then I'll get her one as soon as she gets here.

Unless you need it to book? Do you?

[juliet]

There was that much saved last year: I do not guarantee that there'll be that much saved again :-)

TheTrainLine is claiming to have bookable tickets, but I *think* this is Not Actually True iirc from last year. However, what they say is:
returning 1232->1417 (no changes) on Monday: £37 adults, £24.40 YP
returning 0928->1121 (no changes) on Monday: £46.50 adults, £30.70 YP

In a hypothetical case where they weren't LYING, I would go for the former. Those prices might be right anyway. So she's saving 13quid, compared to £18 for the YP card. If she goes anywhere else at all (even tickets within London, in fact), she'll save the money easily.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Go for it, and I'll pick her up one/have her get one. There are bound to be a couple of expeditions while she's over here, so it should pay for itself.

I'd guess that doop might want to travel with us as well.

[juliet]

I've emailed him. And enquired of Katie about her plans (if she has ticket...). Anyone else you can think of?

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Not offhand, although I fear I am forgetting someone. Or possibly several someones. Oh! Kitty! (you'll have remembered him, though)

[juliet]

Indeed :-) No - he'll need to come down after work Thurs pm. Though he says he still hasn't heard from Welfare...