For more than 200,000 Glastonbury attendees it is a frantic race to Somerset to find a square meter of space in the crowded festival campsites and pitch their tents for the weekend.
But for the rich and famous, the Glastonbury experience is very different as they enjoy the pools and spa at the five-star Babbington House hotel, 30 minutes from the Worthy Farm site.
The hideaway is a hotspot for celebrities including Holly Willoughby, Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy and the Gallagher brothers who have stayed there in previous years.
Famous faces use the chauffeur service to transport them from the private club to the festival center.
Guests at this Grade II listed Georgian house can dine on seafood or pizza at the various alfresco restaurants set on a spacious, freshly mown lawn.
For more than 200,000 Glastonbury attendees it is a frantic race to Somerset to find a square meter of space in the crowded festival campsites and pitch their tents for the weekend.
But for the rich and famous, the Glastonbury experience is very different as they enjoy the pools and spa at the five-star Babbington House hotel, 30 minutes from the Worthy Farm site.
Loungers are available to watch the festival performances live from a big screen so guests can “channel the festival experience without the crowds.”
For £2,300, festival-goers can get one of the 50 tents built on the 18-acre Somerset estate, which are “fully equipped with comfortable double beds, fluffy dressing gowns and a selection of drinks”.
But while staff are available for guests’ every need, the five-star hotel has a strict rule not allowing dogs or children, further reducing clientele.
Indoor and outdoor pools can be used during leisure time along with the Cowshed spa, as the venue is part of the Soho House chain of private clubs.
The house itself has 33 rooms and dishes prepared from the garden to the table in the greenhouse.
Meanwhile, campers were left exhausted as they queued for more than two hours at London Paddington station due to canceled trains after one person died on the tracks yesterday morning.
One festival-goer told the Mail: ‘We’re not even there yet and I’m already exhausted from the queues. “It’s like they’re punishing us for wanting to have a good time.”
The gates to Glastonbury officially opened on Wednesday and within two hours all the main campsites were full, leaving people fighting for the next best spaces within half an hour of the main stages.
The hideaway is a hotspot for celebrities including Holly Willoughby, Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy and the Gallagher brothers who have stayed there in previous years.
Guests at this Grade II listed Georgian house can enjoy seafood or pizza at the various outdoor restaurants set on spacious, freshly mown lawns.
Loungers are available to watch the festival performances live from a big screen so guests can “channel the festival experience without the crowds.”
For £2,300, festival-goers can secure one of the 50 tents built on the 18-acre Somerset estate, which are “fully equipped with comfortable double beds, fluffy dressing gowns and a selection of drinks”.
The indoor and outdoor pools can be used during leisure time along with the Cowshed spa, as the venue is part of the Soho House chain of private clubs.
The house itself features 33 rooms and “garden-to-table dishes” at the Orangery.
Meanwhile, campers were left exhausted as they queued for more than two hours at London Paddington station due to canceled trains after one person died on the tracks yesterday morning.
The gates to Glastonbury officially opened on Wednesday and within two hours all the main campsites were full, leaving people scrambling to find the next best spaces within half an hour of the main stages.
Rain lashed the Worthy Farm site yesterday morning as campers donned waterproof coats after they expected the heatwave to continue throughout the weekend.
Around 200,000 festival-goers will descend on Worthy Farm to enjoy a long weekend of music from the likes of Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Shania Twain.
The country legend, 58, has committed to taking to the festival’s main Pyramid stage for his performance on Sunday.
