FAQs

Yes. You cannot access or stay at Holt Farm unless you have already purchased Glastonbury Festival tickets. On arrival our Reception team will direct you to the closest accreditation site at Pedestrian Gate D to receive your wristbands. These will be checked on entry to the festival. Don’t forget you will need your personal photo ID.

No, you will just need the name of the lead booker to make a booking for Holt Farm. However, please make sure everyone in your party has Glastonbury Festival tickets otherwise they will not be allowed to stay on site. 

All you need to do is complete our online booking form and pay to secure your pitch. You can book adjacent plots for friends and family and a parking space. A confirmation email will be sent to you on completion of your booking. 

Holt Farm will send new information and updates via email to the Lead Booker noted at the time of booking. It will be the responsibility of the Lead Booker to share information received from Holt Farm with every person in their booking.

On arrival at Holt Farm, you will need to provide the Lead Booker’s full name, present your Holt Farm booking confirmation, Photo ID and show your Glastonbury Festival ticket. If you have booked a parking space you will also need to have your Parking Pass printed and displayed in your windscreen.

Holt Farm wristbands will only be issued to those who can present a valid Glastonbury Festival ticket plus Holt Farm confirmation email and photo ID. Please be prepared that wristbands will be put onto the ticket holder’s wrist by the wristbanding team. You will need to be with the Lead Booker as we cannot give any number of wristbands to the Lead Booker or other members of the party to distribute later.

Once you have checked in to Holt Farm, make your way over to Pedestrian Gate D where you can swap your Festival ticket for a Glastonbury Festival wristband. Once you have your wristbands you can use Gate D, via the fast-track entrance to access the festival.

No unaccompanied under 18s are allowed on site. All under 18s must be accompanied by a paying adult ticket holder (aged over 18.) This adult must remain on site throughout the whole weekend as the guardian of the under 18-year-old. Children of all ages are welcome when accompanied by an adult.

No, but you will need to bring proof of age if they look older than 12, and collect a child wristband from one of the information points or the Kidzfield. They must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder. Children are welcome at Holt Farm, and must be included as one of the five person limit per pitch. For more information on bringing children to Glastonbury, please visit the festival website here.

The dates are Wednesday 26th June to Monday 1st July.

Glastonbury Festival opens on Wednesday 26th June in the morning but there is no amplified music that day, with the main stages not kicking off until the Friday. The festival closes late on Sunday.

Our gates are open from 12 noon on Wednesday 26th June to 12 noon on Monday 1st July.

Holt Farm borders Glastonbury Festival, only a 30m walk or so from Pedestrian Gate D. You will be sent the exact location and directions to the entrance and exit gates by email alongside your booking confirmation. Please refer to our map on the Home page for Holt Farm’s location.

If you are not coming by car, you need to use the official Glastonbury drop off points and make your way by foot to Pedestrian Gate D which is roughly 30m to the Holt Farm entrance.

Taxis and private buses drop-off at Bronze Gate. From Bronze Gate, follow the signs for Pedestrian Gate D (300m walk).

Buses and coaches disembark at Yellow Gate. Follow the signs for Pedestrian Gate D (300m walk) for the entrance to Holt Farm.

Holt Farm is adjacent to Pedestrian Gate D, from which it is a 10-15 minute walk to the main stage.

No, Holt Farm is on level ground, as well as being a flat walk to and from the festival so there’s no risk of breaking into a sweat.

You will receive an email in advance of the festival with all the information you need. This will include directions and a contact telephone number for our on-site reception team. Please add info@holtfarm.co.uk to your contacts so that our emails don’t end up in your junk folder.

The camp will open on Wednesday 26th June at 12 noon and close at 12 noon on Monday 1st July. All pitches must be vacated by this time. Please do not arrive earlier than advertised as you will not be given access to the site and may cause traffic problems.

You will need to provide the following on arrival to Holt Farm. Please ensure you have the items listed below to be admitted to the car parks or at the reception tent if coming on foot.

• Holt Farm Booking Confirmation
• Glastonbury Festival Ticket
• Photo ID
• Holt Farm Parking Pass, printed and displayed in the windscreen of your car (if you have booked a parking space). Phone passes will not be accepted.

If you are arriving by car your Holt Farm wristband will be given to you by the steward in the car park. If you are arriving on foot, please make your way to our reception tent where our team will check you in. You will need your Glastonbury Festival ticket, Holt Farm Booking confirmation and photo ID before you are issued with a Holt Farm wristband. The lead booker must be present to receive the wristbands of all those in your party. Wristbands must be worn at all times when at Holt Farm or entering and exiting the festival.

To reserve a car parking space you must choose a plot with a parking space during the booking process. There are two types of pitches available at Holt Farm: with parking or without. If you would like a car parking space you must choose this type of plot at checkout.

Please note, only people who have purchased a pitch can book a parking space and car parking spaces are not available to book at a later date.

All Holt Farm parking spaces are 100-200m to the plots.

As long as you have the car parking pass printed and displayed in your windscreen you will be able to access the site.

Every plot is 5 x 5m. Your tent and its guy ropes must fit within the perimeter of this space. If your tent is larger than this area, or guy ropes fall outside a 5 x 5m perimeter, you will need to plot another plot.

Please note that there is a maximum occupancy of 5 people per pitch (this includes children).

No, it is a marked out 5 x 5m area for you to make your own home for the festival duration.

Pitches are suitable for up to 5 people. If your group is bigger than 5 you will need to book an additional plot. The option to book adjacent plots is available on your booking form.

No, you will need to bring your own battery packs and battery powered lights. There will be a large phone charging station on-site with secure lockers at an additional cost.

You can book up to 4 plots. Our booking platform is designed so that you can book adjacent plots to be next to friends and family.

We encourage that you book together with friends and family in the same booking if you want to have adjacent plots. We cannot guarantee different bookings will be placed next to each other, unless you contact us at info@holtfarm.co.uk.

You can use the 5 x 5m plot however you like, but there is no additional room available so tents that do not fit in the space provided will not be allowed. Please note, gazebos are not permitted.

Holt Farm is a camp for tents only. Caravans, motorhomes and/or trailers will not be permitted access.

Yes, when you fill in your booking form please make a note that you would like your plot to be located in the family area.

Holt Farm offers a choice of 3 different camping areas – Quiet, Family and/or General – but it is located on the fence of Glastonbury Festival so whilst we hope you catch plenty of beauty sleep, we cannot control the buzz and hum from the festival itself!

Yes, but we urge you to take the party into Glastonbury! We are a family friendly campsite and so late-night revelry is best kept to the festival.

Yes, there are plenty of clean loos and hot showers (above the standard recommendations) open 24hrs exclusively for all Holt Farm guests, with a cleaning crew working around the clock. But as with any campsite we would recommend avoiding peak times.

Yes.

Yes, there is a tent with plenty of make up stations, dressing tables and power sockets so you can get festival ready. Feel free to bring your own hair dryers, straighteners and curling tongs!

As soon as you arrive on site pop down to the Nomadic team and they will be able to book you in. Card payments only.

We have limited first aid facilities at reception. If you need assistance whilst in the festival, they have one of the best satellite hospitals in the South West. The nearest medical centre is Park Home Medical Centre. Contact the nearest Festival Steward or our Reception Team if you require urgent medical attention in the campsite.

Available on a first come first serve basis, there will be a large phone charging station on-site with secure lockers for an additional charge.

Yes, there will be multiple filling stations dotted throughout the site.

There is no wifi on site at Holt Farm. Data roaming is accessible across the main festival site.

We don’t have cash machines at Holt Farm but there are lots of cash machines in the main festival. You will find most traders use contactless payment now, including at Holt Farm.

Yes and we encourage you to follow the Glastonbury Festival Green waste policy to reuse, reduce and respect. For further information please see here.

At Holt Farm we have a wide range of food and drink on offer. From delicious breakfast offerings to a cocktail bar, street food trucks and chill out area. For the most up to date info on menus and timings please visit us at holtfarmglastonbury.

There are plenty of food and drink options but we don’t have a shop. If you require camping supplies your nearest general store with limited camping supplies, is at Pennard Hill, opposite the entrance to The Park. A dedicated camping shop can be found on the approach to Arcadia.

You are allowed to bring food and alcohol into Glastonbury and Holt Farm for your own personal consumption (no more than you can carry in your hands on first arrival to the campsite). No cooking is allowed on site. Please remember glass bottles are not allowed on site or at the festival and will be confiscated.

The camp has a number of water stations dotted throughout.

Yes, open 24hrs a day and manned by our friendly, helpful team.

Holt Farm is only accessible to those with wristbands for Holt Farm and Glastonbury Festival.

Although we have security manning the gates, we cannot guarantee the safety of your belongings. We would recommend you keep any valuables with you or use the secure lockers provided on site.

Our security team will be patrolling the main site and car park round the clock.

There is easy access to the Festival through Pedestrian Gate D from the far right corner of Holt Farm. You will need to show your Holt Farm and Glastonbury Festival wristbands to the security team when coming in and out of Holt Farm.

We endeavour to make our campsite as accessible as possible, however we are in an outdoor setting in fields that could pose problems for mobility (particularly in wet weather). Our facilities include accessible loos, sinks and showers, easy access to our main reception tent, bar and chill out area.

Please have a look at Glastonbury Festival’s website for further information on accessibility in the festival.

Guide and assistance dogs are welcome to Glastonbury Festival and Holt Farm.

The Essentials

Photo ID
Glastonbury Festival Ticket
Holt Farm Booking Confirmation
Parking Pass if booked (printed and displayed in your windscreen)

Money / Cards
Mobile phone & battery pack
Reusable water bottle
Tent (lines/poles/groundsheet/pegs)
Sleeping mat/sleeping bag/duvet/pillow
Toiletries & towel

Any other top tips?

Ear Plugs
Wellies or sturdy boots
Waterproof coat and over trousers
Layers
Sun cream & hat
Torch
Bin bags for rubbish and dirty clothing / footwear
Reusable coffee cup

Disposable vapes were added to Glastonbury’s ‘what not to bring’ list this year, as were
non-biodegradable body glitter, wipes, and excess packaging.

Holt Farm will also NOT permit:

Animals other than registered hearing or guide dogs
Cooking stoves, bbqs, blow torches, electric heaters or fires (or associated equipment)
Drones and other flying devices
Gazebos
Food and drink beyond personal consumption
Glass (of any kind)
Generators (of any kind)
Illegal substances or nitrous oxide
Knives, blow torches, catapults
Scooters, bicycles, skateboards or hoverboards
Sky lanterns, pyrotechnics, fireworks, smoke canisters, flares, distress flares
Sound systems, klaxons, air horns, megaphones or drums

You can bring a reasonable amount of food and alcohol for personal use at Holt Farm. No glass is allowed, so any bottles must be decanted before arriving on site.

Holt Farm operates a zero tolerance policy on drugs and legal highs.

I’m afraid not. Although, of course, guide and assistance dogs are welcome to Glastonbury Festival and Holt Farm.

No open fire or cooking is allowed at Holt Farm.

No disposable vapes are allowed on site, other types of smoking are permitted but not in any accommodation or enclosed public areas.

No, and we ask that music not be played at an anti-social level.

Cancellations made within 7 days of invoicing: Full refund (subject to the booking being made more than 7 days before the campsite opens).

Cancellations made within 150 days of campsite opening: No refund.

Cancellations made after 7 days of the time of booking and before 150 days before the campsite opening: 50% refund.

Email us at info@holtfarm.co.uk to arrange your cancellation.

Please be aware that in the instance of the event or festival being cancelled through no fault of our own we reserve the right to implement the above cancellation terms. Please see our T&Cs for more details.