GLASTONBURY festival is celebrated by up to 200,000 eating and drinking music fans – who have been warned against urinating outside of designated loos.

With enormous lines and a race to find the toilets, here's our guide on how to find them, along with a bunch of other useful festival tips.

Finding the toilet 

According to the festival organisers there will be more than 2,000 long drop seats across the site this year, with over 1,300 compost toilets which should only have toilet paper thrown down the hole with your waste. 

Urinals are dotted around everywhere. In fact there are 700 metres of male urinals across the site.  

There are female urinals known as “Shepees” with four sites across the compound at the: Cider Bus, The Park, Glasto Latino and in the Kings Meadow.

Compost toilets are designed to break down the waste and the toilet paper to compost with a “bulking agent”.

There is a long drop which means many people can use them.  

There are also some disabled toilets on the site, which have easy access for wheelchair users on viewing platforms at all the main stages. 

What should I take? 

Don’t take items you don’t need. 

Think to yourself do you really require the spare gazebo?

Check out your camping kit in advance — do you have all the guy ropes, ground sheet and pegs. 

Also, take a mallet because that ground is likely to be hard. 

And most important of all – don’t forget your ticket. 

What items are banned?

Any items that will ruin the environment or harm revellers is banned from the site. 

Glass bottles are banned. So are mirrors. 

Festival authorities will confiscate them should they see them. 

Non-biodegradable body glitter is also barred. 

While Glastonbury isn’t forbidding fans from getting all glammed-up, they are urging people to use products that are biodegradable.

Disposable wipes are a no-no-no.

They are known to quickly break down into micro-plastics — which has been an ongoing environmental problem.

While not officially banned, gazebos are highly discouraged from being brought to the event.

Also banned are portable laser equipment and pens, animals other than registered guide dogs, sound systems, drums and generators.

Drinking it all up! 

Yes, you can take alcohol onto the site.

But be warned if you take too many slabs of cans, the organisers may think you are trying to sell them on and could confiscate your stocks.

Also, Glasto organisers warn against drinking too much booze in the heat, as it will dehydrate you.

Beer tents on the site are run by the Workers Beer Company and Avalon bars. 

These have London pub prices.

Charging your phone 

You might have the best phone out there, but it's useless unless it works.

Charging your device is getting easier with each passing year and often your provider will be on site to help. 

But queues at any charging spots will be epic. 

So it is best to buy a couple of portable charges. 

Better still – ration your phone juice and always arrange to meet your friends at a good meeting place. 

Reception is likely to be bad as well, so calling and texting might not be effective. 

Keep an eye on the weather 

The weather is going to be hot with temperatures peaking at 30C on Saturday. 

But there could also be a small chance of thunder and lightning, which can be dangerous if you are standing out in the open. 

Check out the Met Office Glastonbury weather for up-to-date forecasts. 

What should I try and see at Glastonbury?

The best advice is to check out the Glastonbury Clashfinder.

Try not to see everything because you might end up missing a lot. 

Go for a wander and see what you stumble upon. 

Perhaps take in some comedy, spoken word, theatre or even circus performances.

Maybe have a massage or do some chilling in the Green Fields or see some jazz. 

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