Family camping

Submitted by matthewsdad1968 on Wed, 08/02/2012 - 6:14am

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Good morning. I have worked as a medic at the festival twice before but this year i am taking my girlfriend  and our 3 kids aged 11,12 and 13 to it. Can you please tell me what the family camping is like , is there much space in the camping area and what is there for them to do rather than watching me dancing!!!! Thanks for your help. Roll on August!

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Krasnyi

Wed, 08/02/2012 - 9:29am

Surely three kids of those ages would happily spend all weekend watching their dad dance? Plenty of space if you get there on Thursday, can't be too picky if you fetch up on Friday. Our kids are 8 and 6 and this will be our 6th Green Man - they love the kids' area but I guess if they're a bit older  they might find that a bit uncool. Try Einstein's Garden - loads of stuff going on there!

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matthewsdad1968

Wed, 08/02/2012 - 11:22am

Thanks very much. You havent seen me dance!!! Yes we will be there for 7am in the morning in the queue on the thursday morning. Cant wait

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Sian_E

Wed, 08/02/2012 - 1:54pm

That's dedication, but the box office doesn't open until 10am on the Thursday so I don't know that there's much point getting there at 7am! You might not even get let into the car park if you get there that early!

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Krasnyi

Wed, 08/02/2012 - 12:31pm

Don't think there'll be much a queue at 7.00am!

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Fergal

Wed, 08/02/2012 - 5:37pm

There might be :)

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matthewsdad1968

Wed, 08/02/2012 - 8:41pm

Thanks for the advice . I am going on Glasto queues so will make it 8 oclock!!!

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Sian_E

Wed, 08/02/2012 - 8:59pm

Honestly, I've always arrived around 11am and there's no queue (or at least, no more than a handful of people waiting) and the campsite is still very empty for you to get a good spot. They don't open the site until 10 so I really wouldn't get there too early, I'm not sure the stewards will even be at the gates to let you in at that time!

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Fergal

Wed, 08/02/2012 - 9:41pm

A couple of years ago we got there nice and early on a Thursday morning then had to wait for an hour at the entrance while they messed around tring to knock a couple of metal posts in.  Anyway we set the tent up in plenty of space near some trees, had a bit of a late night and went to bed worse the wear for the drink.  Woke up the following morning/afternoon and the place was crammed with tents just put anywhere.  Brilliant.

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matthewsdad1968

Thu, 09/02/2012 - 8:42am

Thank you for comments will be getting there later then.

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sirgordonzola

Tue, 14/02/2012 - 8:48pm

Are you coming for the week before on the Holiday ticket or just from the Thursday, if early there is always plenty of kids about, football on the go always, loads for them to do, my 2 little ones have a ball, they are almost disapointed when the festival starts as the football and games with all there new (and some old) friends stops. I'd love to be a kid at GM.

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matthewsdad1968

Thu, 16/02/2012 - 3:10pm

No we are coming on the Thursday as I am working at the olympics for 10 days and need to go home and sort things out first.. Thank you for the very kind offer. Game of footy on the thursday sounds good though!

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sirgordonzola

Sun, 19/02/2012 - 10:22pm

Well, also as a father of a boy can Mathew, maybe we can be Mathewsdads v the rest. See you thursday, 3pm kick off, in front of the clean toilets, i'll be the one in the Man City shirt with a francis lee haircut. 

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matthewsdad1968

Mon, 20/02/2012 - 3:25pm

That sounds good . I will be in my Man u shirt. will make for a interesting match!!!!

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