Glastonbury's back - with traffic jams and a rainy forecast

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Friday, June 26, 2009
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A BUSY first day for Glastonbury Festival saw roads around the site gridlocked on Wednesday.

Some festivalgoers reported taking as long as two hours to make the short final stage of the journey from Shepton Mallet to Pilton.

  1. ​<P>ENJOYING THE VIEW: Three early arrivals check out the view of Glastonbury Festival from East Pennard Hill.</P>

    ENJOYING THE VIEW: Three early arrivals check out the view of Glastonbury Festival from East Pennard Hill.

  2. ​<P>FINAL PUSH: A Rickshaw rider get up push up the hill as festival-goers arrive on Wednesday.</P>

    FINAL PUSH: A Rickshaw rider get up push up the hill as festival-goers arrive on Wednesday.

  3. ​<P>SUNNY START: An early arrival enjoys the Glastonbury sun on Wednesday.</P>

    SUNNY START: An early arrival enjoys the Glastonbury sun on Wednesday.

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Two major accidents on the M4 and the closure of Castle Cary railway station due to overcrowding added to the logistical nightmare as an estimated 60,000 people (three times the figure of last year's Wednesday attendance) tried to make their way to Worthy Farm.

As more people roll onto the site, there's talk of another mud bath with heavy rain forecast for today and a humid weekend to follow.

Pictures by Ian Sumner

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