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| Glastonbury locals welcome confused festival-goers 'all the time' | Glastonbury locals welcome confused festival-goers 'all the time' |
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| The manager of Stephen's Butchers said the business had been sent an order of 400 burgers | The manager of Stephen's Butchers said the business had been sent an order of 400 burgers |
| Business owners near Glastonbury Festival say they have been "crazy busy" ahead of this year's event. | Business owners near Glastonbury Festival say they have been "crazy busy" ahead of this year's event. |
| The festival gates opened at 08:00 BST, with around 200,000 people expected to descend on Worthy Farm over the next few days. | |
| But although the site is around five miles (8km) away from the actual town of Glastonbury, people turn up in the wrong place "all the time", locals say. | But although the site is around five miles (8km) away from the actual town of Glastonbury, people turn up in the wrong place "all the time", locals say. |
| "You can see the look on their face thinking 'we're in the wrong place', so you have to explain the bus to them. Sometimes I sell them a little pie and that makes them happy," Jamie Lovell, manager at Stephen's Butchers, added. | "You can see the look on their face thinking 'we're in the wrong place', so you have to explain the bus to them. Sometimes I sell them a little pie and that makes them happy," Jamie Lovell, manager at Stephen's Butchers, added. |
| He said the shop had also been serving many festival-goers who had actually meant to be in the town in the days leading up to the event. | He said the shop had also been serving many festival-goers who had actually meant to be in the town in the days leading up to the event. |
| Mr Lovell added: "At the moment we get messages saying: 'can I have 400 burgers for tomorrow?' So we're all running around. | Mr Lovell added: "At the moment we get messages saying: 'can I have 400 burgers for tomorrow?' So we're all running around. |
| "Sometimes I finish work and have a half in the pub, watching the people walk past. What's not to love?" | "Sometimes I finish work and have a half in the pub, watching the people walk past. What's not to love?" |
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| Watch: Glastonbury opens its gates for 2025 festival | Watch: Glastonbury opens its gates for 2025 festival |
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| Man cycles to Glastonbury Festival – from Spain | Man cycles to Glastonbury Festival – from Spain |
| Terry Dilliway, who runs a shop selling furniture on Glastonbury High Street and has attended the festival for 40 years, also said he had helped people enquiring about the location of the event. | Terry Dilliway, who runs a shop selling furniture on Glastonbury High Street and has attended the festival for 40 years, also said he had helped people enquiring about the location of the event. |
| "They're a bit alarmed it's five miles away, people have been here who can't find it," he said. | "They're a bit alarmed it's five miles away, people have been here who can't find it," he said. |
| Mr Dilliway agreed the festival was "good for the town" as it raised its profile across the world. | Mr Dilliway agreed the festival was "good for the town" as it raised its profile across the world. |
| "I spend a lot of time in India for business and even in India people know about it," he added. | "I spend a lot of time in India for business and even in India people know about it," he added. |
| Terry Dilliway said the festival was "good for the town" | Terry Dilliway said the festival was "good for the town" |
| However, one chef said Glastonbury became a "ghost town" over the main weekend of the event, and her busiest time would be when she welcomed hungry punters on their way home from the festival on Monday. | However, one chef said Glastonbury became a "ghost town" over the main weekend of the event, and her busiest time would be when she welcomed hungry punters on their way home from the festival on Monday. |
| "There's always people looking a little bedraggled who just want something filling and probably with a vegetable in it," Ayesha Kalaji, from restaurant Queen of Cups said. | "There's always people looking a little bedraggled who just want something filling and probably with a vegetable in it," Ayesha Kalaji, from restaurant Queen of Cups said. |
| Speaking about her first visit to the festival in 2024, she said: "It's a really incredible place because you see so many different walks of society side by side." | Speaking about her first visit to the festival in 2024, she said: "It's a really incredible place because you see so many different walks of society side by side." |
| Paula Dobson hosts festival-goers who want a warm breakfast in the morning | Paula Dobson hosts festival-goers who want a warm breakfast in the morning |
| Paula Dobson, who owns bed-and-breakfast The Glastonbury Townhouse, said her business was full of people opting to "have a full night's sleep and decent breakfast" away from the site. | Paula Dobson, who owns bed-and-breakfast The Glastonbury Townhouse, said her business was full of people opting to "have a full night's sleep and decent breakfast" away from the site. |
| "From Wednesday through to Monday, they can leave their cars here, get a decent breakfast and hot shower and take the bus to the site. | "From Wednesday through to Monday, they can leave their cars here, get a decent breakfast and hot shower and take the bus to the site. |
| "I do an in-room breakfast for them, they love that. Some of them come in at 03:00 BST in the morning - they party hard and sleep late," she said. | "I do an in-room breakfast for them, they love that. Some of them come in at 03:00 BST in the morning - they party hard and sleep late," she said. |
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