Glastonbury Festival's on-site supermarket is returning this year with the Co-op's pop-up store. The festival shop, now in its third year, gives festival-goers the opportunity to save space in their backpacks and buy food, drink and other essentials on-site.
In less than a week's time, around 200,000 people will arrive at Worthy Farm for the world's largest greenfield music festival (June 21-25). Glastonbury Festival started its partnership with the Co-op in 2019 offering an all-day and late-night service called '31 Toad Lane', which is restocked daily.
A spokesperson for the retailer said: "Co-op will be returning to Worthy Farm with its pop-up store for the third year as it provides food and festival essentials for Glastonbury 2023. Festival-goers will be able to source all their weekend essentials from the Co-op’s custom-built barn supermarket, a fully operational 6,000-sq ft food store, stocking more than 250 traditional supermarket food, drink and other products such as sun cream and medicines."
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The Co-op festival store is located near Park Home Ground campsite by a property lock-up and medical centre. An exact stock list and prices are yet to be confirmed, but once again there is no alcohol available from the pop-up shop due to contractual obligations. The supermarket has said it will be providing items in the following categories:
- Water, soft drinks/mixers, chilled drinks
- Sandwiches and meal deals
- Fruit
- Bakery
- Fresh meat
- Barbecues
- Crisps and snacks
- Health and beauty (wipes, rain ponchos etc), medicine
- Batteries
- Tobacco
- Breakfast
- Vegan options
For 2023, Co-op members will be able to access special member prices and benefits in the store by swiping their member cards or using the Co-op App, the supermarket added. The Co-op membership enables shoppers to earn 2p in every pound spent on own-brand products is returned to the member’s digital wallet and give 2p in every pound spent on own-brand products helps fund thousands of community causes.
They will also have access to member prices and personalised offers. Festival-goers that are Co-op members will continue to receive these benefits while also raising funds to help community causes.
Those who are planning on relying on the on-site Co-op should be warned there are long queues at peak times, usually in the morning and afternoon, but it's open until late. The opening times are as follows:
- Wednesday campsite opening – Noon - 3am
- Thursday 7am - 3am
- Friday 7am – 3am
- Saturday 7am – 3am
- Sunday 7am – 3am
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