Glastonbury Festival is now just one week away. During the five-day event, the likes of Sir Elton John and Arctic Monkeys will take to the Pyramid stage for the headlining slots.
While there is so much to look forward to at Worthy Farm, the undeniably worst part is going to the loos. Like all festivals, the times of the day when you visit can make a huge difference as you might need to spend a penny just after they've been cleaned or hours later.
And according to one brave volunteer, who was cleaning loos at last year's bash, there are also toilets that are best avoided. Speaking to bathroom specialist Sanctuary Bathrooms, the former toilet cleaner (who has contributed anonymously) has lifted the lid on the best and worst toilets to go to at Glastonbury.
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They said: "The best ones are the ones near the main stage (Pyramid stage) as, even though these are busier, they tend to put more people on to keep these cleaner.
"The worst ones I would say are the ones that are further out around the outskirts of the site, as they can sometimes be difficult to find and aren’t cleaned as often.
"The compostable toilets are not bad and can also be found in some of the bars so they tend to be a little bit more like what you’d find at home in terms of cleanliness. If you want the BEST toilets onsite, then volunteer or work, as the staff toilets were by far the nicest. Or, pay to go into the glamping sites.”
However, the former volunteer reveals that the glamping toilets are no nicer than elsewhere, apart from them being generally cleaner: “The posher camping toilets are better than the ones in the general camping areas, but this is just down to the fact there are less people using them."
They also revealed the best times to use the loos. They said: “The best, and quietest time to use the toilets is 12am because most of the big acts have finished – although the festival is still busy!
"They will also have had 18 hours of cleaning throughout the day, so they’ll be in really good condition. My next tip would be: don’t go to toilets near an act that has just finished their set – it will be absolutely packed and will see a lot of use at this time.
“Finally, don’t go first thing in the morning as no one will have been on shift to upkeep them since 12am, so the first time they’ll be getting cleaned is 6am. This is also the busiest time as people are getting ready for the day ahead of them, so if you can hold off a little bit longer, then I’d definitely recommend doing so.”
James Roberts, director at Sanctuary Bathrooms, who spoke to the former volunteer, said: “When you’re headed off camping somewhere for a few days, festival or not, it’s handy to have peace of mind on when the toilet facilities are going to be cleaned. Then, you can come prepared with the necessary hygiene items and knowledge of which areas are potentially going to be the most pleasant to use! We hope this insight reassures Glastonbury-goers that the toilets are cleaned more often than you might think.”
