Glastonbury 2025 has officially started and many festivalgoers may not know that if they misbehave or cause chaos, they could be taken to Worthy Farm’s on-site slammer
Glastonbury has its own on-site “jail” – and not many people know about it.
The 2025 event began on Wednesday 25 June and a whopping 210,000 people are expected to descend on Worthy Farm’s 900 acres.
With such a massive number of festivalgoers in attendance, there’s bound to be a few people who are looking to cause trouble. That’s where the Glastonbury “jail” comes in.
The festival, which is the biggest in the UK and one of the most iconic events in the world, is targeted by a number of fence-jumpers who try their luck at breaking into the site every year. People with counterfeit wristbands also inevitably make their way into the queues.
As with every festival, some attendees also attempt to smuggle in illegal substances whether for personal use or to sell.
Anyone found breaking the Glastonbury rules could be sent to the official holding space, which is used by security to keep an eye on troublemakers before they are evicted or before police intervention, although this is not officially a jail.
One person who was held there spoke to The Times about their experience and revealed: “The jail is a square with security fences surrounding it, a covered area for sitting and foil blankets which people were taking to sleep in.”
“There was a weird mix of drug dealers, people who have been taken out of the festival for being too drunk or high, and those who had tried to break in. Drug dealers coming in were a spectacle, security were announcing the big dealers as they brought them in.”
Someone else also said that they “met a guy who had been scammed $4000 for a wristband” and another person who “got all his friends in but was caught trying to get through the gap in the fence himself”.
Reports have claimed that the festival allows those caught trespassing to make a statement, after which they are either evicted from the premises or arrested by police.
Although it sounds a bit scary, some people have reported that the conditions are better than those on the festival campsite – allegedly people can charge their phones, drink and eat as the “super nice” staff watch from afar.
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