National Highways has issued a travel warning to those heading out on the roads around the south west ahead of Glastonbury 2023. The world's biggest greenfield music festival is kicking off from Wednesday, June 21 until Sunday, June 25 which means the motorways and major A roads in the area are likely to be busy.
Drivers have been advised to allow plenty of extra time as the roads will be more congested than normal throughout the week as people make their way to Worthy Farm on Wednesday right through to Friday. Increased levels of traffic are also expected on Monday, 26 June as people leave the festival site.
With Pilton situated five miles outside of Glastonbury, festival traffic has very little impact on the town itself but drivers are advised that traffic is expected to reach its peak on Wednesday, particularly around junctions 25 and 23 of the M5, as festival goers make their way to the site. In previous years the A39 has been heavily congested by mid-morning.
