Editing Glastonbury Festival (section)

== Location ==
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The festival takes place in [[South West England]] at Worthy Farm between the small villages of [[Pilton, Somerset|Pilton]] and [[Pylle]] in Somerset, six miles east of [[Glastonbury]], overlooked by the [[Glastonbury Tor]] in the "Vale of [[Avalon]]".<ref>{{cite book |last=Bush |first=Robin |title=Somerset: The complete guide |year=1994 |publisher=Dovecote Press |isbn=978-1-874336-26-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/104 104–108] |url=https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/104}}</ref> The area has a number of legends and spiritual traditions, and is a "New Age" site of interest: [[ley line]]s are considered to converge on the Tor.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Palden |year=2005 |url=http://www.palden.co.uk/leymap/mapallmap.html |title=The Ancient Landscape around Glastonbury |access-date=27 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718234648/http://www.palden.co.uk/leymap/mapallmap.html |archive-date=18 July 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The nearest town to the festival site is [[Shepton Mallet]], three miles (5&nbsp;km) north east, but there continues to be interaction between the people espousing alternative lifestyles living in Glastonbury and the festival. The farm is situated between the [[A361 road|A361]] and [[A37 road]]s.

Worthy Farm is situated at {{gbmapping|ST 590 397}} in a valley at the head of the [[Whitelake River]], between two low [[limestone]] ridges, part of the southern edge of the [[Mendip Hills]]. On the site is a [[confluence]] of the two small streams that make the Whitelake River. In the past the site has experienced problems with flooding, though after the floods that occurred during the 1997 and 1998 festival, drainage was improved. This did not prevent flooding during the 2005 festival, but allowed the flood water to dissipate within hours.<ref>{{cite news |title=Glastonbury founder rues flooding |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4624053.stm |publisher=BBC |access-date=30 June 2011 |date=26 June 2005 |archive-date=18 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818175600/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4624053.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Highbridge, Somerset|Highbridge]] branch of the [[Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway]] ran through the farm on an embankment, but was dismantled in 1966 and now forms a main thoroughfare across the site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photographic Route Map |url=http://www.somersetanddorsetrailway.co.uk/the-railway/ |publisher=Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust |access-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006011018/http://www.somersetanddorsetrailway.co.uk/the-railway/ |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Another prominent feature is the high-voltage electricity line which crosses the site east–west. There are several public rights of way bordering the festival site.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eventingguide.com/rights-of-way-map/?zoom=14.025797023448218&lat=51.15676166659486&lng=-2.5845847595373925&style=outdoors-v11&footpaths=true |title=Footpath, Byway, and Bridleway Map |publisher= |access-date=12 June 2022}}</ref>

In recent years{{When|date=June 2022}} the site has been organised around a restricted backstage compound, with the Pyramid Stage on the north, and Other stage on the south of the compound. Attractions on the east of the site include the acoustic tent, comedy tent and circus. To the south are the green fields, which include displays of traditional and environmentally friendly crafts. In King's Meadow, the hill at the far south of the site, is a modern small [[megalith]] circle which, like [[Stonehenge]], is coordinated with the summer [[solstice]], and since 1990 represents a [[stone circle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=King's Meadow (Stone Circle) |url=http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/Areas/the-green-fields/kings-meadow-stone-circle |publisher=Glastonbury Festival |access-date=29 June 2011 |archive-date=25 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625000321/http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/Areas/the-green-fields/kings-meadow-stone-circle |url-status=live}}</ref>