1 Getting There
Forget lugging tents, wellies and five days' worth of Wet Wipes on the train, the A-lister way to get to Glasto is by jet. Addison Lee ( yes, really) had their very own Falcons and Cessnas (seating 4 - 8) to whisk you from London to Bristol, with a private car onwards to Pilton, in just 90 mins door- to- door. If you didn't have the cool £612.50 pp required for that, then the next best thing was the luxury Addison Lee car, complete with wifi and in-car charging, so you could keep up with all the action en route. If you got one for four of you, it worked out at just £46 each . We know what we will be booking next year.
2 The Pop-up Hotel
There are few things quite as grim as waking up with a hangover in a cramped, hot, beer-soaked tent-ette - which is why we gave ourselves a break this year, checking into the brilliant Pop Up Hotel, which has individual glamping units with air beds, a pop-up spa and make up station, and even a pool. A pool!
From £1799 for five nights for two sharing a bell tent, B&B , to £10,000 for the Tenthouse Suite for eight guests ( a 2000 sq ft Mughal tent with four bedrooms and two bathrooms
3 Drinks
Overpriced, warm, and generally only found at the end of a very long queue, getting a drink at Glastonbury is hard work. Far better to bring your own. Ours came courtesy of Veuve Cliquot, no less - thanks guys !
4 Waterproofs
You know you’re going to get wet – so find yourself the coolest waterproof money can buy. Donna, our accessories editor, is modelling hers, a Hunter's Women’s Original Oversize Cotton Canvas Parka - currently on sale at £210 (originally £420, so snap one up quick).
5 Juice
More practical than luxe – but essential all the same - phone chargers! Ok, so they have banks of them there – but who wants to leave the Pyramid stage to find a charging station just as you're about to grab a selfie with Kanye? So much easier to have a nifty one of these in your pocket.
Juice All Nighter, above, £34.99 from Halfords stores, gives enough energy for two smart phone charges, iPhone one and a half charges and iPad Air over 40%.
Or The Dual USB 7800mAh Portable Power Bank with torch has enough juice for three full phone charges. £9.97 from Appliances Direct