I used to clean toilets at Glastonbury - this is the best time to use it

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28-06-2025

Glastonbury Festival is well underway, with 210,000 festivalgoers making their way to the iconic venue in Worthy Farm, in Pilton, Somerset.
With so many people in attendance, two things usually remain firmly planted in the back of people's minds - hygiene and toilets.
Every year the toilets are rammed with people, and the hygiene rapidly spirals out of control, but beauty specialist Cult Beauty has spoken with a former Glastonbury toilet cleaner to get some essential insider tips.
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Timing toilet trips can be a bit of a juggling act in of itself, with massive queues and a relentless line-up of acts people won't want to miss.
The former volunteer 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," the volunteer says. "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 the campsite toilets just after an act has finished their set as they will be absolutely packed and will see a lot of use at this time.
"Finally, don't go first thing in the morning before 6am as no one will have been on shift to upkeep them since 12am, and the first time they'll be getting cleaned is 6am. Try to wait around till about 7am once they've been cleaned but before the big queues start!'
They continued: 'The best toilets to visit at Glastonbury are those near the main stage, also known as the Pyramid Stage' despite them being busier, they tend to put more people on to keep these cleaner.
"Also, definitely opt for using the compostable toilets over the long drops, as they're typically much easier to keep clean.'
'I would say that some toilets are cleaned less regularly. 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, however, they also aren't used as frequently.'
'The best toilets and showers however, will always be the ones on the paid-for accommodation campsites like Worthy View as they're cleaned by an external cleaning company regularly, if you're willing to pay for it.'
Regarding hygiene, they added: 'It's important to rely on having your own hand sanitiser.
"There are hundreds of thousands of people using the hand sanitiser supplied by Glastonbury throughout the day and sometimes it just can't be replenished quick enough, so make sure you have your own on you at all times!'