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Scottish Sun
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Inside Glastonbury's poshest campsite where revellers fork out £38k for pool & cocktail bar – but there's a catch
From IV drips to mood lighting – this isn't your average tent PITCH UP Inside Glastonbury's poshest campsite where revellers fork out £38k for pool & cocktail bar – but there's a catch Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) WELCOME to the most bouji campsite at Glastonbury where a top package will cost you a staggering £38,000 - without even a ticket to get in. The Pop-Up hotel is just a 10-minute walk from the festival site but it is a world away from the enormous tent city and infamous long-drop toilets used by the masses. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 11 The Pop-Up hotel is just a 10-minute walk from the festival site Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 Bubbles in the tub and in the glass — The Sun reporter Alex West visits The Pop-Up Hotel Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 A 24hr restaurant and bar keeps guests fed and watered while a DJ booth and live music acts provide round the clock entertainment Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 Many of the rooms and bell tents - which start at £3,6990 - have already sold out Credit: SWNS 11 The posh tents, which can sleep up to 10, are held up with thick bamboo columns and come with an ensuite bathroom, sofas and mood lighting Credit: The Pop Up Hotel 11 The whole thing takes around four weeks to put up with many of the areas like the reception and restaurant bespoke made Credit: The Pop Up Hotel While most of the 200,000 music lovers will go without a shower for five days, those who can fork out the price of an average UK salary can even have a swim. The exclusive retreat boasts the Festival's only pool, complete with deck chairs, cocktail bar and gold painted naked Roman statues. Between sets guests luxuriate in a spa with saunas, ice baths, hot tubs with yoga and meditation, and even hook up to a vitamin IV drip. High rollers pay £28,000 for a five night stay in the top Tipi Tenthouse Suites and can be flown there by helicopter from London in just 40 minutes for another £10k. The posh tents, which can sleep up to 10, are held up with thick bamboo columns and come with an ensuite bathroom, sofas, mood lighting, dressing tables and extras including hangover pills, Lavazza coffee machines, hand held fans and electric toothbrushes. Also available are American RVs at £20,000 and Airstreams for £13k. The glamping site is the ultimate in cushiness and the polar opposite of the 'rolling-around-in-the-mud squalor' that many will associate with the biggest music festival on earth. Organisers are tight-lipped about who might be staying in the exclusive campsite but previous guests have included Rivals actor Aidan Turner, Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh, model Daisy Lowe, and actor Steve Coogan, who left a review saying: 'Great atmosphere. Plenty of space to chill out and great food. I will be back.' Fim director Guy Ritchie hired the Pop-Up Hotel for his wedding with stars including Brad Pitt and Jason Statham as guests. Foo Fighters make surprise Glastonbury performance as The Churn Ups Others staying for Glasto include mega rich hedge fund managers, trustafarians and successful business people. It started off small in 2011 as the first luxury glamping accommodation with just 16 bell tents and has expanded every year into the '350 room hotel' it is now. The whole thing takes around four weeks to put up with many of the areas like the reception and restaurant bespoke made. Many of the rooms and bell tents - which start at £3,6990 - have already sold out. And some of the guests arrive on Friday afternoon and go home on Sunday, missing out on two of the nights they have paid for. A source told us: 'The people who stay here have a different level of money.' Managing director, Mark Sorrill, a local boy from Street, Somerset, is unashamedly proud of creating the elite paradise. He said: 'We've evolved to deliver an unparalleled festival experience for our hotel guests during Glastonbury matched with a 5* service found at any international boutique hotel. 'Our creative production team is busy putting their years of experience into delivering the finest immersive experience combining festival vibes with a boutique hotel's comfort; making The Pop-Up Hotel the perfect choice for a Glastonbury adventure to remember.' Guests are ferried around the site on brand new £90k electric Mini Mokes - more often seen on the French Riviera than in a field in Somerset. And for the filthy rich there is a wellness area run by legendary dance DJ Rob DaBank and his wife Josie where they can get clean and chill out. The couple's company Slomo invested in a series of Dutch wood-fired hot tubs where 'festival weary bodies' can float about after a hard night's dancing. And what festival spa complex would be complete without a Wim Hof-style ice bath. Josie, who also runs Camp Bestival with hubby Rob, said: 'It's just what you need to relax if you've been partying hard. 'People want the wellness.' DJ Rob also takes breathing workshops and Renee Stewart, daughter of rocker Rod, teaches yoga. And for the cut above customers there is even a salon 'pamper area' where they can buy festival clothes and get a Glasto glow-up. A 24hr restaurant and bar keeps guests fed and watered while a DJ booth and live music acts provide round the clock entertainment. Fun Loving Criminals Huey Morgan is among musicians putting on private shows at the hotel. For those with deep enough pockets the hotel offers 'the thrill of glamping with all the comfort, service and facilities you'd expect from a luxury boutique hotel' that can cater 'for every whim'. But have you really been to Glastonbury if you haven't camped in with the masses, got covered in mud, and queued for horrific toilets? 'Some people don't want any of that. They just want to go into the Festival site, enjoy the music and then sleep in a comfy bed and have a shower,' a source said. 'And if you've got the money, why not?' Glastonbury: Pyramid Stage line-up 2025 FRIDAY THE 1975: 22:15 – 23:45 BIFFY CLYRO: 20:15 – 21:15 ALANIS MORISSETTE: 18:15 – 19:15 TBA: 16:55 – 17:30 BURNING SPEAR: 15:00 – 16:00 CMAT: 13:30 – 14:30 SUPERGRASS: 12:00 – 13:00 SATURDAY NEIL YOUNG AND THE CHROME HEARTS: 22:00 – 23:45 RAYE: 20:00 – 21:00 PATCHWORK: 18:15 – 19:15 JOHN FOGERTY: 16:30 – 17:30 THE SCRIPT: 15:00 – 16:00 BRANDI CARLILE: 13:30 – 14:30 KAISER CHIEFS: 12:00 – 13:00 SUNDAY OLIVIA RODRIGO: 21:45 – 23:15 NOAH KAHAN: 19:45 – 20:45 NILE RODGERS & CHIC: 18:00 – 19:00 ROD STEWART: 15:45 – 17:15 THE LIBERTINES: 14:00 – 15:00 CELESTE: 12:30 – 13:30 THE SELECTER: 11:15 – 12:00 11 Festival-goers can enjoy a relaxed dining experience inside the restaurant Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 Organisers are tight-lipped about who might be staying in the exclusive campsite but previous guests have included Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 High rollers pay £28,000 for a five night stay in the top Tipi Tenthouse Suites Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 It started off small in 2011 as the first luxury glamping accommodation with just 16 bell tents and has expanded every year into the '350 room hotel' it is now Credit: The Pop Up Hotel
The Irish Sun
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Inside Glastonbury's poshest campsite where revellers fork out £38k for pool & cocktail bar – but there's a catch
WELCOME to the most bouji campsite at Glastonbury where a top package will cost you a staggering £38,000 - without even a ticket to get in. The Pop-Up hotel is just a 10-minute walk from the festival site but it is a world away from the enormous tent city and infamous long-drop toilets used by the masses. 11 The Pop-Up hotel is just a 10-minute walk from the festival site Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 Bubbles in the tub and in the glass — The Sun reporter Alex West visits The Pop-Up Hotel Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 A 24hr restaurant and bar keeps guests fed and watered while a DJ booth and live music acts provide round the clock entertainment Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 Many of the rooms and bell tents - which start at £3,6990 - have already sold out Credit: SWNS 11 The posh tents, which can sleep up to 10, are held up with thick bamboo columns and come with an ensuite bathroom, sofas and mood lighting Credit: The Pop Up Hotel 11 The whole thing takes around four weeks to put up with many of the areas like the reception and restaurant bespoke made Credit: The Pop Up Hotel While most of the 200,000 music lovers will go without a shower for five days, those who can fork out the price of an average UK salary can even have a swim. The exclusive retreat boasts the Festival's only pool, complete with deck chairs, cocktail bar and gold painted naked Roman statues. Between sets guests luxuriate in a spa with saunas, ice baths, hot tubs with yoga and meditation, and even hook up to a vitamin IV drip. High rollers pay £28,000 for a five night stay in the top Tipi Tenthouse Suites and can be flown there by helicopter from London in just 40 minutes for another £10k. Read more on Showbizz The posh tents, which can sleep up to 10, are held up with thick bamboo columns and come with an ensuite bathroom, sofas, mood lighting, dressing tables and extras including hangover pills, Lavazza coffee machines, hand held fans and electric toothbrushes. Also available are American RVs at £20,000 and Airstreams for £13k. The glamping site is the ultimate in cushiness and the polar opposite of the 'rolling-around-in-the-mud squalor' that many will associate with the biggest music festival on earth. Organisers are tight-lipped about who might be staying in the exclusive campsite but previous guests have included Most read in Showbiz Rivals actor Aidan Turner, Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh, model Daisy Lowe, and actor Steve Coogan, who left a review saying: 'Great atmosphere. Plenty of space to chill out and great food. I will be back.' Fim director Foo Fighters make surprise Glastonbury performance as The Churn Ups Others staying for Glasto include mega rich hedge fund managers, trustafarians and successful business people. It started off small in 2011 as the first luxury glamping accommodation with just 16 bell tents and has expanded every year into the '350 room hotel' it is now. The whole thing takes around four weeks to put up with many of the areas like the reception and restaurant bespoke made. Many of the rooms and bell tents - which start at £3,6990 - have already sold out. And some of the guests arrive on Friday afternoon and go home on Sunday, missing out on two of the nights they have paid for. A source told us: 'The people who stay here have a different level of money.' Managing director, Mark Sorrill, a local boy from Street, Somerset, is unashamedly proud of creating the elite paradise. He said: 'We've evolved to deliver an unparalleled festival experience for our hotel guests during Glastonbury matched with a 5* service found at any international boutique hotel. 'Our creative production team is busy putting their years of experience into delivering the finest immersive experience combining festival vibes with a boutique hotel's comfort; making The Pop-Up Hotel the perfect choice for a Glastonbury adventure to remember.' Guests are ferried around the site on brand new £90k electric Mini Mokes - more often seen on the And for the filthy rich there is a wellness area run by legendary dance DJ Rob DaBank and his wife Josie where they can get clean and chill out. The couple's company Slomo invested in a series of Dutch wood-fired hot tubs where 'festival weary bodies' can float about after a hard night's dancing. And what festival spa complex would be complete without a Wim Hof-style ice bath. Josie, who also runs Camp Bestival with hubby Rob, said: 'It's just what you need to relax if you've been partying hard. 'People want the wellness.' DJ Rob also takes breathing workshops and Renee Stewart, daughter of rocker Rod, teaches yoga. And for the cut above customers there is even a salon 'pamper area' where they can buy festival clothes and get a Glasto glow-up. A 24hr restaurant and bar keeps guests fed and watered while a DJ booth and live music acts provide round the clock entertainment. Fun Loving Criminals Huey Morgan is among musicians putting on private shows at the hotel. For those with deep enough pockets the hotel offers 'the thrill of glamping with all the comfort, service and facilities you'd expect from a luxury boutique hotel' that can cater 'for every whim'. But have you really been to Glastonbury if you haven't camped in with the masses, got covered in mud, and queued for horrific toilets? 'Some people don't want any of that. They just want to go into the Festival site, enjoy the music and then sleep in a comfy bed and have a shower,' a source said. 'And if you've got the money, why not?' Glastonbury: Pyramid Stage line-up 2025 FRIDAY THE 1975: 22:15 – 23:45 BIFFY CLYRO: 20:15 – 21:15 ALANIS MORISSETTE: 18:15 – 19:15 TBA: 16:55 – 17:30 BURNING SPEAR: 15:00 – 16:00 CMAT: 13:30 – 14:30 SUPERGRASS: 12:00 – 13:00 SATURDAY NEIL YOUNG AND THE CHROME HEARTS: 22:00 – 23:45 RAYE: 20:00 – 21:00 PATCHWORK: 18:15 – 19:15 JOHN FOGERTY: 16:30 – 17:30 THE SCRIPT: 15:00 – 16:00 BRANDI CARLILE: 13:30 – 14:30 KAISER CHIEFS: 12:00 – 13:00 SUNDAY OLIVIA RODRIGO: 21:45 – 23:15 NOAH KAHAN: 19:45 – 20:45 NILE RODGERS & CHIC: 18:00 – 19:00 ROD STEWART: 15:45 – 17:15 THE LIBERTINES: 14:00 – 15:00 CELESTE: 12:30 – 13:30 THE SELECTER: 11:15 – 12:00 11 Festival-goers can enjoy a relaxed dining experience inside the restaurant Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 Organisers are tight-lipped about who might be staying in the exclusive campsite but previous guests have included Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 High rollers pay £28,000 for a five night stay in the top Tipi Tenthouse Suites Credit: Adrian Sherratt 11 It started off small in 2011 as the first luxury glamping accommodation with just 16 bell tents and has expanded every year into the '350 room hotel' it is now Credit: The Pop Up Hotel 11 Guests are ferried around the site on brand new £90k electric Mini Mokes - more often seen on the French Riviera than in a field in Somerset Credit: Adrian Sherratt
Daily Mirror
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Inside Glastonbury's most luxurious £29K tipi complete with helipad and pool
With Glastonbury 2025 kicking off today, those who don't fancy camping in the mud with the peasants can pay a measly thirty grand for five nights at the festival's luxury glamping spot, Pop-Up Hotel Glastonbury -goers with cash to burn can swerve the muddy delights of the camping fields in favour of a luxury glamping site a stone's throw away from the festival itself. The Pop-Up Hotel offers everything from helicopter arrivals to IV infusions, all to give VIPs the star treatment as they enjoy everything Worthy Farm has to offer. The luxe accommodation offers their customers the "perfect balance of relaxing rejuvenation to all the festival excitement this summer". Guests are offered "luxurious upgrades and carefully curated wellness experiences", which ensure they will be pampered like "never before". The Pop-Up Hotel says: "Featuring suites with private bathrooms and all rooms with real beds and power outlets for charging phones, The Pop-Up Hotel makes 'roughing it' a thing of the past." It goes on: "Easy arrival and check-in with free parking, personal concierge and customer service teams, luggage and buggy service and 24-hour private security to guarantee guest privacy. All located in a field just a short walk away from all the action; a 10-minute flat walk away from Gate D [...] Cult will be bringing its signature bold aesthetic to The Pop-Up Hotel with two exclusive VIP seating areas." No more lugging around trailers full of crates and heavy tents, guests can fly in to the hotel using Slick Travel's Heli-Hop service. Avoiding the traffic, of which there is plenty, and long queues, Pop-Up Hotel guests can "fly into Glastonbury like rock royalty". And instead of the customary can of warm Strongbow while the tent goes up, Pop-Up Hotel guests will be offered a chic glass of chilled Champagne Piaff. They can then laze around the venue's private pool, while they soak up evening DJ sets and secret performances from guest musicians, according to the organisers. Personal hygiene is a concern for many during festival season, but guests of the Pop-Up Hotel won't have to deal with the stench of the long-drops. Instead of queues for cold showers, glampers will be offered private bathrooms, and there's not a wet wipe in sight, as the bathrooms come complete with sustainable products from Wild. In fact, not only will guests be clean - which is a big ask in itself at Glasto - they will also be looking truly radiant. The salon pamper area will see guests offered "complimentary tools and products, private cubicle hot showers 24 hours a day and proper flushing loos". Makeup artists from Sephora will be on hand to add a bit of sparkle to the experience, offering "festival-themed makeup services and hair treatments". Those who prefer the DIY approach can also make use of the self-serve salon with Sephora products. Although guests might have a bit more disposable income than the average person, they're still human. And if they have a bit too much to drink and end up feeling a bit worse for wear, they don't have to rely on dusty paracetamol and high hopes from a pricey green juice - they can simply inject wellness into their veins, via bespoke IV infusions. The destination says: "The Wellness Space [is] a cutting-edge spa experience with contrast therapies; saunas and ice baths paired with breathwork, yoga and wellness experiences curated by The Pop-Up Hotel's Heads of Wellbeing: Experts Richie Norton and Rob & Josie da Bank. "Body Brilliant bespoke treatments from vitamin booster drops shots to bespoke IV infusions and compression therapy to revitalise festival weary bodies." Homewood House Hotel Massage will be on hand to offer "advanced therapeutic techniques, nature's finest botanicals and science-led complexes along with signature touches, for truly magical experiences that relax the mind and reward the skin". For a bit of a boost, forget the Red Bull, coffee will be provided by the Hotel's caffeine partner Lavazza, who will be brewing authentic Italian coffee and cocktails. The brand will also be operating a bar, restaurant and courtyard Kitchen & The Deli.
Daily Mirror
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Glastonbury Festival hits out at luxury trend they ‘absolutely don't condone'
The Pop Up Hotel is a luxury accommodation provider that sits close to the main Glastonbury Festival site, offering a far fancier standard of stay than on Worthy Farm The organisers of Glastonbury Festival have criticised a luxury travel firm that is whisking deep-pocketed revellers to the famously eco-conscious event via helicopter. Last week 'Glastonbury insiders' go-to luxury glamping retreat, The Pop-Up Hotel ' revealed its new plans for the summer bash. Opening up on June 25, the off-festival campsite claims it will "deliver the perfect balance of relaxing rejuvenation", "an array of luxurious upgrades and carefully curated wellness experiences designed to pamper guests like never before." Walk ten minutes from the Festival's Gate D and you'll find yourself on a paddock style campsite among the country's elite, who say 'no' to portaloos and mud, and 'yes' to 24-hour hot showers, flushing toilets, a spa, a Sephora beauty salon, pool parties, award winning chef Max La Manna, samples from Korean skincare brand Beauty of Joseon, vitamin IV drips and luxury accommodation. The most luxurious of the lodgings is a Tipi Tenthouse Suite, which costs £28,999 for six guests. Between the lanterns, plush furnishings and en-suites, there is room for another four to sleep, but it will cost you extra. READ MORE: 'I tried the UK's new high-tech £200million trains with underfloor heating' This year the Pop Up Hotel has introduced yet another way to splash the cash. "Hotel guests can beat the worst of the traffic and fly into Glastonbury like rock royalty. By parking at easily-accessible and conveniently-located Hartham Park Estate or Homewood House Hotel, guests can hop on a 15-minute helicopter transfer for the final 30 miles to Glastonbury, bypassing the gridlocked traffic below. Heli-Hop return flights start from £1,399 per person," the Pop Up Hotel announced last week. Although there are very few helicopters in the air compared to other aircraft, they can be a significant source of local air and noise pollution, particularly when hovering and landing. Some can emit 500kg of CO2 in just a one-hour flight. Glastonbury Festival, which has a long association with eco-campaigns and groups such as Water Aid and Greenpeace, has criticised the helicopter offering. "This offsite accommodation provider has no relationship to us, so we cannot control how people arrive there. We absolutely do not condone the use of helicopters. Here at Glastonbury Festival, we encourage people to arrive by public transport or to lift share if they do decide to drive," a spokesperson for the festival said. Since first welcoming in a small band of hippy punters to their dairy farm just over 50 years ago, the Eavis family have seen Glastonbury grow into the biggest in Europe in terms of cultural impact, with around 200,000 punters slipping on their wellies and heading for the Somerset site each year. It has also come in for criticism from environmental campaigners, who argue that the mass movement of attendees and acts from across the world to a remote patch of English countryside that invariably gets trampled and strewn with litter is hard to square with Glastonbury's environmentalist message. Similarly, many of the seasoned festival goers who remember when entrance to the hippy-gathering could be secured for a £1 and a bag of crisp apples have found issue with ever-rising ticket prices (£378 this year, up from £265 in 2019), and the rise of offsite luxury lodgings. The Festival has no control over accommodation providers such as the Pop Up Hotel that tend to charge many times the price of admission for a comfortable place to stay while not securing their guests a ticket. A spokesperson for The Pop-Up Hotel told the Mirror: "Helicopter transfers are offered as part of our lineup of services for hotel guests. Every year, we have a very small proportion of guests who arrive by helicopter. The majority come by car, coach or train."
