If you don’t fancy the mud at this filthy festival, fear not …

29 May 2016 - 02:00 By Elizabeth Sleith

The UK’s Glastonbury Festival has some extreme glamping options on offer next month — including a fancy tent to rent for R300k In the years since it was first held in 1970, England's Glastonbury Festival has become as famous for its mud as it is for its music.The five-day event, held each June on Worthy Farm near Pilton in Somerset, UK, is the largest greenfield festival in the world, drawing roughly 175,000 people.Last year, though, it was reported that, in the 29 festivals held since it began, revellers have been rained on 80% of the time - leaving the internet awash with photos of rivers running through crowded campsites and throngs of music-lovers looking more like entrants in a mass mud-wrestling contest.Now, as the ordinary folk are polishing up their wellies and picking out their ponchos in preparation for next month's event, the most well-heeled of hippies have a much finer option in which to clean up after seeing the likes of headliners Adele, Muse and Coldplay.mini_story_image_vleft1While several operators offer pre-built accommodation on the outskirts of the farm, the Pop Up Hotel (thepopuphotel.com), which specialises in glamorous accommodations at outdoor events in the UK, has in recent years hosted guests in five-star comfort - and this year have their most outlandish offering yet.Their Tenthouse Suite, to be set up on a private site "a short stroll away" from the farm's main gate, sleeps six people in a very posh setting indeed - with three fully furnished bedrooms, a bathroom with shower and flushing toilets, a dressing room, living and dining areas, plug points and a covered front porch with deck chairs.Their site won't say how much the suite is - "Contact Us" - but the UK's Daily Mail reports the price is from £13,000 (that's just under R300,000!) for the five-day festival.If that's too much, perhaps a one-person yurt (£2,195) or an Airstream trailer for two, with sleeping space for two adults, duvets and pillows, and TV (£5,995) will do.Their cheapest option is a classic bell tent at £1,795.None of the prices include the ticket to the festival itself - which costs £228.Clearly, they'll really mean it when they sing along with Adele: "Hello from the other side."..

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