Reading Festival and Glastonbury are the best for sleeping, but Womad is the worst, according to a study

Reading Festival and Glastonbury are the best for sleeping, but Womad and Bestival are the worst, according to festival goers.

This summer’s festival season has been dubbed the “Summer of Love” and will be one of the busiest in recent years since restrictions on the pandemic were lifted.

But research on 18- to 45-year-olds has revealed the best and worst festivals to go to if you want to get some sleep.

Glastonbury and Reading (20%) took the top spots for dream betting, followed by Leeds (18%), Isle of Wight (17%) and Parklife (17%).

But Womad, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, was named the worst (15%), along with Bestival (15%) and Strawberries & Creem (15%).

The study, commissioned by hoo, a hotel booking site that allows tourists to bid online for better deals on hotel rooms, found that 36% of respondents will attend at least three festivals this year, while 21 % spent money. on tickets for more than five.

While sleep may not be a priority, 74% of men admitted it was important to them over women (70%).

And 72% think festival organizers should do more to address sleep deprivation, including providing adequate sleeping areas and information on how your sleep could be affected.

It also found that 18% expect to sleep only two to three hours a night, while 45% expect only four to five hours of sleep.

VIP glamping (16%) was called the perfect overnight accommodation, followed by 15% who sought something more luxurious with a helicopter or chauffeured car at a nearby hotel to sleep in a suitable bed rather than in a campaign of tents. and even a butler to roll up your sleeves and make breakfast in the morning (12%).

Sleep problems have led many to consider staying away from the festival site this year, with 39% admitting they would rather stay in a hotel and travel to and from the site than try to sleep in a tent.

Y un 61 por ciento está celoso de los amigos que registran en un hotel ou B&B search, mientras que el 79 por ciento agradecería la op fortuna de pujar por a habitación de hotel to achieve a ganga looking for a festival de música para avoid acampar en the place.

Adrian Murdock, CEO of hoo, said: “This year we expect festival season to return with a bang, and while it is a time for everyone to have fun following the end of Covid restrictions, we must remember to take care of ourselves. .

“That’s why we created this study to highlight an issue that will affect many festival-goers this year.

“Many have plans to camp and sleep outside when they attend a festival this year, when in fact there is always a deal on a nearby hotel to make sure you get the best night’s sleep possible.”

The study, commissioned by OnePoll, also found that when it comes to fighting sleep deprivation, 39% turn to alcohol to overcome it.

Generation Z, between the ages of 18 and 25, have a much cleaner life, with 37% preferring to eat exhausted, more than any other age group.

And more men (33%) than women (30%) have opted for a festival massage to deal with their sluggishness at an on-site spa.

Pero aunque la falta de sueño en los festivals será a problem para muchos este año, se ubica como el noveno peor aspecto de ir at a festival with baños al aire libre (27 por ciento), falta de higiene (26 por ciento) and colas to enter. food and drink (24%) top the list.

The 5 best sleep festivals

read 20 percent

Glastonbury 20 per cent

Leeds 18 per cent

Isle of Wight 17%

park life 17 percent

The 5 worst sleep festivals

Standon Calling 15 percent

Strawberries and cream 15 percent

Bestival Camp 15 percent

Green man 14 percent

Women 15 percent

The 10 worst aspects of going to a festival:

External toilets: 27%

Lack of hygiene: 26%

Queues for food and drinks: 24%

Dirty toilets and dirty toilets: 24%

Noisy people in nearby shops: 22%

Going home, feeling tired and dirty: 22%

Muddy fields: 22%

The climate : 22 percent

Lack of sleep: 21%

People visiting your shop: 21%