Glastonbury Festival is amazing… once you’ve got the walk out the way.

19 emotional stages of walking from the coach to camp at Glastonbury

As incredible as a long weekend of music, dancing in a field and magical Glastonbury merriment is, there are a few unavoidable realities that revellers must face.

It’s worse than mud, smelly toilets and sleep deprivation combined – the long walk from your bus or car laden with all your stuff.

If you’ve ever made the brave and arduous trek (extra points in the rain) you can probably relate to a few of these thoughts, and if you haven't, here's what you're in for.

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1. Yay – we’re finally here!

2. How did thousands of people get here before us? I got up at 4.30am…

3. I can totally carry my backpack, plus all this camping gear to the camp site, no probs.

4. Five minutes later: What did I bring that weighs so much?

(Jim Ross/AP)

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5. Oh my god, my stuff is SO heavy.

6. Can’t we just camp right here? What’s wrong with it? What do you mean it’s too far from the stages? Who cares right now?

7. This walk is ridiculous.

8. Next year I’m going to a nice small festival.

(Joel Ryan/AP)

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9. I couldn’t be more jealous of people with trolleys.

10. What can I shed? Do we really need this camping stove or bag of wine?

11. My shoulders have lost all feeling, my hands are blistering and I’m losing the will to live.

12. No, I’m Reese Witherspoon in Wild. I will make it.

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13. Can we camp here? No? Why does it matter if it’s under someone’s gazebo!

14. Where are we? This is Dairy Ground, right? No, it’s not Rivermead. Maybe it’s Busy Ground.

15. Here?

16. Here?

Hmm … where to camp? ( Anthony Devlin/PA)

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17. OK seriously, this is fine. Who needs more than two inches between tents?

18. Woohoo! Bags are off, my shoulders might be broken, and I feel like I’ve climbed Everest. But, one hour later, we made it.

19. And … Beer. Let’s pitch up later.