If you are one of the many thousands of people expected to head off to one of this summer’s top music festivals (such as the world-famous Glastonbury Festival) then it is certain you will enjoy yourself. Not only is visiting a music festival rated as one of the top things to do in UK Internet polls and magazines, but it is an experience that you will cherish and remember for the rest of your life.

Except, of course, the issue of parking.

On the face of it, driving hundreds or even thousands of miles (if you are one of the many people who head to UK shores from Europe or beyond to attend these festivals), can be a bit of a drag, not to mention expensive given the current sharp rise in petrol prices.

Then there is the problem of parking at the festival itself. Usually your car will be left in a field a long way away from the site; forcing you to cart your camping gear, clothes, hats, henna tattoo kits and oddly coloured Wellington boots a long way to your eventual camping spot.

Then, if Mother Nature has not been kind over the weekend, there is the joyless prospect of having to wait for a tractor to have your car towed out of the thick, gloopy mud that was once a car park.

Fortunately for festival fans, there is a better and cheaper alternative.

Travelling to some of the top UK festivals such as Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading festivals (or Sonisphere at Knebworth) is now much easier if you choose to make part, or all, of your journey by coach.

There are many advantages to travelling this way. You can sit back, relax and enjoy the journey, rather than fume in traffic jams; parking is never a problem; and with convenient pick up and drop off points situated at all the top festivals across the country, you will not need to hawk your bags miles and miles across the fields to get to and from your campsite.

Coaches are a convenient and easy way to travel the length and breadth of the UK, cheaply. This is particularly useful if you are looking to visit Glastonbury, Knebworth and Leeds and Reading in the space of a year!

If you are flying into the country to attend the festivals, then a coach is the perfect option. Once you have landed there are any number of Heathrow coaches or Stansted airport buses available that can whisk you to your chosen destination, quickly, cheaply and efficiently.

There is no need to drag your driver’s license with you, or to pay excessive car hire costs and a plethora of different insurances. Simply disembark from your plane, climb onto a comfortable, air-conditioned coach and enjoy the trip.

Travelling by coach to some of the top festivals in the UK has always been popular with those on a budget; but in recent times, coach companies have excelled themselves in teaming up with some of the biggest names in festivals to provide an outstanding all-in-one package for music lovers.

Now some of the best companies are offering a range of deals where you get your return coach fare, plus your tickets to a top festival all as an inclusive, one price package. There is now no need to book your tickets elsewhere!

So for the 2011 Festival Season, be greener, leave the car at home and instead take the coach to the music festival of your choice. Prepared to be surprised by how this quick, efficient and effective way to travel the UK is helping thousands of people enjoy travelling almost as much as they enjoy music!