Annabel Bates, 28 (right), and Louise Murnane, 27, have travelled from Manchester for this year's festival, arriving on site at about 02:30 BST.

Asked how much sleep they had managed to get, they both laughed "absolutely none".

"My husband has gone ahead with tents with some of the others so we're going to try and find them but we're a bit slow with the wagons," joked Louise.

"We'll let them go and do the hard work there and meet them there."

Up in the campervan field, Ella said she was looking forward to her seventh year at the festival.

She has come with her husband, Ollie, and two daughters, four-year-old Agnes, and Edith who is four-months-old.

"It's just brilliant - what an experience for them. She (Agnes) absolutely loves it and cant wait to get her Glastonbury t-shirt.

"Kidzfield is brilliant, but actually as long as you have ear defenders the main stage is great too, so just enjoy it!"

Ella said the family was aiming to be "pretty chilled" this year, "so will explore and see who we see".

"It's just the best place on earth. I'm just super excited and absolutely love it."

Some people actually began arriving at the caravan area on Tuesday to start setting up ahead of gates opening.

The site has a beautiful view of Glastonbury's main fields and the tor in the background.

Thousands of people are travelling to the festival this morning - among them are Charlie and Hattie from Bristol.

They said: "Edging closer to site, this might be the most exciting traffic jam we’ve ever sat in! Bring on Glasto 2025."

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ICYMI here's that moment again as the gates opened and Michael and Emily Eavis welcomed the first festival-goers into the Glastonbury site.

We've also popped it at the top of the page to view at your leisure!

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There are now long delays on the A361 approaching Glastonbury Festival with most of the traffic, as you might expect, built up around Pilton itself.

Road closures and traffic restrictions are in place around the entire site until Monday.

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Some of the very first wristbands for this year's festival are being stamped on right now, giving ticket-holders access to the entire site for the coming days.

Speaking to BBC News, Emily Eavis said it was "very moving" to welcome everyone in.

"It's been such a build-up this year, it's been an amazing amount of excitement," she said.

"We're all so looking forward to opening the gates and to be able to do it with my dad has been amazing," she added.

"It's the best moment to let them all in and it's just such a joyful city, the most joyful city in the UK for the next five days."

It arrived slightly earlier than we expected but there were plenty of smiles on show to welcome the crowds through the green gates!

Against the backdrop of a live rendition of The Final Countdown, Michael and Emily Eavis waited with their family and the Glastonbury team for the big green gate to swing open.

And then - five minutes earlier than planned - the gates have officially opened to huge cheers.

Welcome to Glastonbury 2025!

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Our team at the site have just started live-streaming from the gates of Glastonbury, ready for the big moment when the crowds are finally allowed in.

Michael and Emily Eavis are behind the gates right now waiting to do the honours.

You can watch along right here - simply press the "watch live" button above.

It's almost time!

It's been a very early start for hundreds of Glastonbury's keenest festival-goers - including this group who have found themselves at the front of the queue.

Maria Castro (left), Gabriel Cabral (second left), Melissa Starck (third left) and Neel Gujral (second right) all came from London on the first coach from Victoria station.

“I’m feeling a bit tired - I tried to have a nap last night but it didn’t really work," said Mr Gujral. “We’re going to try to grab somewhere to camp - our friends are about 20 minutes behind us so we’ll try to hold the fort until they arrive.”

With them is Jack Saunders, 31, from Exeter (right), who drove to the site with some friends who had accessible parking. “I’m very excited to be at the front of queue," he said.

"I thought I'd be right at back as I only arrived two hours ago, so [I'm] pretty lucky to get put at the front.”

Will Laing, who lives in Wedmore, Somerset, and Aaliyah Howard, from Surrey, arrived at the campervan site on Tuesday, where people were starting to set up their camps overlooking Glastonbury's main fields.

"We're just staring at the gate now, very excited," Will said.

"It kind of feels like we are sort of in there, but just buzzing and we levelled up this year to stay in a caravan."

Aaliyah added: "I don't really speak campervan terminology, this is the first time we have done this.

"Last year was my first ever Glastonbury and we were in a tent and it was quite a terrifying experience for me.

"We have a fridge, a shower and a flushable toilet inside, so I'm quite excited about that."

In scenes repeated in cities and towns all over the UK, hundreds of festival-goers are queuing up ready to board coaches taking them directly to the gates of Worthy Farm.

Here's what Bristol Bus Station looked like at 06:30 BST this morning.

It may still be early, but traffic is starting to build up around the site - particularly on the A361 which runs through Pilton itself.

Many side roads near the A361 and A37 are closed throughout the duration of the festival, with temporary traffic lights in place to control the huge influx of arrivals to this normally sleepy part of rural Somerset.

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There are various ways to get to Glastonbury Festival such as by train, bus, bike or car.

A free shuttle-bus service will be provided between the festival site and the nearest train station at Castle Cary from today.

National Express is running coaches to the festival gates from more than 90 locations across the UK.

Meanwhile Bike to Glasto encourages festival-goers to cycle to Worthy Farm and have their luggage collected and transported for a small fee.

Read more about travel options here.

Sarah Turnnidge
BBC News, West of England

The day is finally upon us - Glastonbury 2025 is here!

In just a short while the gates will be officially thrown open and hundreds of thousands of people will start flooding into the pop-up city that has been created in the heart of Pilton, Somerset.

While some of Glastonbury's most dedicated festival-goers have queued through the night, today will see tens of thousands of ticket-holders (and their tent trolleys) roll into Worthy Farm.

We'll be here with you throughout the morning to bring you the magical moments as the festival officially opens, as well as what the weather has in store and how people are making their way to the famous site.

There will even be a chance for you to get involved, but more on that a bit later.