Check your festival’s current glass rules before choosing a glass-bottled squash or cordial: Glastonbury Festival’s 2017 notice prohibited glass throughout its site, including campervan fields. If glass is barred or permission is unclear, choose a concentrate only after confirming its pack is non-glass, and check that its dilution and storage instructions work for your campsite.
Check entry rules before adding a glass bottle to your kit. Glastonbury Festival’s 2017 glass notice covered campervan fields as well as the rest of its site; its 2024 packing advice also warned that campers may have to carry supplies a considerable distance.
Compare the label’s dilution ratio and servings with the drinking water you expect to have available. Tesco Groceries lists a 1:4 dilution for Robinsons Orange No Added Sugar 1L, while Waitrose & Partners lists 1:8 for Rocks Blackcurrant Squash.
Look at the exact pack’s sweeteners, allergens and storage directions before sharing it. For example, Tesco Groceries declares sulphites in Robinsons Orange No Added Sugar 1L; a no-added-sugar name alone does not describe every ingredient.
Start with the festival’s entry rules and the bottle material. Then consider how much water you will need for mixing and whether you can follow the storage directions after opening.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Entry and carrying | Read your event’s current glass rules, including rules for camping areas. Confirm the material of the exact bottle you plan to pack. | I do not want to carry a drink to the gate only to find its container is barred. A non-glass pack matters if my festival prohibits glass or does not clearly permit it. |
| Dilution and water | Compare the labelled dilution ratio, pack size and stated servings. Make sure drinking water will be available where you plan to mix it. | For a group, I want to work out how many drinks a bottle makes, rather than compare concentrate volumes alone. |
| Storage after opening | Read the exact label for refrigeration and the period for using an opened bottle. Check whether your campsite setup can meet those directions. | Without dependable cooling, I need a drink whose opened-bottle instructions I can follow throughout the trip. |
| Ingredients | Check the current ingredient and allergen declaration, including any sweeteners. Do not treat “no added sugar” as a complete description of the recipe. | If others will share the squash, I want to check that the particular flavour and formulation fit their ingredient requirements. |
Glastonbury Festival’s 2017 notice said its glass prohibition included campervan fields, not just performance areas.
Check your named festival’s current official rules for the area you will use before buying or packing a glass bottle.
Different dilution directions change how much ready-to-drink squash a bottle makes. Tesco Groceries lists 1 part Robinsons Orange No Added Sugar concentrate to 4 parts water; Waitrose & Partners lists 1 part Rocks Blackcurrant Squash to 8 parts water.
Use the directions on your chosen pack to plan drinks, and account for the drinking water needed to mix them.
Waitrose & Partners instructs refrigeration after opening and use within three weeks for Rocks Blackcurrant Squash. Belvoir Farm gives the same opened-bottle conditions for its No Added Sugar Sicilian Lemon and Lime Cordial.
Read the chosen product’s storage directions before taking it to a campsite without dependable refrigeration.
Recipes differ. Tesco Groceries declares sulphites in Robinsons Orange No Added Sugar 1L, so the name cannot establish whether it suits everyone sharing it.
Check the current pack’s full ingredient and allergen information before serving it to the group.
These brand and retailer ranges offer ways to compare flavours and concentrations; a range listing does not establish the bottle material or entry suitability of an individual product.
A squash brand with no-added-sugar options relevant to campsite mixing.
Its orange-squash category includes different brands, bottle sizes and concentrations.
Its squash range covers different flavours and sizes, including own-label and Robinsons options.
Its squash and cordial categories separate no-added-sugar squash, fruit flavours, high-juice cordials and bigger bottles.
Its range includes high-juice and double-strength squash for shoppers comparing styles of drink.
Its cordial range includes Belvoir, Bottlegreen, Robinsons and own-label products.
These Joybuy concentrates are options to consider when planning drinks with campsite water. Check each physical bottle against your festival’s container rules before packing it.
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The 1.5L blackcurrant concentrate is an option for mixing drinks where drinking water is available. Check its dilution directions and confirm the pack material against your festival’s rules. Its product guidance calls for refrigeration after opening and use within four weeks.
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This 850ml flavour offers another concentrate to consider for campsite mixing. Check the pack’s dilution directions if you need to plan servings, and confirm its container meets the event’s rules. Its product guidance calls for refrigeration after opening and use within 21 days; check the current allergen declaration before sharing.
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For planning group drinks, Tesco Groceries lists a 1:4 dilution and 20 servings for this 1L Robinsons orange squash. Check the current pack’s directions and material before taking it to a festival. Tesco’s listing declares sulphites and says to use the bottle within four weeks of opening; follow the storage directions on your pack.
Check your named festival’s current entry terms before packing it. Glastonbury Festival’s 2017 notice said no glass was permitted anywhere on its site, including campervan fields, but one event’s policy does not establish the rules at another.
Consider it for a festival only if the organiser’s current rules expressly permit glass in the area you will use and you can carry, store and take the bottle home safely. Otherwise, look for a concentrate whose exact pack you have confirmed is non-glass, and check its opened-bottle storage directions.
Use the product’s dilution directions and stated servings, not bottle size alone. Tesco Groceries lists 1 part Robinsons Orange No Added Sugar 1L to 4 parts water and 20 servings; Waitrose & Partners lists 1 part Rocks Blackcurrant Squash to 8 parts water. Follow the directions for the bottle you buy.
Follow the exact bottle’s instructions. Waitrose & Partners directs buyers to refrigerate Rocks Blackcurrant Squash after opening and use it within three weeks; Belvoir Farm gives those directions for its No Added Sugar Sicilian Lemon and Lime Cordial. Plan how you will meet the chosen product’s directions before opening it at camp.
If you decant it, use a clean container intended for food contact and retain the product information needed to follow its allergen, dilution and storage directions. GOV.UK’s food-storage guidance for businesses describes using containers that protect food from contamination and are marked for food contact; still check whether the resulting container meets your festival’s rules.