Glastonbury named 'best UK music festival'

Glastonbury has been named the best UK music festival in a new poll.

Over a thousand users took part in a survey for Digital Spy, and 28.6% said that the Somerset event looked like the best festival for the summer ahead. Scotland's big hitter T in the Park came second in the vote with an impressive 20.7%.

Many voters shied away from the major festivals we listed, with a whopping 17.2% saying that none of our standouts was the best. A number of you tipped rock festival Download as their favoured event for 2011.

Reader Mark Chesterton said: "You have failed to mention the Download Festival. This is THE festival, if the music is to your liking. I've been many times... My best time at Download? Def Leppard performance of two years ago was the best I've ever seen from that band, and I've seen them many times."

Elric Broccili chided us for missing out The Big Chill, Matt Walford gave a shoutout to Truck Fest in Oxford and Tim Jackson made special mention of End of the Road and Green Man.

The full results of the poll were as follows:

Glastonbury - 28.6%
T in the Park - 20.7%
Other - 17.2%
V Festival - 12.9%
Reading and Leeds - 11.8%
Isle of Wight - 3.6%
Hop Farm - 2.8%
Wireless - 2.4%

> Read our comprehensive guide to all the biggest festivals for summer 2011