More infoA hippie town that once welcomed van dwellers is now overrun with 300 of them - and the local MP wants a change in the law. The town now has more van dwellers per capita than anywhere else in the country. Councillor Lillith Osborn, who is the leader of the Conservative group on Glastonbury Town Council, said the town reached "saturation point" some time ago. She said "van dwellers are not welcome in Glastonbury" and believes the town "reached saturation point some time ago". Residents in Glastonbury have previously clashed with the van dwellers over what they deemed the 'disgusting' state of the area.