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Town in Somerset, England
Photo: Photographed by myself (Adrian Pingstone), Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Glastonbury is a small town (9,000 inhabitants) in the English West Country county of Somerset. Glastonbury is best known for the myths and legends surrounding both Glastonbury Tor, a prominent hill rising up from the surrounding flat landscape; Glastonbury Abbey, which together have made the town a thriving centre for mystical, New Age, alternative spirituality; and the annual Glastonbury Festival, a summer music festival that has been likened to the equivalent of an ongoing Woodstock music festival.
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Maintained by the National Trust.
A place of pilgrimage for thousands worldwide each year, one of the legendary burial places of King Arthur.
Known also as the Red Spring, the Chalice Well is a natural spring fresh water well sitting at the foot of Glastonbury Tor in the county of Somerset, England. The Chalice Well is owned and managed by the Chalice Well Trust.
This festival is held annually at the end of June and is famous for its wide range of headlining music acts ranging from rock to (in 2004) opera. In bad weather it is also famous for its seas of mud! Actually, the festival is held near the small village of Pilton, but since Glastonbury is the nearby town and because of its New Age connections, it has lent its name to the event.
Charming flagstone-floored thatched pub, with six rooms in converted barn. Comfy with great cooking. No dogs in rooms.
You can take buses from Wells or other major cities in the area to get to Glastonbury.
Read in the guideThere are 5 bus services in Glastonbury but you can easily get around walking through the town since it's quite small.
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