Glastonbury Abbey
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"The Abbey continues to provide a very enjoyable visitor experience. The grounds are very well tended and a credit to the team."
Overview
Glastonbury Abbey is connected with legend to a degree that is unparalleled by any other abbey in England. Since Medieval times, it has held legendary status as the earliest Christian foundation in Britain linked to Joseph of Arimathea and the burial place of King Arthur. Today, it is a tranquil setting in which visitors can discover the stories behind Glastonbury Abbey, a packed events calendar brings theatre, concerts, exhibitions and workshops to the abbey grounds every year. It offers special learning packages and offer dining events at Abbey House. The museum showcases items from the abbey’s history plus there’s 36 acres of grounds to explore.
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Location
Glastonbury Abbey, Abbey Gatehouse, Magdalene Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9EL
About the area
Somerset remains rural and unspoiled, and ever popular areas to visit are the limestone and red sandstone Mendip Hills rising to over 1,000 feet, and by complete contrast, to the south and southwest, the flat landscape of the Somerset Levels. Another popular spot, the Quantocks, once the haunt of poets Coleridge and Wordsworth, are noted for their gentle slopes, heather-covered moorland expanses and red deer.
Nearby places to stay
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Double-Gate Farm
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Meare Manor
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On a traditional family farm with a small pedigree Dexter beef herd, sheep and turkeys in the heart of rural Somerset, this recent barn conversion maintains olde-worlde charm but offers...
