Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town 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…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glastonbury Tor and Glastonbury Abbey.
Glastonbury Tor
Peak
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Glastonbury Tor is a hill near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless tower of St Michael's Church, a Grade I listed building.
Glastonbury Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction.
Chalice Well
Spring
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The Chalice Well, also known as the Red Spring, is a well situated near the summit of Chalice Hill, a small hill next to Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Street and West Pennard.
Street
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Street is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, with a population of 12,709 in 2021. On a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, it is two miles southwest of Glastonbury.
West Pennard
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Pennard is a village and civil parish east of Glastonbury, situated at the foot of Pennard Hill, in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Coxbridge and Woodlands. West Pennard is situated 2½ miles east of Glastonbury.
Glastonbury
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.146° or 51° 8′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.7033° or 2° 42′ 12″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
9C3V47WW+CMGeoNames ID
7292381
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