GLASTONBURY

The Tor. 

The Tor is owned and maintained by the National Trust, and it is visited by thousands of people each year.To many people, this unusual hill is just a nice one to climb, with a great view   (You can see Hinkley point power station on a clear day) and yet, strangely, one feels surprisingly good after climbing it!To some, this mysterious hill is one of the world's greater pilgrimage places and one of our planet's major energy-centres.  To others its just a big hill with the remains of church on the top that can be seen for miles.   Walk up to the top, get knackered, look around walk back down

The Abbey

Glastonbury Abbey  was demolished a few hundred years ago.  All that is left are the remains of the Abbey and the Abbots Kitchen. 

King Arthur, of the round table fame, is buried (We think) in the Abbey by the high altar.

The Abbey, along with the Tor, is one of Glastonburys main attractions and has Thousands of visitors every day from all over the world.  There are also annual pilgrimages in the summer, when most of the high street is shut off to traffic.

There is a nice little shop, which sells lots of religous stuff, like bibles, crosses and Icons etc. All at very reasonable prices.

The Abbey has very large grounds and on a nice day there is nothing more relaxing than taking a long stroll and feeding the ducks in its large pond.  The Abbey also has a small cafe in the grounds.

It also has a Holy Thorn, which is apparently a cutting from the original Holy Thorn from Wyrall Hill. When Joseph of Arimathea visited Glastonbury he planted his staff in the hill and it grew like a good un.   Rumour has it that he brought a young Jesus over with him.

The Chalice Well

Since ancient times, the waters that flow from deep below our planet have been revered as the essence of life, the gift of mother earth to sustain all her living forms. A spring such as the Chalice Well which has never been known to fail is especially revered as a symbol of the continuous and unbounded nature of the life force.

The people of old saw the wells as gateways to the spirit world where the veils between human existence and the greater spirit became thinner, and communications could take place with the gods and goddesses of the nature religions.

The Chalice Well is one of the oldest continuously used holy wells in Britain. Archaeology has shown that the Spring was used by prehistoric tribes who inhabited this land, and for the last 2000 years we can be fairly sure that the site has been in constant use. To be at the well head, and drink the water and absorb the atmosphere of the place is truly an inspirational experience.

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