Glastonbury is widely known for the Glastonbury Music Festival, which has been going for 46 years and draws 100,000 hippies and music fans of all ages to the area. Recent acts have included Adele, Muse, and Coldplay. It is also the home of Glastonbury Abbey, a ruined monastery dating back over 1,000 years and rumoured to be the burial place of King Arthur. We found a park and started the day with our customary cup of coffee in the main street, and were struck by how many aging hippies there were everywhere.
The abbey ruins are quite spectacular, and show the original building must have been huge. Abbeys were communities so there was also accommodation, kitchens, etc., and extensive grounds.
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| This is one end of the original abbey. |
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| In the distance are the remains of the other end. |
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| It must have been gigantic. |
We stepped around a woman prostrate on the grass, her arms out in the shape of a cross and her eyes closed, channelling the spirits of this mythical place. Glastonbury is that sort of place to many people.
Not far away is Glastonbury Tor (hill) which can be seen from miles around. It is topped by Saint Michael's Tower (1300's). We climbed up to enjoy the view, glad the sky had cleared although there was a very strong wind.
