The Isle of Avalon
The life, atmosphere, people and traditions of Glastonbury
Welcome to
Glastonbury
in Somerset
SW England
What's special about this place?
Info for visitors & pilgrims
Online tour of Glastonbury's sites
A photographic journey around Avalon
That strange hill overlooking the town
The town, its people and inside secrets
Millennia of history and mythtory
Spiritual and magical heritage
Health, living & sustainability
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A straight forward 3 in 1 answer
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A guide to the sites of Mid-Somerset
Glastonbury is a different and rather lively small town. It has rich traditions, a cosmopolitan community and a taste of tomorrow. It sits on the ancient Isle of Avalon in the Somerset Levels, with a backdrop of soft, green, rolling hills.
It has been a pilgrimage place for thousands of years. In the Middle Ages a great abbey was here - it was England's 'holyest earthe'.
It now hosts the famous Glastonbury Festival, pilgrimages, music, a carnival, several conferences and other events. People visit from the world over, seeking a certain special something....
Overlooking it all is Glastonbury Tor, a fascinating holy hill.
Tradition has it that Jesus visited and Joseph of Arimathaea built a church here, King Arthur and Guinevere were buried here and it was an ancient place of the Goddess. It was home to the medieval saints Patrick, Dunstan, Benedict, David and Bridget.
Today it is a unique, atmospheric town of nearly 10,000 people with a mixture of locals, incomers and spiritual seekers. For a hundred years it has been a mecca for 'cultural creatives' and an interfaith town.
This site tells you all you need to know about Glastonbury - and if it doesn't, it leads you to other Glastonbury sites that will.
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Site last updated 20th January 2010
Palden Jenkins, webmaster 1999-2006, has now retired. Jay Pritchard is now at the helm.
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The IsleofAvalon site is a non-profit public-service site dedicated to the benefit of the town, people and friends of Glastonbury, England. It now greets one million web-visitors each year.
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Just above is the view you see from the top of Glastonbury Tor. Click it to see the full panorama!
IsleofAvalon is a non-profit public service site founded in 1996.
An inspirational portal into Glastonbury, it welcomes you to our home town.
Managed pro bono by Jason Porthouse in Stawell.
Designed by Palden Jenkins in Glastonbury.
This page designed Easter 2005, redesigned February 2006.
Pictures on this page by Palden Jenkins and Lesley Delamont.
Photos and text on this site by
Lesley Delamont, Bill Glenn, Kevin Redpath, Sarah Boait, Steven Clark, Atasha MacMillan, Barry & Heather Hoon
Sig Lonegren, Kathy Jones, Caroline Winstone, Palden Jenkins and a host of local contributors.
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