Glastonbury
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This name still conjures up the great abbey, one of the richest in the region and renowned as a centre of learning, although it has been a ruin for centuries. The town of Glastonbury developed around its abbey and has become a major spiritual centre specialising in alternative lifestyles, which finds expression in its massive open-air contemporary music festival.
Tourist attractions Glastonbury : Things to see and do
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Glastonbury Abbey
Magdalene Street GB - Glastonbury BA6 9EL
The abbey is most probably Saxon in origin and is thought to date back to the 7C. It was rebuilt, extended and burned down, then restored in the 12C. The abbey had seigneurial rights and vast estates when it fell victim to Dissolution in 1539. After ..
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St John the Baptist's Church
St Johns Square GB - Glastonbury BA6 9LJ
The tower of St John the Baptist's Church (15 C), which is 41 m high, is one of the finest in Somerset with its cross of openwork pinnacles (St Katherine's Chapel inside is a remainder of the 12C building).
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Town centre
Magdalene Street GB - Glastonbury BA6 9EH
One of the main roads, Magdalene Street , is lined with pretty 17-19C houses; the other, High Street , is dominated by the George and Pilgrims Hotel (15C) and the abbey tribunal (14C), that was once part of the abbey. At the junction of the two s..
Hotels Glastonbury
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Premier Inn Glastonbury
Morland Road, GB - Glastonbury BA6 9FW
Situated 5 minutes’ drive from Glastonbury town centre, Premier Inn Glastonbury features air conditioned rooms and free parking. The site of the Glastonbury Festival is held is just 7.5 miles away from the property. An en suite bathroom is included ..

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