Discover the natural beauty and main tourist attractions of Glastonbury on this half walking tour. Discover Glastonbury's main sites of interest, each location leading you into new adventures, towards new trees, viewpoints, insights, and deeper into Glastonbury's storey.
Meet your guide, a long-term resident of Glastonbury, for a walk around the beautiful town and countryside, to discover the area’s natural beauty, while learning about its history, heritage, myths, and legends.
Tourist locations visited:
- Glastonbury Abbey - A tour around the grounds and its trees
- Nature walk - A trip around the lanes, to meet prominent trees
- Glastonbury Tor - A guided walk up the Tor to overlook Avalon
- Chalice Well / White Spring - Relax at the Springs at the end of your tour
Also see:
- Glastonbury's amazing trees
- Areas of outstanding natural beauty
- The best view points
- Take in the Avalon landscape
- Enjoy moments of spoken word, poetry and music
Various areas of natural beauty and local interest are included on this tour in between the main tourist sites. The focus of the tour is on the landscape which provides routes into the history heritage and modern culture of Glastonbury. Explore the landscape and its trees, and by their guidance the magic of Avalon will be revealed.
A climb of the Tor is the perfect inclusion to this adventure. Your guide will give you a tour of the panoramic horizon, pointing out all the hills of Avalon, as well as highlighting the paths which you have traversed to reach the hill.
Your guide is a local enthusiast, bard, musician, poet, and lover of the trees. He will integrate creative elements into the tour, including poetry, gentle folk music (weather permitting), spoken word, and poetry dedicated to nature.
This is a comprehensive Tour of Glastonbury that will take 5-6 hours from start to finish.
