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According to myth, he was sent E Somerset Rural Life Museum
around AD 60 to convert England Chilkwell St. Tel 01458 831197. Open
to Christianity. The thorn flowers Abbey Farm: 1–5pm Mon, 9am–5pm
at Christmas as well as in May. Tue–Fri. Closed 1 Jan, Good Fri, Easter,
The Lake Village Museum, on 25 Dec & public hols. 7 limited. - =
the High Street, has finds from E Lake Village Museum
the Iron Age settle ments that The Tribunal, High St. Tel 01458 832954.
once fringed the marshlands Open 10am–4pm Mon–Sat (to 3:15pm
around Glastonbury Tor. in winter). Closed 23 Dec–1 Jan. & =

Glastonbury Festival
In 1970, farmer Michael Eavis
decided to host a music festival
at Worthy Farm in Pilton, near
Victorian laundry items at the Somerset Glastonbury. Little did he know
Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury that the event, which attracted
1,500 people, would grow into
of the Norman abbey church, one of the world’s largest
the unusual Abbot’s Kitchen contemporary music festivals.
(with its octagonal roof) and a Today, the festival is held in late
Victorian farmhouse, now the June and pulls in over 130,000 Camping area at the Glastonbury Festival
Somerset Rural Life Museum. attendees. The extensive farmland
Growing in the grounds is a location means that the site has become renowned for its mud, and
Wellington boots are as ubiquitous here as the hundreds of tents across
cutting from the Glastonbury the site. The festival features theatre, comedy and performance artists,
thorn, which is believed to have but the main draw is the quality of its music: top acts have ranged from
miraculously grown from the David Bowie and Bob Dylan to Oasis, the Rolling Stones and Adele.
staff of St Joseph of Arimathea.

VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Bishops’ Tombs
The tombs of past bishops Practical Information
circle the chancel. This Somerset. Map F4. * 11,000.
marble tomb in the south n Cathedral Green; 01749
aisle is that of Bishop Lord 671770. ( Wed & Sat.
Arthur Hervey, who was ∑ wellssomerset.com
Bishop of Bath and Wells Cathedral: Tel 01749 674483.
from 1869 to 1894. Open 7am–6pm daily (except
for events). 8 7 limited. 5
∑ wellscathedral.org.uk
Bishop’s Palace Bishop’s Palace: Open 10am–
(1230–40) 6pm daily (to 4pm in winter). &
7 ∑ bishopspalace.org.uk
Transport
@ from Glastonbury.

13th-century ruins
of the Great Hall

Moat
Swans on the
moat are trained to
ring a bell by the
Path leading gate house when they
around the moat want to be fed.

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