One of the carvings is of St Bridget milking a cow.ĭuring the Reformation when Glastonbury Abbey was suppressed the tower was witness to a grizzly scene. Though now only a tower, there are carvings that survive to give some idea of how it was decorated.

It replaced a church destroyed by an earthquake, before that the Romans made use of this hilltop. It is all that remains of the 14th-century church of St Michael. It seems odd to think that this tower has not always stood upon the tor. On England’s pleasant pastures seen?' A lonely tower This legend inspired William Blake to write the famous poem ‘Jerusalem’ Joseph was a tin merchant and had travelled to the South-West for this valuable metal. Jesus is said to have come to Glastonbury as a boy, traveling here with Joseph of Arimathea. The monks of Glastonbury Abbey claimed to have actually found his grave in 1191. Glastonbury has a long tradition of being ‘The Isle of Avalon’ where King Arthur went after his last battle. The Cauldron and the Grail were both the object of quests for King Arthur and his knights. Later tradition has it that here lies the Holy Grail brought here by Jesus’s uncle, Joseph of Arimathea. There dwells the lord of the Celtic underworld Gwyn ab Nudd with the Cauldron of Rebirth. *Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.Beneath the hill, it is said, that there is a hidden cave through which you can pass in to the fairy realm of Annwn. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.Īn extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below: Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose. If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets: Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.

Views of glastonbury tor