Wednesday September 15th from 10am.
Glastonbury is the host of the finish of stage 5 of the 2010 Tour of Britain. The race comes via the Levels from Butleigh over Fisher’s Hill, guaranteed to provide a fast and exciting finish outside the town hall on Magdalene Street.
There will be a variety of events throughout the day. See the
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This year’s Somerset Art Weeks will be an Open Studios event taking place from Saturday 18th September to Sunday 3rd October, when around 200 studios/venues across the county will be open to the public featuring over 300 local artists. The event will focus on individual artists in their working environment looking at how they work, their inspiration and creative processes.
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Barry Taylor’s new book seeks to shed some light on his own personal experiences of the transformative power of this unassuming market town and what goes into making it the major centre of spirituality and pilgrimage it is today. It serves as a wonderful timeline, covering the last two decades, that begins to reveal the bigger picture and Glastonbury’s evolution towards realizing its full potential.
Buy Here - all profits go to the Pilgrim Reception Centre

Patmos and Glastonbury are world famous and are said to share the distinction of the presence of men, in St Joseph and St John, who knew the living Christ. These men took with them the same message that Christ had taught from those earliest times; the Christianity that Joseph knew and brought to our Britain was the same that John took to Patmos.
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Lalibela, the twelfth-century capital of Ethiopia, lies at 2,600 metres in the Ethiopian highlands with surrounding peaks of nearly 4,000 metres. It is probably the most famous tourist site and most popular pilgrimage centre in Ethiopia with its clusters of twelfth-century rock-hewn underground churches.
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Frome is an historic market town with a wealth of historic and architectural interest alongside a thriving contemporary arts scene
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Shepton Mallet is a delightful mixture of old and new; a combination of ancient market town and modern indus­trial community, nestling in a fold towards the western edge of the Mendip Hills.
Visit Shepton Mallet Online

Wells in Somerset is an unspoilt market town of outstanding beauty, located in rolling countryside, at the foot of the Mendip Hills. Steeped in history, it is England's smallest city, and one of the most beautiful.
Visit Wells Online

Mendip Online
An online guide to the countryside and attractions in the Mendip area.
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Mendip District Council
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Local websites with general info about the town and surrounding area.
Links to websites of specific places and organisations can be found in the relevant sections of this website.

Isle of Avalon
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A guide to the mythos, sites and atmosphere of Glastonbury. A treasure trove of information and a showplace for the work of local photographers.

Tourist Information Centre
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General Tourist Information about Glastonbury & surrounding areas.

Town Council Website
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Very useful for Local Info and Town Council Minutes, etc.

Glastonbury Pilgrim Reception Centre
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Provides pilgrim visitors to the town with comprehensive information about all the specialised areas that are commonly sought in a pilgrimage.

Glastonbury Tor
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Here you'll find features, pictures, thoughts and links about Glastonbury Tor

Avalon Connections
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Here you will find a gateway to a large number of Glastonbury Web sites.

AvalonIT
Over 300 local websites listed alphabetically.
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Somerset Local
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A large directory of resources and classifieds in our local town and area.