Fifty Years of Keeping Glastonbury Town Colourful
Now Glastonbury’s Mural Trail has been launched, we look back 50 years to how the townspeople reacted to Glastonbury’s first colourful mural.
Visitor Information
Information for visitors to Glastonbury Town, Somerset UK, For a comprehensive Visitor’s Guide to making the most of your visit to Glastonbury, with insider tips on planning your trip and what to do when you get here go to our member’s site We Are Normal For Glastonbury.
Free Glastonbury
Loads of things you can do for free, in and around Glastonbury Town in Somerset. Includes a handy map showing recommended cycle and walking routes around the Tor and onto the Somerset Levels.
Glastonbury in Fiction
Nothing transports you to Glastonbury like a good book, here’s a list of all the fiction set in Glastonbury Town that I could find.
Beckery Village, a Creative Hub on the Edge of Glastonbury
Beckery Village is a creative community hub emerging from emptiness and dereliction, on the Western fringes of Glastonbury Town. Only a few years ago, in the early 1990’s, there was an empty industrial wasteland on the edge of Glastonbury. Buildings which had once been home to the town’s thriving sheepskin industry stood derelict, vandalised and … Read more
Starlings at dusk, RSPB Ham Wall
Occasional contributor to Normal For Glastonbury, David Taplin, has written this wonderfully lyrical description of the Starlings coming into roost at dusk on the Avalon Marshes, I hope you enjoy it. “The land here is already soft and floating, the horizons low, and perspectives hard to judge as shadows start to creep. Both the reeds … Read more
Glastonbury Town for Dog Lovers
Does Glastonbury Town welcome doggie visitors? I attempt to answer the question and provide some ideas of where you might want to visit with your canine companion.
Shepton Mallet – Less Rubbish, More Art
Every so often it’s nice to get out of Glastonbury and explore. I can’t quite believe I’m suggesting this, but Shepton Mallet is really worth a visit. I popped over there last week to visit my friends Dimitris and James who are running the pop-up ‘Art Bank Cafe’ in the old HSBC bank, which also houses the ‘Rubbish Art Project’
A Magical Portal on the Somerset Levels
Don’t tell everybody, but I think I’ve found a magical portal on the Somerset Levels. On a Sunday afternoon, at the beginning of Summer, I went out alone for a long cycle ride, intending to see a bit of nature and get fit. I got as far as Ham Wall Nature Reserve, only a couple of … Read more
Old Oaks Touring and Glamping Park
A Tranquil Oasis in the Heart of the Somerset Countryside. James and Tara White got in touch to ask me to write about Old Oaks Touring and Glamping Park. I was curious, although the Park is at the foot of the Tor and less than 2.5 miles from Glastonbury Town centre, I had never visited. While … Read more
Mediums on Honeymoon in Glastonbury’s Pagan Bed & Breakfast
I’m sat in bed with my morning coffee trying to think what to write about next for the blog, I’m about to go off on holiday for a week so I really want to get a post out beforehand. The pressure isn’t helping me to get inspired. I’d like an outside perspective on the town, … Read more