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Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument , are open as a visitor attraction. The abbey was founded in the 8th century and enlarged in the 10th.
Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey. Glastonbury may have been a site of religious importance in pre-Christian times. [122] The abbey was founded by Britons, and dates to at least the early 7th century, although later medieval Christian legend claimed that the abbey was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century.
New archaeological research on Glastonbury Abbey pushes back the date for the earliest settlement of the site by 200 years – and reopens debate on Glastonbury’s origin myths.
Amidst the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey are tombstones claiming to mark the final resting place of Arthur and Guinevere. Glastonbury, which was once surrounded by water, is believed by some to be the Isle of Avalon , the place where the dying Arthur was destined to be healed; if this is the case, it follows that Arthur would be brought to the ...
Glastonbury, famed for its festival, mythology and mystical tor, ... The flagship suite welcomes in views of the Abbey ruins. The Gothic Church, Wells. This 19th-century church, complete with ...
The kitchen was part of the opulent abbot's house, begun under Abbot John de Breynton (1334–1342). It is one of the best preserved medieval kitchens in Europe and the only substantial monastic building surviving at Glastonbury Abbey. [5] The abbot's kitchen has been the only building at Glastonbury Abbey to survive intact.