Glastonbury needsnoexplanaonasitisknown throughouttheWorldfortheGlastonbury Fesvalor‘Glas’,andforitsCathedral.Alsofor thoseinterestedincomplementarymedicine, newageliving,unusualjewelleryandcutglass objects.Insuchawellknowntowntherearetoo manyplacestoeat/staytobeincludedhere,but theMitre InnwillnotdisappointGLASTONBURY ABBEY withitsimpressivegroundsisaquite, tranquilandaspecialplacetovisit.Itwashere thatWilliamBlakewrotethe‘Glastonbury Hymn’,morecommonlyknownas‘Jerusalem’. WhilstvisingtheabbeywhynottrytheABBEY TEA ROOMShereMaryandherteamserve deliciousfood.Chalice Wellisanother Glastonburyexperience.


Forabargain StreetishometotheCLARKS SHOPPING VILLAGE(Page2)avisitherecanbe mulfunconalwithachoiceofbagging bargains,visingtheCLARKS SHOE MUSEUM,a theatreorasportsclub.Amongstthemany placestherearetoeat/stayinandaroundthe villagetheStreet Inn couldbeworthatry.


NearbyGlastonbury Tor(Pictured)isoneof Somerset’smostrenownedlandmarkswitha fantasc360degreeviewfromthesummit.


Somerton isreputedlythe7CRoyalCapitalof Wessex.The17Cmarketcrossinthesquare, townhallandeleganthousesareofarchitectural andhistoricalinterest.Thetownhasthe Somerset Guild of Crasmen toseecrasmenat workandthereisashop.Somerton Arts Fesval isinJuly.TheWhite Hartinthemiddleofthe villageisworthatry.


Langport isatthejunconoftheriversIveland ParretatthefootoftheMendiphills, overlookingthemarshyats.Asmallpartofthe townliestothewestoftheParre,thisis Langport WestoverandtotheeastisLangport Eastover.ThenarrowstreetofLangportleadsto theParreandahandsomebridgeofthree arches.TheancientLangport Church iswortha visitwithitsarchedgatewayknownasthe HangingChapel;onceanexecuonvenueforthe Monmouthrebellionunfortunates,butnowa museum.


Justtwomilestothesouthisthehamletof Mulcheney hometoan8CBenedicine Abbey andtheAbbot’s Lodge.Bothareopentothe publicandthegroundsareidealforapicnic.


JusttothenorthofLangportatWestHenleyis theNaonal Animal Welfare TrustatHeavens GateFarm.


Thisuniqueworkinganimalcharityismost denitelyworthavisit.


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ThearacvevillageofCurry Rivel hasseveralinteresng shopsandachurchdang mainlyfrom15C.Burton Pynsentmonument overlooksthesiteofthe baleofSedgemoorandthe RSPBhasareserveatnearby Swell.


Stoke St Gregory issetona sandstoneridgeverynearto thegeographicalcentreof SomersetbetweenCurry Moor,whichcarriestheRiverTonetoitsconuencewiththeRiverParre andWestSedgemoor.Thisareawithitsthousandsofresidentandmigrant birdsisidealforTwitchers.ItisalsohometotheWILLOW AND WETLAND VISITOR CENTRE.


Glastonbury Tor


Cheddon Fitzpaine issituatedonthesouthernslopesoftheQuantockHills withextensiveviewsovertheValeofTauntontotheBlackdownHills.Itis hometoHestercombe Gardens setin yacresoflakesandismustvisit wheninthispartofSomerset.


Wellingtonis7milesfromTaunton,NearbyChurchinford isasmall picturesquevillagesetwithinthebeaufulBlackdownHills,thisquietvillage isideallysituatedfortouringtheWestCountrywiththecoastsfortyve minutesdriveandHonitonisaeenminutedrive.Nearbytroutandcourse shingisavailableattheFishponds and Oerhead lakes.


The CLARKS SHOE MUSEUM is wonderfully interesng with history of the Clark’s dynasty and samples of shoe types throughout the ages.


In the centre of the village is the 19C Crispin Hall, built for William Clark in 1885 for use as a public hall, library and reading room for his workers. It is now houses a cafe, shops and there is a weekly market.


CLARKS VILLAGE has over 90 high street and designer brands brought together in a wonder- fully diverse blend of buildings, including some of C&J Clarks original factory buildings with their decades of history and heritage. This outlet shopping delivers prices that are up to 60% lower than normal high street prices, and these prices are available every day. With addional promoons, special oers and seasonal sales, prices can be up to 80% o normal retail prices.


Glastonbury Abbey isconnectedwithlegendtoadegree thatisunparalleledbyanyotherabbeyinEngland.A packedeventscalendarbringstheatre,concerts,exhibi- onsandworkshopstotheabbeygroundseveryyear andthisyearoersnoless.Thesummerbringsarange ofoutdoortheatreeventswithsomeofthebesttouring theatrecompaniesintheUKmakingavisit.Giventhe abbeyissaidtobethenalresngplaceofthelegend- aryKingArthur,itisngtoconcludetheseasonwithIK Producons’‘TheSwordintheStone’.


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