Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Glastonbury, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.3 km
Ascend 149 m
Descend 36 m

Explore Glastonbury in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Abbot's Kitchen

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The Abbot's Kitchen is a mediaeval octagonal building that served as the kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The abbot's kitchen has been described as "one of the best preserved medieval kitchens in Europe". The stone-built construction dates from the 14th century and is one of a very few surviving mediaeval kitchens in the world.

Wikipedia: Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury (EN)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Market Cross

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Glastonbury Market Cross is a market cross in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Erected in 1846, it was designed by the English architect Benjamin Ferrey and has been a Grade II listed structure since 1950.

Wikipedia: Glastonbury Market Cross (EN)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: St John's, Glastonbury

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St John's, Glastonbury Josep Renalias / CC BY-SA 3.0

Described as "one of the most ambitious parish churches in Somerset", the present Church of St John the Baptist in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury (EN)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Glastonbury Abbey

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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.

Wikipedia: Glastonbury Abbey (EN)

1662 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 5: St. Michael's Tower

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Glastonbury Tor is a tor near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless St Michael's Tower, a Grade I listed building. The site is managed by the National Trust and has been designated a scheduled monument. The Tor is mentioned in Celtic mythology, particularly in myths linked to King Arthur, and has several other enduring mythological and spiritual associations.

Wikipedia: Glastonbury Tor (EN), Website

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