Click here to print this page   If you live in easy reach of the South West, a day out in Glastonbury makes for a refreshingly different day out. Few trademarks and brands - it's largely hand-made, local, small-scale and people-powered. Glastonbury High Street is a minor adventure and, if the weather is nice, you can sit out at a cafe table and watch it all. Make sure you get off the High Street too, up one of the hills or round the Abbey. When you get there, sit down, switch off and just let it be for a while. Let things come up. Let your burdens evaporate. During the season, June to August, there are lots of events. All year, if you come on the 'right' day, things just happen. It's a good place to get diverted - and back on track. Even in the 21st Century, this is still a place of pilgrimage - including for people who don't align with any established faith.

A day out in Glastonbury

It's easy to visit for a day if you live within 100 miles/150km. It's possible from London and Birmingham too, but it's rather a heave in one day.

What to do here

There are four major features for new visitors, and you'll probably manage two or three.

These are the Tor, the Chalice Well, the Abbey and the High Street.

Suggestion: start with one, such as the Tor or Chalice Well, then do the High Street for vittles, hanging out and shopping, then do another, such as the Abbey.

If you manage only one or two of these, well, you'll just have to come again!

For most disabled people, the Abbey and the Chalice Well are suitable.

The High Street cafes are open 10-5, and vegetarian options are plentiful. In the evening, restaurants and pubs are open from 7pm and the High Street is often active till midnight.

Information and help

Click through the links on the left, where you'll be introduced to the options and passed on to comprehensive listings of accommodation and events at Glastonbury Online.

Click here for events and gigs.

Check out the noticeboards in some cafes, look out for The Oracle, our free local monthly what's on listing, available in many shops, or just keep your antennae up, and you'll find what you need.