Click here to print this page How to get here Driving, most people come by the M5 from Devon, Wales or the Midlands, or down the M3/A303 from London (the M4 is longer). From Bristol it's a nice 27 mile pootle over the Mendips (try the Old Road from Bishopsworth via Chew Valley Lake and Wells). By train, catch a train to Bristol Temple Meads, then an hourly bus to Glastonbury. From London, try a train from Paddington to Castle Cary, then a 12-mile lift with a friend or a taxi (£12-15). By coach from London or Heathrow airport, the National Bus service leaves early evening, reaching Glastonbury late evening, and it returns early morning. If you have friends in Glastonbury, ask them to pick you up from Castle Cary (trains from London and Devon/Cornwall) or Bristol airport (flights from Scotland, Northern England, Ireland and Europe). See How to get to Glastonbury for maps, details and booking links.

Visiting for weekend or a few days

People come from all over Britain for weekends and short breaks, for a change, to meet people, for a course or event, or perhaps seeking a new perspective on life.

It's advisable to sort out your accommodation and bookings early. But if you prefer a here-and-now approach, stick up your antennae and something usually works out.

What to do

In 2-3 days, here are various options.

The three main special places to visit are the Tor, the Chalice Well and the Abbey. They're all well worth it, as are Wearyall Hill, Stone Down, the ancient oaks of Gog and Magog and Bride's Mound.

Range out and about in nature - the Somerset Levels, Butleigh Woods or the power places of Somerset.

High Street shops and cafes are open 10-5, and vegetarian options are easy. In the evening, restaurants and pubs are open from 7pm. Quite often there are events at the Assembly Rooms, the Town Hall and other locations. The High Street is often active till midnight. Or go watch the sun go down from Glastonbury Tor.

Make a point of looking at the various rather special shops - and note that we have fourteen bookshops - most of them dedicates to a variety of esoteric subjects.

Hang out, meet people and do the sights. Attend a course or conference. Visit a counsellor, therapist or healer. Imbibe the energies of Glastonbury's holy places. Or give yourself time to unwind, reflect and see more clearly.

But you don't have to rush around. Glastonbury is quite un-English in this respect: it's a good place for taking things as they come, making new friends and just being. Magic happens: come without expectations and seek the gift in whatever unfolds.

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, gigs and the Glastonbury Festival.

When you arrive in town, visit the Tourist Information Centre at the old Tribunal on the High Street for conventional tourist info.

Check out the noticeboards in some cafes too. Look out for The Oracle, our free local monthly what's on listing, available in shops. Or just keep your antennae up - things happen.

Make contact with one of the organisations involved with serving pilgrim visitors. These include the Chalice Well, the Library of Avalon and the Isle of Avalon Foundation.