Glastonbury is a small market town in Somerset, England, set on the southern edge of the Somerset Levels beneath the distinctive cone of Glastonbury Tor, topped by the ruined St Michael's Tower. The town’s low-lying setting gives wide, flat views across drained marshland and farmland, and the Tor itself is an ancient landmark with archaeological traces of settlement and ritual activity.
Glastonbury is as well known for history and legend as for geography: the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey and myths linking the town to Avalon and King Arthur sit alongside the Celtic holy site of the Chalice Well. Today its economy is driven by tourism, alternative spirituality and independent shops and cafés, while the famous Glastonbury Festival is held a few miles away at Pilton, reinforcing the town’s mix of historic, artistic and New Age communities.