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.
Postcode districts covering Glastonbury
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.9 miles
- Bath 21.9 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 16.8 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.7 miles
- Taunton 19.1 miles
- Yeovil 14.7 miles
- Bridgwater 12.6 miles
- Frome 15.7 miles
- Portishead 23.1 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 13.5 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 13 miles
- Clevedon 20.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Edgarley Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Sharpham Parish 1.7 miles
- Street Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Mendip West Ward 2.5 miles
- Walton Built-up area 3 miles
- Coxley Built-up area 3 miles
- West Pennard Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Godney Parish 3.2 miles
- Meare Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Henton Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Compton Dundon Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Glastonbury
BA6 9GH, BA6 9HT, BA6 9DJ, BA6 9JN, BA6 9FN, BA6 9HG, BA6 8BQ, BA6 8AF, BA6 9PH … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.1 miles
- Cardiff Airport 32 miles
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 8.9 miles
- Castle Cary Railway Station 9 miles
Hotels near Glastonbury Ad
- The Crown Hotel 0.2 miles
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 1.7 miles
- The Sheep and Penguin 4.9 miles
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 5.1 miles
- Wessex Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- White Hart Inn 2 5.1 miles
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- The Bath Arms Hotel 4 9.1 miles
- The Shrubbery Hotel 7.8 miles
- Montigo Resorts, Somerset 4 8.6 miles
Schools in Glastonbury
- St Benedict's C of E Voluntary Aided Junior School Primary
- St Dunstan's School Secondary
- St John's C of E Voluntary Controlled Infants School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chalice Well Gardens 0.6 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 1.3 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 1.8 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 8.6 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 9.1 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 10.5 miles
- Kingswood Nature reserve 11.6 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 13.9 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 14.3 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.4 miles
- Halswell Estate 15.6 miles
- Halswell House Country house 15.6 miles