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 miles35.3 km
- Bath 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Weston-super-Mare 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Taunton 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Yeovil 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Bridgwater 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Frome 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Portishead 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 13 miles20.9 km
- Clevedon 20.8 miles33.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Edgarley Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Sharpham Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Street Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Mendip West Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Walton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Coxley Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- West Pennard Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Godney Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Meare Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick Built-up area 3.4 miles5.6 km
- Henton Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Compton Dundon Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Glastonbury
BA6 9HG, BA6 9DJ, BA6 9AZ, BA6 9RA, BA6 8HH, BA6 9EB, BA6 8LX, BA6 9LX, BA6 8AT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Cardiff Airport 32 miles51.6 km
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Castle Cary Railway Station 9 miles14.5 km
Hotels near Glastonbury Ad
- The Crown Hotel 0.2 miles0.3 km
- The Sheep and Penguin 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 5.6 miles8.9 km
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Wessex Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- White Hart Inn 2 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 5.6 miles9 km
- The Bath Arms Hotel 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Shrubbery Hotel 7.8 miles12.5 km
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 miles0.9 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Cheddar Library Library 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Huish Park Stadium 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 14.3 miles23 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Halswell Estate 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Halswell House Country house 15.6 miles25.2 km