• Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction.
  • Glastonbury Abbey - Night at the Abbey.
  • Our Lady of Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, Massachusetts was founded in 1954 by Benet Lake Abbey in Wisconsin to carry on the 1500 year living tradition...
  • Set in 36 acres of parkland in the middle of the town, the histories, mysteries and myths of Glastonbury Abbey define it as a place of extraordinary spiritual...
  • History of Glastonbury Abbey. According to legend, the first church at Glastonbury was built by Joseph of Arimathea and the boy Jesus in the 1st century.
  • Visiting Glastonbury Abbey. The abbey is entered through the Abbey Gatehouse, an imposing arched gateway located on off Magdalene Street.
  • Glastonbury Abbey is located in the centre of Glastonbury and can be reached by taking Junction 23 off the M5 and following the signs into the town.
  • GLASTONBURY ABBEY occupies what is believed to be the site of the first Christian Church building in the world.
  • As for cathedrals, a bishop's church is not necessarily large. The Great Church of Glastonbury Abbey was much larger than many bishops' churches.
  • On Joseph's second visit, after Christ's death, he built the first Christian church, at Glastonbury Abbey, (see our Glastonbury myths and legends page).