- Glastonbury Abbey. From the Catholic Encyclopedia. [GLESTINGABURH; called also YNISWITRIN (Isle of Glass) and AVALON (Isle of Apples)].
- Although today it stands in ruins, Glastonbury Abbey, in Somerset, England, is still a powerfully evocative place, shrouded in history, religion, and mythology.
- 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).
- The history and legends that surround Glastonbury Abbey are unparalleled by any other Abbey in England.
- The discovery of Glastonbury Abbey is all down to one man - Frederick Bligh Bond - and a group of people from an ethereal world.
- Night at the Abbey returns to Glastonbury Abbey on Saturday 24th August 2024 with headline act Neville Staple from The Specials.
- Glastonbury Abbey can be found within 36 acres of beautiful parkland in the ancient market town of Glastonbury, and has plenty to offer every visitor.
- The Glastonbury Abbey is full of history, including the alleged site of King Arthur's grave and the Glastonbury Thorn.
- In 1191AD, the monks of Glastonbury Abbey discovered the remains of Arthur and Guinevere buried a short distance to the south of the Lady Chapel.
- Glastonbury Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey near Glastonbury in the county of Somerset, England south of Wells.