Aspects of Avalon

Glastonbury is no clone town, and that's clear in the shop displays, particularly at night. You won't necessarily get something practical, but it's very otherworldly. Even the pub's a bit Harry Potter at times George and Pilgrim, which used to be the pilgrim's inn when the Abbey was a going concern

  It was a cold and snowy start to Imbolc, when around twenty hardy souls joined the pilgrimage from the Chalice Well to Bride's Mound. Sleet at Chilkwell Street gathering at the Market Square Conditions improved by the time we got to the Market Square, where Serena paused to tell us more about the history of the walk, before moving on along Porchestall Drove, to enter Beckery from the north. stone marking the erstwhile site of Bride's Well Followed by a brisk walk to Bride's Mound itself, the location of the old stone chapel though now only the underground foundations remain, covered by the grass. Imbolc ceremony on the Mound The ceremony was a welcome opportunity to enjoy some warming primrose country wine brought by Serena who initiated the bottle with a libation to Bride

  This seat usually looks over a field. The you turn round and see that the river is well higher than the seat at the moment... That's why the embankments are there. The monks did reroute this somewhat, in mediaeval times so the route isn't natural

  The light an airy inside of St Margaret's Chapel, Glastonbury This little gem is on Magdalene street, almost opposite the Abbey Car Park. It's a lovely little space, and is free to enter when it's open. The narrow entrance of Magdalene Street - it's easy to miss the garden is an oasis of tranqullity The garden is a peaceful retreat, on the site of an old hospital, and the row of buildings on the right hand side are the erstwhile almshouses, one of which is set us so you can see how it used to be Inside one of the almshouses, the bed was above, just visible at the top of the picture St Margaret's Chapel website