Aspects of Avalon

The Egg Stone by the back of the Abbot's Kitchen in Glastonbury Abbey is widely known and easy to visit. There's an even bigger one on Glastonbury Tor which sits high up on the south side of Glastonbury Tor. It isn't visible from the top due to the lie of the land, despite being about twice as big of  the Abbey stone. Egg Stone on the south side of Glastonbury Tor This isn't an ancient megalith, rather a natural phenomenon called Tor Burrs of hardened material being ejected from the softer ground. There are a few smaller stones of a similar material by the side of the tourist path coming up from Fair Field starting from Wellhouse Lane A smaller pair of these stones by a low bench and one by the side of the path The Egg stone at Glastonbury Abbey behind the Abbot's Kitchen is a rather smaller affair than the Tor Egg stone The Egg Stone behind the Abbot's Kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey

With all that water, Chalice well is quite a sensory garden as well as a visually attractive and peaceful pace to reflect. It is an interesting listening experience, and let’s start off with a musician’s insight into the wellhead at the top of the gardens, furthest away from the main road. Chalice Well wellhead the sound of the Wellhead If you get it to yourself take a listen to the sound of the water in the well-head, there is a distinct tone to it. Your browser does not support the audio element. Steve Gardiner, a musician, wrote 1 that he hears mainly overtones 7 and 9 in the sound of the wellhead, with a fundamental between E flat and D. Not having his perfect pitch I analysed the peaks of the recording at 109Hz and 139.2 Hz. Dividing these by 7 and 9 respectively give 15.57 and 15.5 Hz for the fundamental, which is pretty close and within the experimental error. That gives me a fundamental of half of B 0 . I am intrigued as to whether this changes over ti...

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