Things to do and places to see in Glastonbury:
The Glastonbury Goddess Temple
"THE GODDESS is alive in Glastonbury, visible for all to see in the shapes of the sacred landscape. She is soft as the rounded hills of Her body and sweet as the apple blossom that grows in Her orchards."
A group of Goddess-loving people came together to develop the Glastonbury Goddess Temple project. The Glastonbury Goddess Temple was opened at Imbolc 2002 for the worship of the Goddess and in 2003 was registered as a Place of Worship and believed to be the first such place in the UK to be officially recognised for 1500 years.
The temple follows what is known as the Wheel of Britannia or Ana as laid out by Kathy Jones in her book ‘Spinning the Wheel of Ana’. Like the traditional ‘Wheel of the Year ‘(or ‘Medicine Wheel’) the wheel corresponds the compass directions to the seasons, deities, elements, animals and more. It has 8 segments and each segment is marked by a festival. The Wheel of Britannia however, has made a one-quarter turn anti-clockwise.
The Goddess Temple is open to visitors every day between between 12pm and 4pm. During opening times, the temple is attended by Priests / Priestesses of Avalon and volunteers known as Melissa’s.
A group of Goddess-loving people came together to develop the Glastonbury Goddess Temple project. The Glastonbury Goddess Temple was opened at Imbolc 2002 for the worship of the Goddess and in 2003 was registered as a Place of Worship and believed to be the first such place in the UK to be officially recognised for 1500 years.
The temple follows what is known as the Wheel of Britannia or Ana as laid out by Kathy Jones in her book ‘Spinning the Wheel of Ana’. Like the traditional ‘Wheel of the Year ‘(or ‘Medicine Wheel’) the wheel corresponds the compass directions to the seasons, deities, elements, animals and more. It has 8 segments and each segment is marked by a festival. The Wheel of Britannia however, has made a one-quarter turn anti-clockwise.
The Goddess Temple is open to visitors every day between between 12pm and 4pm. During opening times, the temple is attended by Priests / Priestesses of Avalon and volunteers known as Melissa’s.
Places to Visit | Bride's Mound | Chalice Well & Gardens | The Church of St John the Baptist |
Glastonbury Abbey | The Glastonbury Experience Courtyard | Glastonbury Goddess Temple |
The Glastonbury Thorn | Gog & Magog | Lake Village Museum | Library of Avalon | St. Margaret's Chapel & the Magdalene Almshouses | Somerset Rural Life Museum | Ponter's Ball |
Glastonbury Tercentennial Labyrinth | Glastonbury Tor | Wearyall Hill | White Spring |
Glastonbury Abbey | The Glastonbury Experience Courtyard | Glastonbury Goddess Temple |
The Glastonbury Thorn | Gog & Magog | Lake Village Museum | Library of Avalon | St. Margaret's Chapel & the Magdalene Almshouses | Somerset Rural Life Museum | Ponter's Ball |
Glastonbury Tercentennial Labyrinth | Glastonbury Tor | Wearyall Hill | White Spring |