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The name ‘Bride’s Mound’ is from Brigid, the Celtic Goddess and Catholic Saint, who is associated with fire and water, the colour white. The location of Bride’s Mound on the River Brue made it a popular resting place for pilgrims who would stay the night before the final march into Glastonbury. Also the place where Excalibur was thrown back into the Lake.īride’s Mound, also called the Western Gateway to Avalon Pomparles Bridge – Pons Perilus – the dangerous gateway crossing that pilgrims would have used. This might be why it is known by some as the King Fisherman’s Castle – he who protects the Grail… Wearyall Hill is also linked to the Salmon of Wisdom, and does indeed resemble the shape a fish. The tree was hacked down by vandals in 20, but it lives on from its cuttings that have birthed other trees. For the past hundred years or more, a sprig was cut from the tree to send to the Queen for her table. As an old local ballad goes, ‘The staff het budded and het grew, An at Chursnas bloomed the whole day droo An still het blooms Chursmas bright. Until recently, the tree (confirmed by experts to be a Levantine hawthorn called Crataegus Monogya Praecox) bloomed in May and, more unusually, again around Christmas. The staff, which is said to have been made from the wood of the cross, took root and grew into a thorn tree.

This beautifully-illuminated manuscript page from the first quarter of the 14th century shows Joseph unfurling his garment across the sea (note the fish!) so that pilgrims ‘pure of heart’ might follow him. When Joseph of Arimathea arrived in Glastonbury, he thrust his pilgrim staff into the ground and said to his companions, ‘friends, we are weary all’ (hence the name Wirral, or Wearyall Hill). St Margaret’s Chapel and Almshouses, Glastonbury

A lovely garden lined by calm almshouses. Virtual pilgrims can view the space here, including their two new icons of St.

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If you don’t know what to do, or how to behave, just light a candle and be still!Ī place of immense peace. Not an easy space for some, for others it will feel just right. You can listen to, or read, an interview with co-founder Kathy Jones and author of Spinning the Wheel of Ana here and our virtual pilgrims can explore recorded videos, events, and music here. The Goddess Temple is the first formally-recognized space ‘dedicated to the worship of the indigenous British Goddess in all of Her many manifesting forms’ for perhaps 1,500 years, and maybe even ever, to the knowledge of the founders. Glastonbury gives an excellent opportunity for spiritual and mythological dialogue as we introduce spaces of encounter that are layered with significance that cross and transcend religious, cultural and temporal boundaries. The route around Glastonbury centres around two things: healing water, and the overlay of traditions and stories. This pilgrimage reveals the richness of British culture through a place of deep mystery.

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Instructions for using a GPX file to show you the route offline on your smartphone

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The rest of this collaboration can be viewed here, and refers to places on the route page Wells Cathedral Pilgrimage in a Day.Ĭlick to download route/s in GPX file format for your smartphone’s map app The researched description below of the sites around Glastonbury results from a collaboration between Prof Kathryn Barush (see her bio at bottom) and BPT’s Guy Hayward. The route now has wonderful interpretation boards, and was launched in May 2021 by Morgana West and her team at the Glastonbury Pilgrim Centre This is a brilliantly conceived, fully-waymarked, and soon-to-be app-ified 1-day route around one of the most powerfully mystical pilgrimage destinations in Britain.

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