Glastonbury - Abbey 
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Records indicate that a monastery was first founded in Glastonbury in 601. Another followed around 700 founded by Ine, King of the West Saxons. St Dunstan (924-988) who was first a monk and later abbot of this monastery built the first stone church. He is buried here together with the Saxon kings Edmund (d. 975) and Edmund Ironside (d. 1016). A new Norman church built 1120 was destroyed by fire in 1184. The church underwent expansion between 1186 and the 16th century.
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Of the once giant monastery church of St Peter and Paul (580ft/177m long) the Late-Norman (1184-1186) St Mary's Chapel with its interlaced vaulting, doorways decorated with figures and the Joseph Crypt has been more or less preserved. Also remaining are the Galilei Chapel (early 13th century) and the massive fragments of two crossing tower columns among beautiful trees.
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Address:
Glastonbury Abbey, The Abbey Gatehouse
Magdalene Street, Glastonbury BA6 9EL, England
Magdalene Street, Glastonbury BA6 9EL, England
Hours:
February 1 to February 28: 10am-5pm
March 1 to March 31: 9:30am-5:30pm
April 1 to May 31: 9:30am-6pm
June 1 to August 31: 9am-6pm
September 1 to September 30: 9:30am-6pm
October 1 to October 31: 9:30am-5pm
November 1 to November 30: 9:30am-4:30pm
December 1 to January 31: 10am-4:30pm
Always closed on: Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: Family admission (2 adults, 2 children).
Parking: Free
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop
Typical Visit: 3 hours
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Exterior of the Glastonbury Abbey.
Arches of the Glastonbury Abbey.
Remains of the Glastonbury Abbey.
The Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey.
