Day trip by coach - Historical & Spiritual Glastonbury! (only £33 each)

Come along on Saturday 21st March to visit the historical and spiritual town of Glastonbury!

About Glastonbury
Glastonbury is situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, 23 miles south of Bristol. Not only is is very historical, its a highly spiritual town which attracts New Age & Christian communities on pilgrimage.

Evidence from timber trackways show that the town has been inhabited since Neolithic times. Glastonbury Abbey was founded in the 7th century and dominated the town for the next 700 years until the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530's. It was one of the most important abbeys in England and was the site of Edmund Ironside's coronation as King of England in 1016.

Many of the oldest surviving buildings in the town, including the Glastonbury Tribunal, George Hotel and Pilgrims' Inn and the Somerset Rural Life Museum, which is based in an old tithe barn, are associated with the abbey.

Glastonbury has been described as a New Age community which attracts people with New Age and Neopagan beliefs, and is notable for myths and legends often related to Glastonbury Tor (a natural hill where a roofless church sits on top). Joseph of Arimathea is said to have arrived in Glastonbury and stuck his staff into the ground, when it flowered miraculously into the Glastonbury Thorn. King Arthur is also said to be buried under the Tor.

There is also a natural spring in the town called the Chalice Well, where people collect its waters to drink and bathe in.

Itinerary
We will be having a guided tour of the town, which is £7 per person.

The tour is optional, you can do your own thing if you wish.

11:00am - aprox arrival
11:30am - guided tour of Glastonbury and a visit to the Chalice Well
1:00pm - lunch break
2:00pm - we will visit the White Spring and then walk up to the top of Glastonbury Tor
3:30pm - freetime - look around the town (lots of independent shops, including many spritual ones), plenty of cafes, pubs and restaurants or visit the Rural Life Museum (£11 entry), the Glastonbury Tribunal, a 15th cen merchant's house (£4 entry), Glastonbury monastery remains, St. Margaret's Chapel (dates back to the 12th cen) or the Glastonbury Goddess Temple
5:30pm - meet back at the coach

Coach seating

• If you wish to reserve a seat on the coach in advance, after you pay please look at the seating plan in the photos here and then email me - general@cultureseekers.org, with the seat number/s you wish to reserve. Its first come first served.
• The seat you sit on when you board the coach is yours for the day. If you wish to change seats on the coach during the day, you will need to get permission from the individual who is seated there.

Cost
Cost is £33 per person.

After you RSVP:
You will need to make payment (its not automatic), so either:

- send a bank transfer: TSB Bank plc, sort code: 77-66-65, account no: 00030809, Account name: Cultureseekers
- - Pay via credit card in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDOWSSXO)
- go to PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/uk/, ‘send a payment’ to general@cultureseekers.org and click on the ‘Goods & Services’ option and change it to ‘Friends & Family’, as this avoids a charge from PayPal.

Once you RSVP and then pay, I will confirm your place.

Food & drink
Its up to you whether you wish to bring your own food and drink or purchase items whilst there.

If you can't see us on Tothill Street, please text.

Please note, we only wait for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time. The coach has to leave at a specific time.

Look out for the 'Coach Day Trips' group sign.

Hope to see you there!

Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)