Virtual Tour

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Flow Form & Vesica Pool

The water describes a figure of eight in each of the flow formï¿½s seven bowls and its rhythm mirrors the swirling eddies of natural mountain streams as it falls into the Vesica Pool.

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Little St. Michael's

The Companions Retreat House Little St Michael's (LSM) is situated in the gardens of Chalice Well and is available for all Companions to come and stay, either indiviually or as a group. The house is about 400 hundred years old with a more recent addition to the rear.

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The Gatehouse

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The Guardian Yews

There are many wonderful old yew trees in the garden and these two form the entrance to the Inner Garden Paths.

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Swing Seat

A quiet place by the old Beech tree to sit and ponder.

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The Healing Pool

The healing spa pool, where you can experience the waters, has been here since the middle of the 18th Century. In the cascade that feeds the pool you can see the rich red iron that the water contains.

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Meadow Swing Seat

The Meadow Swing Seat offers a wonderful view of Glastonbury Tour.

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The Shelter

An ideal spot to view the gardens during rainy showers.

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Lions Head

The pure refreshing waters can be drunk here.

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The Meadow

An ideal spot for a picnic, the Meadow, on the south-eastern slopes of Chalice Hill rises up from the valley between the Chalice Well and the Tor. Enjoy the views of Glastonbury landmarks and the Vale of Avalon.

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Angel Seat

A stone seat set amidst the flowers presided over by a Angel carved by a former gardener.

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Entrance to Wellhead

This is the entrance to the Well area itself, a wrought iron arch surrounded by a rose covered trellis and takes us to the goal of our journey where we can sit and absorb the peaceful atmosphere of this sacred timeless place.

Come on through .....

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The Sanctuary

Sit amidst the white flower borders of the Sanctuary, a wonderful place to let the sun warm your face and soak up the healing energies of the Chalice Well.

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The Wellhead

Absorb the peaceful atmosphere of this timeless place here in the heart of the gardens. The cover of the well donated by famous Glastonbury archaeologist, Frederick Bligh Bond in 1919, features a wrought iron vesica piscis, with a lance passing through it and is based on a mediaeval design.

The Vesica Piscis is an ancient sacred symbol of two interlocking circles where the circumference of one circle goes through the center of another identical circle. Its geometry symbolises a union, of heaven and earth or spirit and matter and appears throughout the gardens.

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The Cress Field

The Cress Field formerly contained watercress beds and fish, now it is grazed by sheep. The Cress field is not generally open to the public, but forms part of the land protected by the Chalice Well Trust.

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The Waterfall

The iron-rich waters have turned this waterfall vivid red. The Waterfall, in Arthur's Court under the canopy of a Yew Tree is an ideal spot to meditate accompanied by the sounds of running water.