News

Please check back regularly for all the latest news from Glastonbury Abbey and don't forget to take a look at our Wildlife Blog.

	New cafe menu Our outdoor café is open for longer and is now serving hot food.  more Added: 21st April 2018
	Tickets are on sale for Night at the Abbey 2018 The spectacular Night of the Abbey returns on 7 September and tickets are on sale now.  more Added: 21st April 2018
	Additional camping space for Extravaganza available Festival creator Michael Eavis today announced additional camping space for the 2018 Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza after the original allocation sold out in record time.  more Added: 12th April 2018
	Trustee Opportunity – Glastonbury Abbey The charity is entering into an exciting phase as we prepare to implement our plans for the future development of our facilities and services.  more Added: 30th March 2018
	Outdoor cafe menu You can enjoy hot or cold food during your visit to the abbey at our outdoor café.  more Added: 25th March 2018
	New weekly healing meditation in the abbey You are invited to join us for a weekly guided healing meditation in St Patrick’s Chapel every Thursday at 12 noon for around 20 minutes.  more Added: 12th March 2018
	Paloma Faith to headline Extravaganza 2018 Michael Eavis today announced that the amazing Paloma Faith will headline this year’s Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza, on Saturday 4th August 2018.  more Added: 27th February 2018
	Glastonbury Medieval Fayre We have been advised by the organisers that this event will not be taking place this year.  more Added: 21st January 2018
	Changes to normal service levels - 2018 Glastonbury Abbey is a popular venue for many different activities. As such please be advised of the following changes to our normal service levels throughout the year.  more Added: 21st January 2018
	Date confirmed for Extravaganza 2018 Michael Eavis has today announced that next year’s Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza will take place on Saturday 4 August, 2018.   more Added: 8th December 2017
	Filming at the abbey We can confirm that a handful of scenes from an upcoming feature film by Fox UK Productions Ltd will be filmed at Glastonbury Abbey.  more Added: 14th October 2017
	Statement regarding Abbey House: There appears to be misinformation and speculation circulating regarding Abbey House, which is both unhelpful and potentially inaccurate. The house has always been and will remain owned by Glastonbury Abbey. We would like to clarify that the house is being brought back into the direct management of the abbey estate and it is our intention to continue to welcome visitors into it in both the short and longer term future.  more Added: 7th August 2017
	Abbey gets life-saving defibrillator thanks to town's Tesco store More than 100,000 visitors a year to Glastonbury Abbey are to be protected by a life-saving defibrillator, after it was donated by the town’s Tesco store.  more Added: 13th June 2017
	Focus on the Black Dyke Band playing this year's Extravaganza Playing Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage will be a first for the world’s most successful brass band.  more Added: 11th June 2017
	Event security You may be asked to undergo a bag check when you enter the abbey, so please allow extra time for this when you attend an event.  more Added: 2nd June 2017
	Extravaganza Support Act Announced Corinne Bailey Rae is to make a sensational return to the Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza, as the supporting act for this year’s event on Saturday, August 5.  more Added: 2nd May 2017
	Corporate Membership launched Glastonbury IT business PCs PCs and Sherborne Web Design are the first companies to sign up for the abbey’s new Corporate Membership Scheme.  more Added: 1st May 2017
	Richard III and new exhibition at the abbey An exciting adaptation of Richard III takes place at Glastonbury Abbey on May 13 and a new exhibition celebrating the Past in the Present opens on May 27  more Added: 25th April 2017
	The Archaeology Story Current Archaeology published a feature on the work of our Trustee and award-winning archaeologist Professor Roberta Gilchrist from the University of Reading  more Added: 8th December 2016