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Around Glastonbury

Medieval Myths & Contemporary Art

Hitting the road around Somerset and Wales

Around Glastonbury - combine this legendary festival with the myths & Roman heritage of Southwest England and the striking underground scene of Bristol & Cardiff. On this unique round trip, explore medieval architecture as well as urban street art. Head to the idyllic & mythical English countryside before enjoying the best in Rock and Pop music on one of the world’s most iconic festivals.

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Road Trip: Around Glastonbury

Glastonbury Festival in Southern Britain is not only regarded as one of the must-sees for any festival fan, but also iconic as one of the world's most famous music happenings. To make it an unforgettable experience, combine it with a round road trip around the festival surrounding area including Wales. A ground boasting with live music venues and bars.
On this subTOUR, discover the historical importance of places like Bath and Wells. Walk on cobbled pavements and explore the greatness of impressive medieval buildings such as Tintern Abbey. Enjoy the vibrant city life in Cardiff and Bristol. Finally, learn about the myths around Glastonbury. Further highlights along the way include super-funky record stores for shopping vinyl, comfy pubs, and sightseeing spots with music history appeal.
Our recommended subTOUR includes 3 to 5 nights during the round trip.

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Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival

Venues on the road trip

Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary arts in Southern England. In addition to music, it hosts dance and comedy sessions, lectures, and movie screenings along other performances. Deeply inspired by the ethos of the hippie and free festival movements.

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Bristol

Bristol

Cities on the road trip

The vibrant city of Bristol is situated near the confluence of the Rivers Frome and Avon. Founded around 1000, it was soon a trading centre and later on starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. The city holds a huge variety of architectural styles, from medieval to modern. During the mid-19th century Bristol Byzantine, a style unique to the city, was developed, still present today in many buildings.
Today, Bristol is known for its lively music scene, picturesque spots such as the harbourside area or sightseeing highlights like Bristol Cathedral.

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Tintern Abbey

Tintern Abbey

Sights on the road trip

Tranquil, idyllic, beautiful, peaceful - this is Tintern Abbey. This historic site (its Welsh name is Abaty Tyndyrn) was founded in the year 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow. It is located next to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which at this very point forms the border between Wales and England. It is supposed to be the first Cistercian foundation in Wales, and only the second in Britain (after Waverley Abbey).

The abbey fell into ruin in the 16th century. Its remains have ever since been celebrated in poetry and painting. One of the most famous reflections upon Tintern Abbey are William Wordsworth’s Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey.

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Bath

Bath

Cities on the road trip

Bath is a beautiful city known for and named after its Roman-built baths. With its idyllic setting in the valley of the River Avon, the city became a World Heritage site in 1987. Always worth a visit with its numerous sightseeing spots such as Bath Abbey or many other buildings in Georgian architecture.

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Sightseeing inspired by music

Sightseeing inspired by music

subTOURING isn’t about mainstream sightseeing. It is travelling inspired by music. A hand-picked guide from passionate music lovers for enthusiasts of Rock, Indie, Metal, and Punk tunes. Offering a unique music travel experience from Around Glastonbury.

Get your authentic music experience on this road trip.

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Guide around the gig

Major waypoints

Check out the venue and city guides on the way from Around Glastonbury. They focus on what to do before and after the concert. Get our best tips for day activities including record stores as well as bars and restaurants.

Get the most music out of your trip. Hit the road. Follow your band.

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MUSIC MAPS & SIGHTSEEING

Sightseeing inspired by music

On this round trip Around Glastonbury Festival, follow the traces of Rock, Pop, and Indie legends. Enjoy some days in vibrant urbanity, historical places, and truly mythical spots.

Explore hidden music gems when on tour. Discover music stories beyond the common sightseeing spots. Where history of Rock is revealed and brought to life again.

On The Road

Glastonbury Festival in Southern Britain is not only regarded as one of the must-sees for any festival fan, but also iconic as one of the world's most famous music happenings. To make it an unforgettable experience, combine it with a round road trip around the festival surrounding area including Wales. A ground boasting with live music venues and bars.
On this subTOUR, discover the historical importance of places like Bath and Wells. Walk on cobbled pavements and explore the greatness of impressive medieval buildings such as Tintern Abbey. Enjoy the vibrant city life in Cardiff and Bristol. Finally, learn about the myths around Glastonbury. Further highlights along the way include super-funky record stores for shopping vinyl, comfy pubs, and sightseeing spots with music history appeal.
Our recommended subTOUR includes 3 to 5 nights during the round trip.

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MAJOR WAYPOINTS

Cities, festivals and venues on the subtour

AROUND GLASTONBURY BANDS, ARTISTS & MUSIC

MUSIC HISTORY

Brief history of Glastonbury Festival and around

The music scene of the Glastonbury, Bristol, and South Wales area is thriving and significant. Numerous notable bands were born in this region.

With its incredibly varied music scene, Bristol is said to be one of the most musical cities in the UK. It is typified by its urban culture and is most associated with the Trip Hop genre by artists such as Portishead or Massive Attack in the 80s. Also strongly connected to the city: a group of artists who emerged during the 90s, defining the so-called Bristol Sound. This sound can be described best as possessing a darkness that is uplifting. A joyful melancholy. The style was perfectly typified by the song Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack. Since ever, Bristol has also been home to bands combining Punk, Funk, Dub, and political consciousness. More recently, a new wave of Bristol-based left field bands such as Idles have been promoting themselves across the UK underground, standing for Post Punk and Hardcore. Not to forget: the city also has a popular Jazz and Blues scene and is home to numerous record stores as well as live music venues including Colston Hall or O2 Academy alongside smaller and more intimate locations.

Bristol city maintains an active and diverse underground urban scene characterised by a strong relationship between music and art. Especially graffiti art can be seen throughout the city. A founding member of the band Massive Attack, Robert Del Naja, was originally a graffiti artist, and local graffiti artist Banksy has become world-famous.

Cardiff and Southern Wales are not less famous for their music scene. From being the home of the world’s oldest record shop, Spiller Records originating in 1894, to producing world-famous bands like Stereophonics, Super Furry Animals, Funeral for a Friend, and Manic Street Preachers, there's no surprise that the city offers very popular live music venues around. The music in the Welsh capital has been dominated mainly by Rock genre since the early 90s with later trends developing towards more extreme styles such as Heavy Metal or Metalcore. But also Folk and Indie up to Jazz are present.

Glastonbury Festival finally is a huge five-day festival of contemporary performing arts, annually attended by around 175,000 people. The first festival took place back in 1970. In addition to modern music, the festival hosts dance and comedy sessions, lectures, movie screenings, along theatre, circus & cabaret performances. Glastonbury Festival is deeply inspired by the ethos of the hippie and counterculture movement, attended by all kinds of people, of all ages, nationalities, lifestyles, faiths, and musical taste.