Shopping and markets in Glastonbury
Glastonbury High Street has an array of weird and wonderful shops to explore, offering a diverse range of alternative gifts, clothing, crystals and books alongside excellent independent food shops. Add three regular markets, the Glastonbury Experience courtyard and, in Street, the original Clarks Village outlet centre, and there is plenty to fill a wet afternoon.
The High Street
Start at the market cross at the bottom of the High Street and work your way up. Almost every shop is independent, and the colours, window displays and wafts of incense are part of the experience.
The Speaking Tree
Esoteric bookstore with an enormous range of titles on mythology, spirituality, tarot and Glastonbury itself. speakingtree.co.uk
Stone Age
Crystals, treatments and craft goods, one of the largest crystal shops in the town. stoneage.co.uk
The Crystal Man
Minerals, crystals, fossils and carvings from around the world, from pocket-money tumblestones to museum pieces.
Star Child
Oils, minerals, crystals and herbs, with an apothecary at the back blending its own incense and remedies.
Facets of Avalon
Gallery of jewellery, mosaics and local art, good for a present that was actually made in Glastonbury.
ShieldMaiden
All things Viking: drinking horns, jewellery, clothing and weaponry for the re-enactor in your life.
Margaret Kimber
Ethnic clothing and gifts, with textiles and jewellery from India and Nepal.
The Glastonbury Experience
Through an alley off the High Street, a courtyard of eclectic shops, the Library of Avalon and the Goddess Temple.
Gothic Image
Bookshop and publisher at the top of the High Street specialising in earth mysteries, sacred sites and Glastonbury guides.
Food shops
- Birdie's Yard: local organic food co-operative on Benedict Street
- Burns the Bread: craft bakery on the High Street; pasties, sourdough and cakes
- Earthfare: organic supermarket and cafe on the High Street
- Glastonbury Health Foods: wholefoods and supplements
- Baily's Country Store: local cheese, cider and country goods, out on the Street road
Markets
| Market | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly street market | Thursday, 9am to noon | High Street and market cross |
| Food and herb market | Tuesday, 9am to noon | St Dunstan's car park |
| Farmers' market | Every fourth Saturday, 9am to 2pm | St Dunstan's car park |
| Glastonbury Frost Fayre | Late November | High Street (street stalls, food, music) |
| Wells market | Wednesday and Saturday | Wells Market Place |
Clarks Village, Street
Seven miles away in Street, on the site of the original Clarks shoe factory, Clarks Village was Britain's first purpose-built outlet centre and now has more than ninety shops offering big-brand clothing, shoes, homeware and outdoor gear at discounted prices, plus cafes and a play area. The Shoe Museum next door tells the Clarks story. Handy for anyone who forgot their walking boots.
Wells and Frome
Wells has a lovely mix of independent shops around the market place and along the High Street, with a twice-weekly market. Frome, 19 miles away, is famous for its independent shops on the steep, cobbled Catherine Hill and for the Frome Independent market on the first Sunday of the month; see days out.
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