The Covenstead Hotel - Glastonbury
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Historic pet-friendly guesthouse across from the Abbey, with themed rooms, a 1000-book occult library, and a communal banquet-table breakfast.
Across from the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, the covenstead glastonbury occupies a former nunnery that later became the home of a practicing witch. Her seven-year tenure filled the building with pagan artifacts, witchcraft curiosities, and occult objects. Over 1000 books on magic and myth line the communal shelves. The covenstead offers themed guest rooms equipped with smart speakers, flat-screen TVs, kitchenettes, and private bathrooms with either a bathtub or a separate walk-in shower. Tea and coffee-making facilities are standard. A sun terrace, a shared lounge, and a courtyard garden with a hammock provide spaces for quiet reading or conversation. Breakfast is served at a single long banquet table, where guests order from a menu of Full English, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free selections, all cooked fresh. Dietary needs are met without advance notice. The evening hours often find guests gathered around the billiards table or exploring the collection of curiosities. The covenstead glastonbury provides daily housekeeping, luggage storage, parking on site, and flexible late checkout upon request. Well-behaved pets are accepted. The property is entirely non-smoking. Guests can borrow books from the occult library, use the shared lounge, or take a short walk to the High Street's shops and restaurants. Covenstead Glastonbury is a two-minute walk from Glastonbury Abbey. Wookey Hole Caves is a 20-minute drive, and Cheddar Gorge is 30 minutes away. Bristol Airport is 17 miles from the property, Bath 22 miles, and Cardiff 30 miles.
- The Covenstead Glastonbury: A Museum of the Mystical in Somerset
- Step across the road from Glastonbury Abbey and into a former nunnery that a practicing witch called home for seven years. The covenstead glastonbury now holds one of Somerset's most extensive collections of occult curiosities-over 1000 books on magic and myth line the shelves, and every surface carries an artifact with a story.
- The covenstead offers themed guest rooms equipped with smart speakers, flat-screen TVs, kitchenettes, and private bathrooms with either a bathtub or a separate walk-in shower. Tea and coffee-making facilities are standard in every room. A sun terrace, shared lounge, and courtyard garden with a hammock provide spaces for quiet reading or conversation.
- Breakfast is served at a single long banquet table, where guests order from a menu of Full English, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free selections, all cooked fresh. Dietary needs are met without advance notice. Daily housekeeping, luggage storage, on-site parking, and flexible late checkout upon request round out the practical side. Well-behaved pets are accepted. The property is entirely non-smoking, and a billiards table is available for guest use.
- The covenstead glastonbury sits within a two-minute walk of the High Street's shops and eateries. Wookey Hole Caves is a 20-minute drive, and Cheddar Gorge is 30 minutes away. Bristol Airport is 17 miles from the property, Bath 22 miles, and Cardiff 30 miles.
- Covenstead Glastonbury pairs its historical curiosities with modern convenience-free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, and daily housekeeping. For travelers seeking a stay that doubles as a museum visit, this property delivers an experience no chain hotel can match.
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Room size:
540 sq. feet
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Bed options:1 Single Bed or 1 Double Bed
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Room size:
325 sq. feet
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Bed options:1 King Size Bed
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Room size:
540 sq. feet
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Bed options:1 King Size Bed
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Essential information about The Covenstead Hotel
| 💵 Lowest room price | 198 US$ |
| 📏 Distance to center | 100 yd |
| ✈️ Distance to airport | 24.8 mi |
| 🧳 Nearest airport | Bristol, BRS |
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