The Orchard Room

26/05/2025

Last minute accommodation available for the festival week. Pm for info!

31/12/2024

We’re still open for bookings for at least the next two months, but the Orchard Room is going on the market next week. £225,000 and it’s yours!! It’ll soon be live via Cooper and Tanner but if you’re interested contact them asap!

14/10/2024

Quite!

Recently I've seen several posts from people running 'spiritual' retreats in Glastonbury asking for free accommodation for their attendees. One even offered a magical amulet in exchange. Another post sought a local female photographer to do a photo shoot in exchange for coming to the event.

It may come as a suprise to some that magic beans and fairy dust are not currency in this town. If you think Glastonbury is a special place then have some respect for those of us who live and work here. There are many people who put a lot of work into looking after the town, much of it unpaid, don't exploit that by coming here and not giving back. Cultivate relationships with people in the town, don't post cheeky requests on local community Facebook groups unless you're looking for a sarcastic response.

The housing situation is dire in this town. Many people who were brought up here can't afford the rents for a dwindling stock of properties, some of those serving you in the shops and cafes are homeless. This is partly due to the need to accommodate so many visitors. The town needs visitors to support the local economy, when those visitors think they are so special that they shouldn't have to contribute it's quite frankly infuriating. Particularly since those that come to town with a sense of entitlement and belief in their spiritual superiority are frequently rude to those serving them.

As for offering free attendance to your event to locals in exchange, I have several points. 1. If you want a professional to do a job then you have to admit them to do it, that is not payment. 2. There are plenty of local people hosting events here already, believe me your 'reiki unicorn goddess cacao healing weekend' is nothing new. 3. If you're offering to connect people to this sacred land of Avalon when your own connection to it pretty tenuous then that's really not on.

Glastonbury welcomes pilgrims, it welcomes those who want to give back. It's not a cosmic money pit for your personal enrichment. If you want a relationship with this place then start asking what you can do for Glastonbury, not what it can do for you.

01/08/2024

The driveway is nearly finished and the patio just needs to dry. Shouldn’t be a problem in this weather!! 🤞Can’t wait to start planting around it. 😊 Thanks so much to the amazing team from https://www.facebook.com/Wellingtonsheds for completing it so well and so quickly! 🙌

16/07/2024

We’ve added some more books to the library! The two new books on walking in Somerset should help you to get the most out of your stay. 😊

04/07/2024

Woo hoo!! 🙌

04/05/2024

Looking forward to this tomorrow!

03/05/2024

Really chuffed to have earned guest favourite status with Airbnb in our first month! 🙌 It’s a lot of work but I love interacting with our guests and making sure they’re happy. With all 5* reviews it’s obviously working. Come and stay with us soon!

02/05/2024

We love to leave treats for our doggy visitors!

19/04/2024

We love this view with our morning shower!

06/04/2024

Oooh staying Glastonbury just got even better now Knights Fish Restaurant Est.1909 deliver to us! The best in the South West, winner of loads of awards with kids mini fish and chips and vegan ‘fish’ and chips on offer too. 🙌