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- Planning permission granted for escalator on Glastonbury Tor
- pH testing introduced at Glastonbury Tor
- Wombles banned from Glastonbury Tor
- A day without signs on Glastonbury Tor
- Toast-making display is too realistic say Glastonbury mothers
- Monkey to head Glastonbury space project team in 2012
- Super Jupiter may pose gravity risk
- What is under Glastonbury Tor?
- Are dogs allowed at Glastonbury Tor?
- Instructions to Keep Off The Keep Off The Signs are unfair say pilgrims
- “We’ll keep pilgrimming whatever the price of petrol” say Glastonbury Pilgrims Union
- Shih Tzu demoted to cat on Glastonbury Tor
- The Uther Henge guide to perfect toast
- Glastonbury supersun threatens to incinerate visitors
- King Arthur had Glastonbury Tor paved in ancient times
- Keep Off The Garlic signs confound Glastonbury Tor visitors
- England’s longest escape tunnel discovered at Glastonbury Tor
- Inquest into death of Councillor Watkins reaches open verdict
- Keep off the path signs cause incendiary rage
- Unexpected rarebit reaction – Mystical University of Glastonbury reconsiders
- Don’t be tempted by the hamsters at Glastonbury Tor say vets
- Glastonbury Pilgrims Union forced to lift Air Sea Rescue boycott
- Some other pets now allowed to use dog trolleys to climb Glastonbury Tor
- Second geophysics scan confirms 42 is Times New Roman
- Welsh Rarebit deemed non-mystical by the Mystical University of Glastonbury
- Glastonbury space program ready for April 2012 launch
- Perky pensioner Percival Angstrom returns to Tor for prestigious Vortex Award
- Head of Glastonbury Town Council A impaled on St. Michael’s Tower – foul play suspected
- Fully adjustable scale models of Glastonbury Tor go on sale
- Dogs to enjoy Glastonbury Tor more in 2011
- Glastonbury Tor may invert – emergency plans prepared
- Toast-making display irritates Glastonbury Observatory
- Glastonbury Observatory complains of light pollution
- Geophysicists discover huge 42 on Glastonbury Tor
- Toast-making display woos tor visitors
- ‘Clear the shelves’ gift shop protest
- Glastonbury Tor disappears from satnavs
- Glastonbury Tor might end up Twinchester Mountain
- Glastonbury twin town triangulation confounds Council B
- Société d’Horticulture de Poitiers in dramatic Glastonbury Horticulture Society takeover
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Category Archives: Glastonbury Tor
Don’t be tempted by the hamsters at Glastonbury Tor say vets
Local vets have advised visitors to stop stuffing their pockets with the hamsters that are swarming over Glastonbury Tor this year. The huge population of hamsters, known by local breeders as Somerset Stranglers because of the tendency of females to … Continue reading
Glastonbury Pilgrims Union forced to lift Air Sea Rescue boycott
Famous for their weekly barefoot pilgrimage to the top of Glastonbury Tor, the Pilgrims Union are not so well known for compromising on matters of principle. But this afternoon for the first time since late January when they began their … Continue reading
Welsh Rarebit deemed non-mystical by the Mystical University of Glastonbury
After an unbroken run of twelve years on the syllabus, lecturers at the food science department of the Mystical University of Glastonbury have decided to stop teaching students about Welsh Rarebit. Despite its name, Welsh Rarebit is a food that … Continue reading
Glastonbury space program ready for April 2012 launch
Scientists from the aeronautics department of the Mystical University of Glastonbury announced at a packed press briefing today that the launch of their Astral class rocket should be ready two months earlier than was previously expected. The launch will put … Continue reading
Perky pensioner Percival Angstrom returns to Tor for prestigious Vortex Award
Today OAP Percival Angstrom was welcomed back to Glastonbury Tor at a reception arranged by Chief Gatekeeper Titania Bonham-Smythe. This followed his dramatic airlift in January when he was discovered unconscious in St. Michael’s Tower. Angstrom was presented with a … Continue reading
Head of Glastonbury Town Council A impaled on St. Michael’s Tower – foul play suspected
Chief Inspector Wilkinson of the Glastonbury constabulary briefed the press this evening about the case of Councillor Gerald Watkins who was found in his office today impaled on a model of St. Michael’s Tower. The tower sits majestically on top … Continue reading
Fully adjustable scale models of Glastonbury Tor go on sale
The National Trust gift shop at Glastonbury Tor has turned a crisis into an opportunity this week with the release of a new scale model of the tor, delighting visitors. Following GIPN’s announcement in January that the tor has achieved … Continue reading
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Tagged gift shop, Glastonbury Marina, mystical, National Trust, scale model, Uther Henge
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Glastonbury Tor may invert – emergency plans prepared
Scientists have known for some time that every 4.5 billion years the earth’s magnetic polarity reverses, and archaeological records indicate that the next flip is imminent. But the metallurgy department at The Mystical University of Glastonbury have made the surprise … Continue reading
Toast-making display irritates Glastonbury Observatory
Only days after their complaint about light pollution, Glastonbury Observatory is in the news again as they fight for a clear view of the sky above them. Cosmologist Kirsten Denier from Glastonbury Observatory explained; “St. Michael’s Tower has always been … Continue reading
Glastonbury Observatory complains of light pollution
Scientists from Glastonbury Observatory are angry about the huge array of lights used by the company responsible for night-time dredging at the controversial Glastonbury Marina. Many visitors to Glastonbury Tor are unaware that the huge telescope is mounted on the … Continue reading
Geophysicists discover huge 42 on Glastonbury Tor
Geophysicists mapping the surface of Glastonbury Tor have made a discovery that is sure to excite fans of Douglas Adams. The number 42 is clearly visible in their computer generated maps of the tor. Indeed, the number is so big, … Continue reading
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Tagged 42, Douglas Adams, geophys, Geophysicists, Geophysics, Time Team, Times New Roman
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Toast-making display woos tor visitors
A new display Making Toast Through The Ages opened today in St. Michael’s Tower on Glastonbury Tor. This follows the cleanup operation that was necessary following the recent no entry vortex encountered by Percival Angstrom. This fascinating display charts the … Continue reading
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Tagged Breville Toastmatic, gift shop, Glastonbury Tor, Michael Tower, mystical, National Trust, Percival Angstrom, Toast, Uther Henge, vortex
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‘Clear the shelves’ gift shop protest
Echoing the spending cut protests at public libraries this week, visitors to the National Trust gift shop at Glastonbury Tor have been buying everything from the shelves faster than staff can restock them. In a peaceful protest spearheaded by the … Continue reading
Glastonbury Tor disappears from satnavs
Motorists in South West England awoke this morning to the discovery that satellite navigation systems no longer show Glastonbury Tor on the map. This wrecked the travel plans of many people who were planning to visit the tor today on … Continue reading
Glastonbury Tor might end up Twinchester Mountain
Changes are afoot for the National Trust who may have to reprint thousands of leaflets and guidebooks later this year following the award by GIPN of mountain status for the tor. But today, creating yet more uncertainty about the final … Continue reading
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Tagged GIPN, Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury town council B, Lord Mayor, National Trust
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Glastonbury twin town triangulation confounds Council B
Glastonbury town council A revealed today that it is to twin its half of the town with Twinchester, a decision that has disappointed town council B, whose massive investment in cheese cubes might now seem over-ambitious. Twinchester is an off-the-peg … Continue reading
Société d’Horticulture de Poitiers in dramatic Glastonbury Horticulture Society takeover
In a surprise move only hours after Glastonbury Horticulture Society announced their bid to buy Glastonbury Tor from the National Trust, Société d’Horticulture de Poitiers announced at a surprise press briefing today that they have agreed to buy a controlling … Continue reading