Sacred Places of the UK
Bath has been Sacred to the Celts were dedicated its hot water springs to their Goddess Sulis. Aqua Sulis was taken over by the Romans, who found out that the hot water springs had therapeutic qualities and that is why they built a shrine here to the Goddess of Wisdom, Minerva. Bath has an imposing cathedral, and when one comes here, one has to see the gardens and parks of Royal Crescent, which has been an integral showplace of Bath since Regency times. Wells is near Bath and one should go and visit the Cathedral at Evensong. The Palace of the Bishop is 800 years old, and you can see the swans and the moat in the grounds. You need a fully day to explore Glastonbury. Not only is this a sacred place, but it is the land where myth and mystery hold sway. Mediaeval legend says that this is the place where King Arthur and his Queen were buried after their deaths.
Glastonbury abbey was one of the wealthiest of the monasteries in mediaeval England. Henry VIII decided to take over the wealth of the churches by dissolving the power of the Church. There is one mythology, that Joseph of Arimathea brought the Holy Grail to Glastonbury and buried it near Glastonbury Tor. This place is a labyrinth, and that is why mediaeval legend associates it with Arthur and fairyland. The gardens of the chalice well, are among the most beautiful of gardens in Britain. This holy well has been in use continuously for the past 900 years.
