Glastonbury Tribunal, Somerset

The Tribunal in Glastonbury was built in the 15th century as a medieval merchant's house.

The house is called the Tribunal as a result of being formerly mistakenly identified with the Abbey’s tribunals, where secular justice was administered. In the 16th century a new facade was added to the original building.

The Tribunal now houses the Glastonbury Lake Village Museum containing Iron Age possessions and works of art from the Glastonbury Lake Village which were preserved in almost perfect condition in the peat after the village was abandoned.

In 1892 an amateur archaeologist discovered the remains of an Iron Age village built on an artificial platform around 1.4 hectares in extent, reached by dug-out canoe and by a network of wooden trackways laid across the marshland. Hundreds of artefacts were recovered from the site, including many items made of wood, iron and bronze and on display in the museum

Opening Times

Opening days and times vary throughout the year. Please check the website.

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Ticket Prices

Adults: £2.50
Children: £1.00
Concessions: £2.00
Senior £1.50

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Disabled Facilities

Access to Tribunal: Ramp available at High St entrance. Back entrance reached via paving stones and grass, and has 3 steps up and 4 steps down.
Ground floor is accessible to wheelchair users.
Upper floor reached by spiral staircase. Benches and chairs.
Gardens: Small back garden accessible on paving stones and smooth grass; some steps. Seats.
Toilets not adapted for wheelchair users.
Visitor centre (shop/TIC) has level access.

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