20 years ago while I was very very high I wild camped on the side of Glastonbury tor. I woke in the night in my tent to hear strange chanting outside. Some guy was chanting in the dark outside.... I heard him chant the name shiva and thought fair enough shiva isn't Satan so maybe he won't sacrifice me in the night.... In the morning I went outside and made breakfast and a big fattie. The guy was camping right outside my tent and hadn't seen my tent in the dark. He awoke and was a lil freaked out to see me.... Glastonbury! All normal there!
Backpacker Ben looked at those springs like it was piss. Backpacking has changed a lot since I was a teenager. We would have been 'well' glad of a drink of good water when my mate and I went backpacking in 1990. We got of the Belfast to Liverpool boat with £12 between us and spent the next three months hitching through England. We very seldom went hungry or thirsty and we sipped at many service station taps, we would've filled our bellies and bottles at a spring like this. The English people were very good to us and many times we were fed, watered and offered a floor to bed down on. Great times and good people.
@@JoefishJWhite Spring is tap water! It ran dry a few years ago when a water pipe burst. I’ve been in there, and people bath in that stuff you drank! 🤮
@lycanth1990 it isn't tap, it is piped and filtered white spring water. The pool is a mix of the white and red springs syphoned off a separate pipe. You won't get Delhi belly from those springs.i love the white spring water and fill up when we visit. It's a blessing to have water like this. So many Wells are contaminated now
The red and white springs are kept clean and drinkable. It's spring water, just like the stuff you buy in bottles in the supermarket. The red spring water doesn't keep that well, so better drunk fresh. That was a pretty fair appraisal of our beautiful town, you'd fit in well, not so sure about your mate Ben 😃. Be aware that people come from far and wide to the variety of cosmic conferences held over the summer. Beneath all the cosmic nonsense is a community with a heart of gold.
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Glastonbury is amazing no coincidence it was the location of the first lock down protest in the uk, I'm aware of, to expose Convid psyop Glasto is awake
I was born in the town in the late 1950s and grew up there, a true Glastonian. I could tell you many tales about the town that you won’t find written down in all but a few places. Glad you enjoyed the place.
Much as i like Glastonbury...the only time in my life i had my purse and all my I.D stolen was by a 'hippy' in Glastonbury. ( And ive lived in north and south london, no problem )Its a beautiful place but the lesson i learned was that sometimes being a hippy is a very good disguise - you' ve still got to have your wits about you.
Glastonbury is one of my favourite places to visit. I've never been to the festival, I just go for the town and the tor, I love the atmosphere and all the quirky personalities. The town is so clean and full of gorgeous independent shops and cafés. I love the lamp shop, art shops and hemp shop as well as all the crystal and book shops of course. There is also so much to see in the surrounding areas x
When I saw your thumbnail I straight away said you are in Glastonbury. I love it there I have been many times although not recently. Thank you for sharing this it made me smile and brought back many memories 💜
I regularly visit. It’s a beautiful feeling just being there. People are so friendly. And they are welcoming of dogs. There’s a place not to far called Rockaway at Temple cloud I highly recommend you visit. It’s like a huge community of incredible people. That water is incredible. I used to collect and drink it regularly. It has no fluoride no oestrogen no cocaine which your vile tap water is full of
I read the title and my mind went straight to Glastonbury.. drum circles in main roads.. signs by historical buildings asking people to keep their clothes on.. 😂 and not a Greggs in sight 👍
Went through there in the late 60s to go on the annual family holiday, not been since and still looks relatively the same.seems a friendly place, the land time forgot. These hippies are completely normal to what you saw in the 60s, then, long kaftan,bells around the neck,Indian sandals,cloth headbands and John lennon glasses and that was just the men and loads of afghan coats even in summer.My traditional boring dad nearly had a meltdown at the sight of them, calling them unemployable layabout students who would never get a job in the real world. Mum called them dirty lot. I bet they all ended up as architects and maths teachers😊
I live just 20 miles from Glastonbury and have been through it many times. I feel it has become a commercialised touristy hub, nice place, crazy visitors and VERY expensive trinkets.
Yep, I grew up about 15 miles away and go back at least twice a year, and it’s almost become a parody of itself now. Some of the old interesting shops are still there, but there are so many other shops that are all filled with the exact same clothing brands for increasingly crazy prices. But, there are some great cafes and restaurants there as well!
Thanks for the kind words! The weather was awful was a real struggle filming between the showers! Thanks for watching and the comment. Hope you enjoy the content
@@JoefishJ You're welcome! It looked quite green - was it recorded this year? :) In that case, spring comes early in Glastonbury. PS: I think Ben was a bit of a chicken when he didn't want to sample the water. 😄 I'd have filled a jug to go.💦
That's not weird it's... "normal for Glastonbury". 😉 The water at Chalice Well won't give you any problem at all. In fact, the thing to do is to bring a bottle and fill it half way from the white spring then full the rest up from the red spring which is just across the road!
Well, it was either going to be Glastonbury or Totnes. Lived in Totnes for a few years and definitely recommend the market days - especially the Yule markets (Christmas markets). Wonderful and weird town, Totnes has a unique energy of it's own. Happy travels ❤
The 2 places in the UK that are probably more divorced from reality than anywhere else! Middle class, well off hippy types, that dont give a shit about others, and are living in their own comfortable bubbles!
@@JoefishJ definitely, Glastonbury is pure alternative gold. It was your comment about stepping into Harry Potter World that made me chuckle - that's exactly how I felt on the first Totnes Christmas Market I went to ... definitely witches and wizards galore and a Hagrid or two 🤣 It's a town full of rainbows and fairy dust with a fragrant green haze to greet you. 🌈💚 xxx
Proper job is about the most useful shop in central Glastonbury if you are still normal. Once upon a time there was also a good surplus shop at the top of the high street on the left, but it disappeared along with a few other good shops. We are overrun by charity shops and witch shops. Gigi's is good if you want normal food as well. None of these ever get a mention on these types of video, so in case you are visiting, that's the deal.
All too commercial for me. I remember the town when the Pilton festival now known as Glastonbury festival took place. Interesting how the hippies became so wealthy due to the upper middle classes with no intelligence and endless money from mater & pater changed this once spiritual town. It is all about money now. Glad I left when I did.
Really appreciate the positive vibe Joe. There are far too many people on YT these days who focus only on the worst parts of the UK. I know lots of places in the UK are experiencing bad times, but some YT entities try to give the impression that the whole country is in a state of decay. Content does not have to be negative.
Did you know that butts were the targets used for archery practice? So anywhere called The Butts was where people went to practice archery. (It’s still funny though!)
Thanks for watching until the end I really appreciate that! I didn't at the time of filming, but I just couldn't resist the child inside took over for a second 😂👍
😂🤣😂 I’m sure they’d bottle it and sell it if they could get enough people to believe that, although I’m sure there are some who do believe it even if it doesn’t heal them
Do you know why they are called holy Wells,because they have been known as waters with healing properties for thousands of years,I always go there nearly every year and it sorts my stomach out. And people have bottled it and sold it at Glastonbury festival
They do bottle and sell it. (maybe just the white spring) is also fed through a water tank and I believe some treatment is done to it. I also thought maybe one of the masons add something to it and that's why everyone is so crazy there :D "there's something in the water". P.s. The vikings believed that the tor was the entrance to hades (hell)
Great video again Joe, you come across as such a chill guy and your rapport with the people you interview reflects that. Most people just think of Glasto as the festival place but it’s good to see the real town being highlighted. Keep up the good work 👍🏼
Glastonbury rocks and go alpacas! I live in London, wish Glasto was closer. Still, I visit at least three times a year, love chatting with the locals. Excellent vid, thank you ✨
On Wearyall hill , near by you can see a thorn bush grown from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea. He is also meant to have brought the Holy Grail there ( the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper)
I like Glastonbury. Especially the George and Pilgrims pub, where's it rumoured Henry VIII was sat in watching the abbey burn. Always a positive vibe in that place, although the actual residents of Glastonbury aren't usually that keen on it!
i,m a local, the locals love the vibe an the alternative, what they don,t like is benchers openly taking drugs and pushing them on tourists!! Getting youngsters to pedal the drugs for them or the drinking binges until the early hours of the morning, or the violence that happens because of the benchers!!! Most of them don,t even come from Glastonbury! most druggies (benchers) use Glastonbury for its so called reputation of a free spirited town! yes in most ways it is but these few bring the place down!!
Amazing. Really want to go there. You fit in with Ben and his people so well. Very glad to see you now as part of them. Love the history, didn't know about the water! The fact you know about Joseph of Arimathea and his role is amazing. Also, legend has it he brought a young Jesus with him to England, and that's why the Celts converted so easily to Christianity when it came here.
Thanks for the kind words that's awesome to hear! I love history and feel that if people knew a little more of their local history they may be more inclined to care about their local surroundings. Thanks for watching
One thing you mustn't forget is the surrounding Somerset is conservative, parochial, and five years behind the rest of the world. When I was a child, my brother and I would pop into a specific shop and marvel at the Dungeons and Dragons RPG books. At the time, they couldn't be found anywhere else in northern Somerset.
Butt close. Lol. Enjoyable jaunt around Glastonbury, there is certainly an aura & a "vibe" about the place I can't quite put my finger on. I can almost smell the pachouli oil. Whitby in Yorkshire has similar quirky vibe. Good to see the town at street level , lots of people may just pass by or quickly pass through, ecspecially during the festival. I can't really call myself a "hippy", but I have a bit of a soft spot for fairy tales etc. I've been called Pixie & Tinkerbell, so maybe I would fit in well at the ball. Some of those costumes are out of this world. Nice one👍
Dude seen so many videos of our crazy town but to be honest you have covered it so well. Well done really enjoyed it. I didn't go to the fairy thing as its not my thing but I was in the King William on that Saturday night and did meet a few strange people lol. Keep the coming like your content dude😎👍
Mate to hear that from a local is awesome 👍 thank you. Please share with anyone you feel will enjoy it, will certainly help me out. Thanks again for the kind words dude
I like this type of video showcasing what's the significance of the place in history and what it has for tourists. Of course we travelled far to see interesting & historical sights because we wanted to relax and enjoy our trips. 👍
Such a lovely town full of wonderful people . The vibe is simply amazing and the people so welcoming If you visit try Timos cafe , especially on a Saturday night .
It was raining terrible all day off and on it was such a struggle to film. I did head up but unfortunately it was chucking it down so I couldn't film. Will definitely do it on my return in the summer.
I myself am relieved at the comments referring to the water spring the water is much better for you than plastic coated pasturized apple juice ❤❤ stay woke
The Tor is the best thing in Glastonbury but most people can't be bothered to walk up there and just go shopping for tat in the town instead, the materialism of spirituality.
Nice video Joe! I have been to Glastonbury, and just thought it was a bit odd! Will have to revisit! Have you been to Shrewsbury? Also a thriving town, well worth checking out!
🎉🎉🎉 WOW 😮JOEFISH ! This was an awesome video today. Very interesting and entertaining. Kudos to you for growing your channel so fast. I’ve been here since the beginning 😊. Keep on filming and I’ll keep on watching. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸
Like wow man! We have a similar experience not far away in West Yorkshire called Hebden Bridge - a Northern Hippie Haven. I keep up to date with things via Glastonbury Gabriel's channel. I've been a few times, last time was for the festival in the 80's. I stayed after to clear up, so much trash for so many hippies who "love the Earth" - I think they've missed something. Many left full camping set ups, not cheap either! I go by works not words. For your edification I think you'll find that latter Romans brought "Christianity" to the UK in the late 3rd and early 4th century AD. Later was St. Columba 521 to 597ad who was said to bring "Christianity" to Scotland in the 6th century.
We used to have a shop in Glastonbury, Colour of Sound if anyone remembers us. It’s a different place if you live and work there, more to it than you get from a casual visit. A lot is quite commercialised nowadays, but where isn’t…at least it’s fun and friendly. I miss it, never felt so much a part of things anywhere else. The water by the way is from two different sources, the red and white springs. The red is iron rich. Both much purer than anything from a tap! I used to use it for everything except bathing when I was there. If you visit again, go up the tor and also visit Chalice Well Gardens 😊
I slept on the Tor a few nights when I went to a gathering there on the 8th August 1988;--- 8/8/88. On early mornings the Tor & the other nearby hill appear as isles sat in a sea of mist +cloud. The Isle of Avalon.
