The White Spring is said to be a portal to the Celtic Otherworld. It is said that Gwyn Ap Nudd was said to ride through here.
The White Spring of Glastonbury
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Glastonbury Methodist Church Drinking Fountain
The Methodist chapel was built around 1843. To the left of the chapel where the well font currently sits was a pond for washing carts – this was covered over to form a brick-arched reservoir which was first mentioned in 1821 property deeds.
The Chalice Well
Enter in the legends of King Arthur and the Holy Grail thou shalt enter the Chalice Well. It is one of the most infamous holy wells found in Britain and Europe.
The Blue Spring of Glastonbury or Lost Bride’s Well/Sluice
There is not much known about this Spring as all I heard about it was from locals and that it was one of many springs welling up from the caverns underneath the Glastonbury Tor. Some pointed in the direction of the White Spring and the Red Spring (Chalice Well). Some say it is the Red Spring before Joseph of Arimathea brought the Grail to the Chalice Well turning it Red.
‘Siegfried & The Twilight Of The Gods’ by Richard Wagner, London, 1911.
siegfried-and-twilight-of-gods-Art by Arthur Rackham- London1911 siegfried-and-twilight-of-gods-Art by Arthur Rackham- London1911 “Though gaily ye may laugh, In grief ye shall be left, For, mocking maids, this ring Ye ask shall never be yours.” (Art by Arthur Rackham – from ‘Siegfried & The Twilight Of The Gods’ by Richard Wagner, London, 1911).
Shoshone Spring (Manitou Springs)
This natural spring is considered the most medicinal of all the springs because it possessing the highest mineral content – chloride, calcium, alkalinity, lithium, manganese, sulphur, and zinc. In 1890 a red sandstone spring house enclosed it.
2021 Grubhub Grant Proposal
2/16/21 UPDATE: WE WERE NOT SELECTED. WINNERS LOCATED ON THIS PAGE Grubhub Grant Project: Preserving Holy Well, Sacred Springs, and Magical Waters. Grubhub driver Thomas Baurley is recording various cultural resources in his local communities, nationwide, and internationally through the preservation by dissemination of knowledge. He seeks the Grubhub Grant to continue recording, writing, and […]
Frankfort Mineral Springs
Frankfurt Mineral Springs, nestled in Raccoon Creek State Park in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It is one of Pennsylvania’s largest state parks.
Miracle Hot Springs, Idaho
My go-to hot springs while travelling across southern Idaho. Silky warm and hot waters offering a sensation of healing and restfulness.