The Lazy Shepherd

When you’re not hanging out with rock stars at the festival, there’s plenty to see and do in Mid Somerset. Scramble up to the chapel atop Glastonbury Tor, from where you’ll have views back to the glampsite, or head into Glastonbury town itself (both 10 minutes’ drive) to browse the hippy shops and explore the Saxon-era cathedral. There’s medieval landmarks to be visited in Wells (15 minutes), where you can admire the stone carvings and gargoyles on the facade of the 10th-century cathedral and tour the bishop’s palace. Walkers and cyclists have the choice of trails in the Mendip Hills (25 minutes) or Quantock Hills (50 minutes) National Landscapes, and other sporty types can try abseiling, climbing and caving in Cheddar Gorge (35 minutes). Keep your binoculars handy for visits to RSPB Ham Wall (20 minutes) on the Somerset Levels to spot bitterns and kingfishers in the wetlands, and if you need a rainy-day idea (always possible in Somerset), head underground to see the stalactites and stalagmites in the cathedral-like show caverns at Wookey Hole (also 20 minutes).