Eva's Green

Eva's Green sits just outside Glastonbury, a proper Somerset village green that doesn't make the guidebooks but deserves your time if you're staying in the area. It's the kind of place where locals still gather, where the pace drops and you remember why you came to this part of the world in the first place.

What you're actually looking at is open grassland, the sort of space that anchors a community - think village fetes, summer afternoons on a bench, the occasional church service overflow. It won't take hours, and that's rather the point. Fifteen minutes here beats forcing yourself through another tourist trap. The setting is quietly nice without being showy, and on a good day the light across the grass is genuinely lovely.

Families with young kids will appreciate the run-around space. Walkers using it as a checkpoint between longer routes through the Somerset Levels won't go wrong. If you're into village architecture and local history, you'll spot interesting houses around the perimeter - the sort of buildings that tell you something real about rural England.

Since you're likely camping at Orchard Farm Luxury Glamping, Long Hazel Park, or Tall Trees Glamping - all within four miles - Eva's Green works as a gentle morning wander or an evening walk when energy is low. Go mid-week if you can. Bring a flask. Chat to whoever's about. That's the proper way to experience it.