The spring at Glastonbury associated with a local Holy Grail tradition is called Chalice Well. It is a historic spring at the foot of Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, England, and its reddish waters have contributed to local legends.
A Christian tradition connected with Glastonbury says that Joseph of Arimathea brought the Grail to the area. Later stories linked the well with the buried or resting vessel, although no historical evidence proves that the Holy Grail was brought there.
The water’s iron content can give it a reddish appearance, which helped inspire the name “Blood Spring” in local tradition. Chalice Well is now a place of pilgrimage and contemplation associated with several religious and spiritual movements. It is distinct from the Grail romances and from claimed physical relics such as the Holy Chalice of Valencia.