Chapter 6Meare Manor Guest House is situated on St. Mary's Road, some three miles from the centre of Glastonbury in the pretty village of Meare, and was once the summer residence of the abbots of Glastonbury Abbey. Rebuilt in 1802, and more recently fully renovated, it afforded a finer touch of luxury than Mrs. Cleveley's welcoming little Rowan Tree. With complimentary port and sherry included in the room package Graves felt it added a touch of welcome refinement to his task, and after all, he considered himself to be a refined man.
Walter Graves checked in to the Manor early on Thursday afternoon, long after Cutler and his team had left the Rowan Tree to begin their first day's 'real' work on the search for Excalibur. He could have been extravagant and booked one of the Manor's rooms wit
