Really peaceful place, the parts of the Abbey that Henry the VIII didn't pull down are still impressive, as is the waterway running through it. The staff are welcoming and knowledgeable there is a little gift shop and toilets. The cobblestone road down is quite steep and narrow, passing places are few and there is a small carpark at the bottom. There are free walks around the outside of the Abbey which give good views of it as well. We enjoyed a picnic inside the abbey grounds and the short walk through the woods. But there are longer walks along the river.

Small English Heritage venue, but definitely worth a visit. The staff were really friendly and helpful (and even recommended a small walk, outside of the grounds). The one slight downside (which was advised in advance) is that there's no notices around Abbey, highlighting any points of interest. If you include the walk, you can comfortably do this in 60-90 minutes.

The Abbey of Roche, built for the so-called White Monks, as the Cistercians were known, had an almost otherworldly air. It was, after all, built at the northern end of an area once covered by Sherwood Forest, and it was said that Robin Hood went to Mass here. It's a Cistercian monastery founded in 1147. Twenty-five years later, at the end of the century, the Norman Gothic great church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, had been finished. Had a stroll outside the premises towards a small waterfall. If you don't want to spend money to visit this site, you can keep left of the entrance and gate and walk outside the fencing. Thus, having a reasonable view of the area. You need to park close by in a parking. Just a small walk up to the Abbey. The visitors centre has toilets. Clean. Friendly people working there.

arrived 12:10pm on thursday. the admission fee was £5.60. slightly reduction for senior people. it is free for the members of national heritage. the car park is free. the toilets are clean. the guided tour is only avaiable on saturday and they are planning to extend to sunday. the site is relatively small and the price is a bite dear for small site. for detailed informarion, you need to buy the guide book. do not forget to visit waterfall and the stepping stones, it is only about 15 minutes walk.

Lovely location, nice place to have a wander, but there is very little information on site. Staff didn't offer up much. Cobblestone drive for the last 500m or so down to the site which is fun to navigate in a campervan.

Another great heritage site. It's down in a valley and it is a narrow, twisting, tarmac approach road that turns into large cobbles which are very, very bumpy! Quite a small car park. Adult - £6.20. It is in English Heritage's care so is free to members. Dog friendly. Loos. Small shop selling gifts and ice cream. Some of the still standing masonry is in great repair, the carved pillars. One arch has been renovated and it is right alongside one that hasn't as yet, so you can see the extent of deterioration. There are mason's marks; graffiti, some dating from the 1880's. Also public footpath on the outer perimeter which takes you to a small waterfall and stepping stones. The Abbey is worth going to see.

Great walk around the abbey. The drive up seems like it leads to nowhere but it will go down into a small carpark. A lovely steam runs through the grounds and would make a nice location for a picnic.

Great place to go and see some local history and get plenty of fresh air as well. You can pay a reasonable price to go into the Abbey fully where you can get close up to the ruins and go inside the shop etc and get a leaflet on the Abbey. My wife and I had never been before so decided to walk around one of the many paths (which is free). There's a dirt car park as you enter the area and many people park there who aren't paying to go into the actual Abbey. As you can see I managed to take some nice photos as well. I think it took us around an hour to walk right round while stopping off at a couple of the waterfalls and watching some ducklings etc. Definitely a nice little walk if the weather is decent, don't forget to take something to drink. There's also some nice places to have a picnic as well if you do wish. Would recommend.

Nice walk around. Worth going a English heritage member, but not sure it's worth paying to enter otherwise. Small gift shop. Would be nicer with a cafe or more info around the actual abbey.

Visited on a hot day. Impressive ruins and fascinating history. We found it a tranquil place. Somewhere to sit and gather your thoughts.

Lovely little spot. Very peaceful. Perfect spot to take a picnic or go for a walk. Icecreams and drinks available from shop! Only thing missing was some more signage showing what things used to be - would have brought it to life more. The drive down was a bit precarious; single track with veye few passengers g places, so go slowly.

I absolutely love Roche Abbey. From my experience, it's usually reasonably quiet, which makes it all the more special. However, I may just be picking the right time to go. I could sit in those grounds all day long. Lots of history there and the staff are fabulous. Nice little gift shop and toilets available. Be sure to have a wander and find the stepping stones.

After having a wander around this delightful ruin we got chatting to the gentleman that worked there, He was a dead ringer for Bernie Sanders! [are we sure he doesn't have another job on the side?] The staff were very helpful and friendly and couldn't be more pleasant, even when we had a debate about Cobs/Batches/Barm cakes! will visit again for definite. Thank you for a lovely experience!.

Beautiful abbey. Very obscure, only 1 sign on the road that led here and when you turn its a small arrow that just says "abbey" and points further down the road. You will know you made it because you will be going downhill a stone/cobblestone road, very bumpy and noisy with few passing places. Make sure you have a competent driver. There is a false parking area when you first descend, take an immediate left and there is about 7-10 parking spaces in front of the abbey entrance/cafe. Free walking path around the abbey. Paid entry to get on the grounds, gorgeous and sad to see the ruins. Plenty of park benches for use during your stay, I recommend a solid 75 minutes to take it all in.

A hidden gem! A national heritage property, set in the middle of the countryside. A great place to explore for all ages.

I've lived in Maltby for years and spent many summers as a child riding around Roche Abbey and its grounds. I still go as an adult and take my children there. Its a very serene and calming place to visit and very interesting to see how it would have been in the years gone by. Nice easy day out take a picnic and a blanket

Lovely place to walk around and have a picnic

This is one of those places you want to tell people about but then selfishly think "actually I don't want to tell them because that would mean more people coming and spoiling it for me". But not being a selfish person (ahem), get yourself along here. I could ramble on, but in short, do the 15 - 20 minute circular walk around the outside of the site perimeter (be mindful of stepping stones across the stream). Have a good wander around the abbey site (beautiful AND interesting), well worth the entrance fee. I can also recommend finding a nice spot and just enjoying the these wonderful surroundings for a while. Oh, and if things aren't too busy, have a chat with the lovely people in the site shop.

Lovely Abbey surrounded by beautiful big trees. A very tranquil place to visit. We went on a bank holiday weekend and it was very quiet. It is dog friendly and a bowl of water was provided out the back of the entrance building. The entrance is a lovely old house that has toilets, an English heritage shop which also has a coffee machine but don't do food. The staff were lovely, very friendly and informative. You are allowed to bring your own picnics, which we did and they have 3 big picnic tables out the back over looking the Abbey. There are other benches dotted around the Abbey to sit on too. It's not a massive Abbey and not much left of it but what is there is nice to walk around, unfortunately there are no information boards or audio guides for this site so if you want to know what you're looking at you have to buy a guide for £4. Alternatively we did just about have enough phone signal there to do a quick goole search on the abbeys plans and that helped. In the remaining towers you can see the graffiti of people from the 1800's if you look up on a row of the stones. In all its a lovely tranquil place to sit, relax and enjoy the Abbey and it scenery. The only reason I have marked it down a star is because of lack of any information unless you pay extra for it and the parking isn't great. The car park is a free but very small shared carpark that people not attending the Abbey can use. We also noticed that directly along the edges of the Abbey is a path on the other side of a small wire fence that people were walking down, there was a council information board about the Abbey too, meaning that people can just walk the perimeter of the Abbey and see it without paying, yes you cant walk up to it and examine it closely, but you are right next to it and so I feel the carpark was taken up by most people who were doing that and so for us who were paying to go in, we struggled to find a spot and that was a bit frustrating.

Beautiful place, nice and peaceful. Very quiet, just the sound of the stream and wild birds in the forest. If you're passing by, it's definitely worth a visit.

Beautiful place well managed by English heritage So peaceful The staff are friendly and knowledgeable the shop has some nice items Parking is free the road down is narrow and cobbles

Very peaceful, beautiful and so worth the visit..

Its OK but for some reason I was expecting something more from this place, especially that you have to buy ticket to go "behind the fence" while you can see exactly the same thing without ticket...

There's a lovely walk around the Abbey and on to the next village and back, you can see all the Abbey from the sides so not really worth going in unless you're a member of English Heritage.

The most peaceful place I have ever been! Beautiful scenery and perfect for a picnic whilst looking over the stone bridge or waterfall. You can take a walk around the grounds and over stepping-stones. Great for couples or families.

Nice site, ruins photogenic but not much else. Worth a visit.

Beautiful little Abbey set in South Yorkshire definitely come have a look if your in the area

Nice area to go for a picnic, see the Abbey ruins or just for a walk

So much more to see here than expected. Impressive transept ruins of abbey church and layout of entire monastery. Beautiful.