Best Abbeys in Bristol, United Kingdom to visit (UPDATED December, 2023)

Best places: Abbeys in Bristol

Discover the best places in Bristol, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. This list contains 42 places from Abbey category.

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Sherborne Abbey

Abbey

Abbey founded in 705AD and famed for its Elizabethan tombs and its unique, ornate vaulted ceiling.

4.80 (818 reviews) (~56.67 km from centre)

Newstead Abbey

Abbey

Water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of Byron's ancestors.

4.70 (4.5K reviews) (~204.36 km from centre)

Buckfast Abbey

Abbey

Tranquil abbey with sensory and lavender gardens, a restaurant and shops selling monastic products.

4.70 (3.5K reviews) (~135.01 km from centre)

Tewkesbury Abbey

Abbey

Norman edifice with a Romanesque tower and ornate roof bosses, plus regular Christian services.

4.70 (2.5K reviews) (~66.79 km from centre)

Bury St Edmunds Abbey

Abbey

Ruins of a Benedictine abbey including precinct walls, the great gate and church, dating from 1020.

4.70 (2.5K reviews) (~244.14 km from centre)

Westminster Abbey

Anglican church

Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066.

4.60 (40.9K reviews) (~171.11 km from centre)

Bath Abbey

Abbey

Late Medieval church with a Victorian Gothic interior by Sir George Gilbert Scott, plus tower tours.

4.60 (5.4K reviews) (~18.39 km from centre)

Glastonbury Abbey

Abbey

Fabled remains of a wealthy monastery with links to King Arthur and Guinevere and a visitor centre.

4.60 (5.4K reviews) (~35.19 km from centre)

Rufford Abbey

Abbey

Free entry to parkland containing the ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey and a later mansion.

4.60 (4.7K reviews) (~218.98 km from centre)

Romsey Abbey

Abbey

A Church of England 907AD abbey boasting a male-voice choir, youth orchestra and bell ringing group.

4.70 (672 reviews) (~92.14 km from centre)

Quarr Abbey

Abbey

Visitors can sip tea & feed pigs at this tranquil Benedictine monastery with a teahouse & a farm.

4.60 (2.3K reviews) (~126.13 km from centre)

National Trust - Buckland Abbey

Tourist attraction

Centuries-old abbey with an estate museum & gardens, situated among woodlands with marked trails.

$$ $$

4.60 (1.7K reviews) (~152.53 km from centre)

Pershore Abbey

Abbey

👍👍 The building is merely the stump of what it was prior to the Dissolution but even so it is magnificent. As you enter under the tower you are first struck by its towering spaciousness. If you then look directly up you see the floor of the tower high above. Well worth a visit.

4.70 (422 reviews) (~81.3 km from centre)

Dorchester Abbey

Abbey

👍👍 Founded in the 12th century , the Abbey Church is all that remains of the original abbey. However what does remain , is well worth stopping at . There is a shrine to st Birinus , a number of wonderful tombs , a 12thc font, medieval Wall paintings and wonderful stained glass. Pretty much something fo...

4.70 (395 reviews) (~101.28 km from centre)