Best places: Abbeys in United Kingdom

The riverside remains of a medieval abbey form the focal point of an 18th-century landscaped garden.

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

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

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

11th-century abbey ruins in the North York Moors National Park with a cafe and visitor centre.

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

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

Church built as an Early English-style Catholic abbey in the 12th century and repurposed in 1537.

Extensive ruins of a grand Romanesque structure plus the mausoleums of kings and queens of Scotland.

One of the few surviving English medieval church buildings displaying both Norman and Gothic styles.

👍👍 Visiting Easby Abbey in Richmond, UK, was a captivating experience that seamlessly blended historical richness with serene natural beauty. The well-preserved ruins, nestled in picturesque surroundings, provided a glimpse into the medieval past, while the audio guide offered insightful narratives. Th...

Restored medieval abbey on site of ancient church, with visitors following ‘the street of the dead’.

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

Perched on a clifftop overlooking the town, these ruins were home to the first known English poet.

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

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

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

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

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

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