Top rated Abbeys in United Kingdom

Experience the best that United Kingdom has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 68 places from Abbey category.

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Fountains Abbey
Abbey
The riverside remains of a medieval abbey form the focal point of an 18th-century landscaped garden.
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4.80 (6.6K reviews)
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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)
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Pluscarden Abbey
Monastery
13th-century monastery, home to Catholic, Benedictine monks who welcome visitors to church services.
4.80 (313 reviews)
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Alton Abbey
Abbey
👍👍 After my home, my favourite place in the world. Wonderful Benedictine hospitality, delicious food, simple but comfortable rooms, a cozy common room with a wood fire for chilly days, plus plenty of beatiful grounds to wander through between meals and services. The monks are wonderful, and surprisingl...
4.80 (38 reviews)
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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)
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Buckfast Abbey
Abbey
Tranquil abbey with sensory and lavender gardens, a restaurant and shops selling monastic products.
4.70 (3.5K reviews)
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Rievaulx Abbey
Abbey
11th-century abbey ruins in the North York Moors National Park with a cafe and visitor centre.
4.70 (2.5K reviews)
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Tewkesbury Abbey
Abbey
Norman edifice with a Romanesque tower and ornate roof bosses, plus regular Christian services.
4.70 (2.5K reviews)
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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)
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Hexham Abbey
Abbey
Church built as an Early English-style Catholic abbey in the 12th century and repurposed in 1537.
4.70 (1.6K reviews)
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Dunfermline Abbey and Palace
Abbey
Extensive ruins of a grand Romanesque structure plus the mausoleums of kings and queens of Scotland.
4.70 (1.2K reviews)
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Selby Abbey
Church
One of the few surviving English medieval church buildings displaying both Norman and Gothic styles.
4.70 (1K reviews)
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Easby Abbey
Abbey
👍👍 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...
4.70 (855 reviews)
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Iona Abbey and Nunnery
Abbey
Restored medieval abbey on site of ancient church, with visitors following ‘the street of the dead’.
4.70 (786 reviews)
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Romsey Abbey
Abbey
A Church of England 907AD abbey boasting a male-voice choir, youth orchestra and bell ringing group.
4.70 (672 reviews)
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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)
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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)
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Douai Abbey
Abbey
Modern abbey and Benedictine monastic retreat, plus a huge, on-site library and archive resource.
4.70 (134 reviews)
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Thorney Abbey
Abbey
👍👍 This is a lovely Abbey, with superb architecture and is at the heart of the village. There are hand made cushions on the pews and represent all sorts of organisations and events. The Abbey is surrounded by a lot of nice buildings, aswell as a immaculate village green. It is a lovely place to stop fo...
4.70 (78 reviews)
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The Coach House
Museum
👍👍 The Coach House is a café in the heart of the village. Given its location next to St Dogmaels Abbey it is popular with visitors. On Tuesdays, or any other day a market is being held in the village, it can get quite busy. It’s a great place to pop in for a bite to eat - whether you’re in the mood for...
4.70 (70 reviews)
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