Useful information
- Website: : http://www.buckfast.org.uk
Description
The present abbey was consecrated in 1932, around 900 years after its foundation during the reign of King Canute (1016-35). The new church is neo-Norman in style and follows the plan of the Cistercian house dissolved under Henry VIII. It is built in grey limestone and contrasting yellow stone from Ham Hill. The interior is in white Bath stone, crowned with a vaulted ceiling which soars 15m above the nave. An exhibition in the crypt retraces the history of the abbey.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide9.3 km - Castle, Totnes TQ9 5NU
- The Green Guide9.39 km - High Street, Totnes TQ9 5NN
- The Green Guide9.46 km - High Street, Totnes TQ9 5HW
More tourist attractions in Buckfastleigh
Where to sleepnearby
- From £60The Abbey Inn776 m - 30 Buckfast Road, Buckfastleigh TQ11 0EA
- From £62Furzeleigh Mill864 m - Furzeleigh Mill, Dartbridge, Ashburton Road, Buckfastleigh, Buckfastleigh TQ11 0JP
- From £62Dartmoor Lodge Hotel2.19 km - Peartree Cross, Ashburton TQ13 7JW
More hotels in Buckfastleigh
Where to eatnearby
- Emilia££MICHELIN 20243.14 km - 2 East Street, Ashburton TQ13 7AA
- Toby Carvery - Newton AbbotAround£4013.8 km - Penn Inn, Torquay Road, Newton Abbot TQ12 4NE
- ShilstoneAround£3015.1 km - Modbury, Ivybridge PL21 0TW
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