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Buckfast Abbey and Gardens, The Grange Restaurant and Tea Rooms, Buckfast, Devon

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Details

Accessibility

Disability Toilets, Disability Parking

Brief description

"Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018. The first Benedictine abbey was followed by a Savignac (later Cistercian) abbey constructed on the site of the current abbey in 1134. The monastery was surrendered for dissolution in 1539, with the monastic buildings stripped and left as ruins, before being finally demolished. The former abbey site was used as a quarry, and later became home to a Gothic mansion house.

In 1882 the site was purchased by a group of French Benedictine monks, who refounded a monastery on the site, dedicated to Saint Mary. New monastic buildings and a temporary church were constructed incorporating the existing Gothic house. Buckfast was formally reinstated as an Abbey in 1902, and the first abbot of the new institution, Boniface Natter, was blessed in 1903. Work on a new abbey church, which was constructed mostly on the footprint of the former Cistercian abbey, started in 1907. The church was consecrated in 1932 but not completed until 1938. The abbey continues to operate as a Benedictine foundation today, and is a registered charity under English law. As of 2020, the abbey has 13 monks."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckfast_Abbey

Address

Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0EE

Email

https://www.buckfast.org.uk/contact-page

Phone

"Telephone Main Switchboard 01364 645500: Please call this number for general enquires."

Website

https://www.buckfast.org.uk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckfast_Abbey

Directions

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

"Buckfast Abbey Church is open from 7.45am - 8.20pm, the gardens, Grange Restaurant and all three shops are now open daily from 10am - 5pm.

We hope you are able to enjoy your visit, with large spacious gardens we have an abundance of stunning outdoor areas to sit and relax for you to enjoy the surroundings."

Transport

Amenities

Abbey

Disability Toilets

Restaurant

3 Shops

"Toilets: located in the car park and below the Grange Restaurant.

Dogs: Well behaved dogs, on a lead are permitted. Only registered assistance ones are allowed inside buildings."

Parking

33 Bedroom Hotel and Self Catering Cottages https://www.buckfast.org.uk/accommodation

A Welcoming and Accessible Conference Venue https://www.buckfast.org.uk/conference-centre

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