Holme Cultram Abbey and St Mary the Virgin Church. Open daily. Free entry.
Details
Accessibility:
There are no steps to get into the abbey and once inside the floor is fairly flat. On sunny days the abbey is filled with natural light as it has numerous large stained glass windows throughout the structure.
Brief Description:
A monastery in Abbeytown, Cumbria. It was established in 1150 and disestablished in 1538, in the 15th century it was larger than Carlisle cathedral. After the disestablishment it was still used as a parish church.
Further Information:
Address:
1 Abbey Rd, Abbeytown, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 4SB, or alternatively you can use latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates:
Longitudinal: -3.2829040223938364
Latitudinal: 54.845387039431245
Email:
None Available.
Phone:
None available.
Website:
https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/church-of-st-mary-abbeytown/
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Holme_Cultram,_Cumberland_Genealogy
https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/173980
Opening Hours:
Open daily.
Directions:
Situated in Abbeytown, Cumbria on Friars Garth road, just next to the B5307. OS NY 177508
Transport:
Buses - 400 to Causeway head will get you to just opposite the Abbeytown Methodist Chapel, Holme Cultram is a short walk 0.3 miles south-west on Abbey Rd/B5307 towards Friars Garth. For more information visit stagecoachbus.com
Amenities:
None available.
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Location
Nearest Venues
Abbeytown (Holme Cultram), Cumbria
352 metres*
3.12 miles*
3.44 miles*
3.52 miles*
Christ Church, Waverton, Cumbria
3.66 miles*
Silloth Airfield, Silloth, Cumbria
3.86 miles*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.