Must See Monasteries in United Kingdom

Westminster Abbey

Historic Gothic abbey church known for royal ceremonies, burials, and its rich heritage as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Bath Abbey

The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former…

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Bristol Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol…

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Melrose Abbey

St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders.

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Dunfermline Abbey

Dunfermline Abbey is a Church of Scotland parish church in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Arbroath Abbey

Arbroath Abbey, in the Scottish town of Arbroath, was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks…

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Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Tynemouth Priory and Castle is a historic site located on a promontory at the mouth of the Tyne at Tynemouth.

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Jedburgh Abbey

Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish…

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Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of…

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Buckland Abbey

Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with…

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Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England.

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Dundrennan Abbey

Dundrennan Abbey, in Dundrennan, Scotland, near to Kirkcudbright, was a Cistercian monastery in the Romanesque architectural style,…

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Thetford Priory

Thetford Priory is a Cluniac monastic house in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

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