Cleeve Abbey

Somerset



TA23 0PS

Tel: 01984 640 377
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Web: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/cleeve


The picturesque Cistercian abbey of Cleeve boasts the most impressively complete and unaltered set of monastic cloister buildings in England, standing roofed and two storeys high.

They include the gatehouse; the 15th-century refectory with its glorious angel roof; an unusual 'painted chamber'; and the floor of an earlier refectory, decked from end to end with 13th-century heraldic tiles, the protection of which is the subject of an ongoing high profile English Heritage research project.

The great dormitory is one of the finest examples in the country. Beneath it are the newly-vaulted warming room, and the sacristy with more early 13th-century tilework and decoration.

A new exhibition and virtual tour tells the story of abbey life, and the exhibition Our Painted Past illustrates wall-paintings from English Heritage properties around the country.

Families, borrow our 'Story Book Bag' when you visit to discover the tale of 'Brother Cedric' and his missing sheep.

 

Opening Times
(2008 times)
21 Mar-30 Jun, daily 10am-5pm
1 Jul-31 Aug, daily 10am-6pm
1-30 Sep, daily 10am-5pm
1-31 Oct, daily 10am-4pm

Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.
Closed 1 Nov 2008 - 31 Mar 2009.

Admission Charges
(2008 prices)
Adult:£3.50
Children:£1.80
Concession:£2.80
English Heritage Members: Free

Directions
Road Access: Located in Washford, 1/4 mile S of A39
Train Access: Washford 1/2 mile (West Somerset Railway)
Bus Access: First 28 - Taunton railway station - Minehead
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