Cleeve Abbey |
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.
An exhibition and virtual tour tell the story of abbey life, and a story bag, 'Brother Cedric and the Missing Sheep' is a fun way for families to explore the abbey together.
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.
An exhibition and virtual tour tell the story of abbey life, and a story bag, 'Brother Cedric and the Missing Sheep' is a fun way for families to explore the abbey together.
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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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Cleeve Abbey Postcode for SatNav: TA23 0PS
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Days Out near Cleeve Abbey
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Watchet Museum (2 Miles)*
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Dunster Castle (4 Miles)*
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West Somerset Railway (6 Miles)*
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Allerford Museum (9 Miles)*
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Exmoor Owl and Hawk Centre. (10 Miles)*
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Fyne Court (12 Miles)*
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Wellington Museum & Local History Society (13 Miles)*
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Knightshayes Court (16 Miles)*
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Coldharbour Mill Working Wool Museum (17 Miles)*
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Welsh Hawking Centre (17 Miles)*
Places to Visit near Cleeve Abbey
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Watchet (1 Mile)*
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Minehead (6 Miles)*
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Kilton (7 Miles)*
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Dodington (8 Miles)*
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Wiveliscombe (8 Miles)*
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Exton (9 Miles)*
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Aisholt (9 Miles)*
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Cothelstone (10 Miles)*
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Milverton (10 Miles)*
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Bathealton (10 Miles)*
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