Waverley Abbey, Farnham

Name: Waverley Abbey
Address: Tilford Road, Farnham, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Farnham

Top attraction, Monastery

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Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, the Bishop of Winchester. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1128 (896 years ago)Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 51°12'0"N, 0°45'33"W

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Tilford RoadFarnham United Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: Bourne Wood, Mother Ludlam's Cave, Crooksbury Hill, Rural Life Living Museum.

1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bourne Wood
27 min walk • Bourne Wood is an area of predominantly coniferous woodland just south of Farnham, Surrey, England and a film location, under 10 minutes from the famous film location of Hankley Common in Elstead.
~1850 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Mother Ludlam's Cave
9 min walk • Mother Ludlam's Cave, also known as Mother Ludlum's Cave or Mother Ludlum's Hole, is a small cave in the sandstone cliff of the Wey Valley at Moor Park, near Farnham, Surrey, in England. The cave is the subject of a number of local legends.
0.8 miNE
Park
Crooksbury Hill, Elstead
21 min walk • Crooksbury Hill is a 17.2-hectare nature reserve within Puttenham and Crooksbury Commons east of Farnham in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
1.3 miSW
Museum
Rural Life Living Museum, Farnham
34 min walk • The Rural Life Living Museum is in Tilford, Surrey near Farnham in southern England. Formerly known as the Old Kiln Agricultural Museum and the Rural Life Centre, it is an open-air museum of country life run by the Old Kiln Museum Trust, a charitable trust.
1.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Gong Hill, Farnham
41 min walk • Gong Hill is a 5.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Farnham in Surrey. This heathland site is dominated by ling, bellheather and wavy hair-grass, with other plants including bryophytes and lichens.