Netley Abbey

#4293 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Monastery, Reportedly haunted

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Netley Abbey is a ruined late medieval monastery in the village of Netley near Southampton in Hampshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1239 as a house for monks of the austere Cistercian order. Despite royal patronage, Netley was never rich, produced no influential scholars nor churchmen, and its nearly 300-year history was quiet. The monks were best known to their neighbours for the generous hospitality they offered to travellers on land and sea. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1239 (785 years ago)Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 51°0'8"N, 1°21'49"W

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Netley Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lakeside Country Park, Museum, The Concorde Club, The Point.

3.1 miS
Park
Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh
81 min walk • Lakeside Country Park is a country park just south of the town of Eastleigh in Hampshire. The park covers 60 acres and is home to the Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway. The park is on the site of old gravel workings, with lakes formed from gravel pits. As well as the lakes themselves, the park boasts meadows and some young woodland.
2.4 miS
Museum
Museum, Eastleigh
61 min walk • Eastleigh Museum was a museum situated in Eastleigh, a town in Hampshire, England. In 2014, ownership of the Eastleigh Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council.
3.2 miS
Nightlife
The Concorde Club, Eastleigh
82 min walk • The Concorde Club was launched in 1957 in Southampton by jazz aficionado Cole Mathieson, and is the oldest jazz club under the same management in the United Kingdom.
2.2 miS
Concerts and shows, Dance studio, Theater
The Point, Eastleigh
58 min walk • The Point is a theatre and dance studio for contemporary performance and contemporary dance at Eastleigh in Hampshire, England, operating under the auspices of Eastleigh Borough Council. It was previously the local council offices and then the local town hall for Eastleigh before being converted into a theatre in 1997.
1.6 miSW
Park
Flexford Nature Reserve, Chandler's Ford
41 min walk • Flexford Nature Reserve is a 18-hectare nature reserve in Chandler's Ford in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. This reserve is in two areas separated by the Eastleigh–Romsey railway line. It has wet meadows and ancient woodland trees such as alder and ground flora such as ramsons.
3.4 miS
Church
St Nicolas Church, Eastleigh
87 min walk • St. Nicolas Church is an Anglican parish church at North Stoneham, Hampshire which originated before the 15th century and is known for its "One Hand Clock" which dates from the early 17th century, and also for various memorials to the famous.
3 miNE
Bridge
Hockley Railway Viaduct, South Downs National Park
77 min walk • The Hockley Railway Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct to the south of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
3.1 miNE
51°1'16"N • 1°17'54"W
Twyford Waterworks, Winchester
80 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
2.5 miNE
Church
St Mary's Church, South Downs National Park
65 min walk • St Mary's Church, Twyford is a Church of England parish church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the village of Twyford, Hampshire.
2.3 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Eastleigh
60 min walk • The Church of St Mary's is an Anglican Church in Bishopstoke, Hampshire. St Mary's was designed by Edward Prioleau Warren and built during 1890/91 by Wheeler Bros. of Reading, Berkshire at a cost of £4,200. It was consecrated on 12 November 1891 by the Bishop of Guildford.
~1220 ftNW
Park
Cranbury Park, Southampton
6 min walk • Cranbury Park is a stately home and country estate situated in the parish of Hursley, near to Otterbourne, Winchester, England.