Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen

Name: Valle Crucis Abbey
Address: Llangollen, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1978 860326

#3 among attractions in Llangollen

Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, Museum, Monastery

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Valle Crucis Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located in Llantysilio in Denbighshire, Wales. More formally the Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis it is known in Welsh both as Abaty Glyn Egwestl and Abaty Glyn y Groes. The abbey was built in 1201 by Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Prince of Powys Fadog. Valle Crucis was dissolved in 1537 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and subsequently fell into serious disrepair. The building is now a ruin, though large parts of the original structure still survive. Valle Crucis Abbey is now under the care of Cadw. The abbey received 5,690 visitors in 2018. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1236 (788 years ago)Coordinates: 52°59'20"N, 3°11'12"W

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Llangollen United Kingdom

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+44 1978 860326

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Valle Crucis Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen Canal, Llangollen Bridge, Horseshoe Falls.

1.3 miSE
Historical place, View point, Forts and castles
Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen
34 min walk • Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle occupying a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. The presently visible castle was probably built in the 1260s by Gruffydd Maelor II, a prince of Powys Fadog, on the site of several earlier structures, including an Iron Age hillfort.
1.3 miSE
Body of water, Park, Canal
Llangollen Canal, Llangollen
34 min walk • The Llangollen Canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire.
1.4 miSE
Bridge
Llangollen Bridge, Llangollen
36 min walk • Llangollen Bridge is built across the River Dee at the North end of the high street of Llangollen in the county of Denbighshire in North-east Wales. The Bridge is listed as one of the seven wonders of Wales and is a Grade I listed building.
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Horseshoe Falls, Llangollen
19 min walk • Horseshoe Falls is a weir on the River Dee near Llantysilio Hall in Denbighshire, Wales, about 5 kilometres north-west of the town of Llangollen.
0.4 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Llangollen Motor Museum, Llangollen
10 min walk • The Llangollen Motor Museum is a small museum and autojumble source near Llangollen, Wales established in 1986.
0.7 miSW
Bridge
Chain Bridge
18 min walk • The Chain Bridge is a footbridge over the River Dee at Berwyn, Llangollen, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is jointly owned by Llangollen Town Council and Llantysilio Community Council, the bridge linking the two communities.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Eglwyseg
31 min walk • The Eglwyseg valley is an area to the north east of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales; it is within the boundaries of Llantysilio Community. The name also refers to a widely scattered hamlet in the valley.
~190 ftNW
Ruins of a cross from the Middle Ages
Pillar of Eliseg
1 min walk • The Pillar of Eliseg – also known as Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh – stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales.
1.3 miSE
Canal
Llangollen Canal Museum, Llangollen
35 min walk • Llangollen Canal Museum is a Grade II listed building in Llangollen. Listed by Cadw and thought to have been built between 1804 and 1808, it was originally a single storey warehouse but was later heightened to two stories and extended in red brick.
0.7 miSW
Church
Llantysilio church
19 min walk • Llantysilio Church is a parish church in Llantysilio, near Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales. It sits on uprising land from the banks of the river Dee close to the local beauty spot of the Horseshoe Falls and source of water for the Llangollen canal.