Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury

Name: Tewkesbury Abbey
Address: Church St, Tewkesbury, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1684 850959

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The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury–commonly known as Tewkesbury Abbey–is located in the English county of Gloucestershire. A former Benedictine monastery, it is now a parish church. Considered one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in Britain, it has the largest Romanesque crossing tower in Europe. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 51°59'28"N, 2°9'47"W

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Church StTewkesbury GL20 5RZ United Kingdom

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+44 1684 850959

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

Nearby attractions include: Tewkesbury Town Hall, The Royal Hop Pole, Tewkesbury Museum, Mythe Bridge.

~1580 ftNE
City hall
Tewkesbury Town Hall, Tewkesbury
8 min walk • Tewkesbury Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Tewkesbury Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
~990 ftE
Nightlife
The Royal Hop Pole, Tewkesbury
5 min walk • The Royal Hop Pole is a listed pub in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Located on Church Street, it is an English Heritage hotel. It has recently been converted into a part of the Wetherspoons pub chain. It is famous for being mentioned in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers.
~1770 ftE
Specialty museum, Museum
Tewkesbury Museum, Tewkesbury
9 min walk • Tewkesbury Museum is a small community museum dedicated to the social history and heritage of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England.
0.7 miN
Bridge
Mythe Bridge, Tewkesbury
20 min walk • Mythe Bridge carries the A438 road across the River Severn at Tewkesbury. It is a cast-iron arch bridge spanning 170 feet and 24 feet wide, designed by Thomas Telford and completed in April 1826. It is a Grade II* listed structure.
~630 ftE
51°59'28"N • 2°9'36"W
The John Moore Countryside Museum, Tewkesbury
4 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
~400 ftE
Church
Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury
2 min walk • The Old Baptist Chapel is a Grade II* listed building situated in Church Street, Tewkesbury, UK. Records show that a Baptist congregation has been in existence in the town since 1623, but the exact date of the present building is unknown.
0.8 miN
Church
Mythe Chapel, Tewkesbury
21 min walk • The Mythe Chapel is located at Tewkesbury on the Mythe. The Mythe Chapel was the only place of worship on the Mythe after the Dissolution. The chapel was built in 1870 with funds from the Marquis de Lys who had lived in Tewkesbury since 1863.
1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Wheatpieces, Tewkesbury
27 min walk • Wheatpieces is a large housing estate and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies immediately east of Tewkesbury, and is in effect a suburb of that town. The River Swilgate forms the western boundary of the parish.
0.8 miN
Neighbourhood
The Mythe, Tewkesbury
21 min walk • The Mythe is a house built on the top of a hill overlooking the town of Tewkesbury, England. There has been a house on the site for nearly a thousand years.
~1330 ftE
Sport, Sport venue
Swilgate, Tewkesbury
7 min walk • Swilgate is a cricket ground in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1893, when Tewkesbury played Handsworth Wood. Gloucestershire played 2 List-A matches at the ground, the first of which saw them play Yorkshire in the 1972 John Player League.

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Nearby attractions include Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury (2 min walk), The John Moore Countryside Museum, Tewkesbury (4 min walk), Tewkesbury Town Hall, Tewkesbury (8 min walk), Tewkesbury Museum, Tewkesbury (9 min walk).