Bayham Old Abbey

#853 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Bayham Old Abbey is an English Heritage property, located near Lamberhurst, Kent, England. Founded c. 1207 through a combination of the failing Premonstratensian monasteries of Otham and Brockley, Bayham functioned as an abbey until its dissolution in the 16th century. The ruins were partially modified in the late 18th century, to provide a better landscape feature during landscaping of the new Bayham Abbey mansion park, and were donated to the state in 1961. ()

Coordinates: 51°6'14"N, 0°21'18"E

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Bayham Old Abbey Furnace LaneLamberhurst TN3 8LP EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1892 890381

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Bayham Old Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal Victoria Place, Scotney Castle, Dunorlan Park, Church of King Charles the Martyr.

4.4 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Royal Victoria Place, Tunbridge Wells
113 min walk • Royal Victoria Place is a mostly covered shopping centre located in the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The centre features a three-floor Fenwick's department store, a two-floor Marks and Spencer, a two-floor Boots and around 110 other stores, as well as a community centre managed by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
2.4 miE
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells
62 min walk • Nestled in the serene countryside of Tunbridge Wells, Scotney Castle presents a picturesque vision of England's storied past. This quintessential castle, surrounded by a moat and set within a beautifully landscaped estate, dates back to the 14th century.
3.6 miNW
Park
Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells
93 min walk • Dunorlan Park is a park and grounds in Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK. Totalling approximately 78 acres and containing a 6-acre lake, the grounds were landscaped by Robert Marnock for Henry Reed, the merchant and philanthropist who owned the estate and the now-demolished house that once overlooked it.
4.4 miW
Church
Church of King Charles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells
113 min walk • The Church of King Charles the Martyr is a Church of England parish church in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.1 miNW
Church
St Anselm's Church, Pembury
80 min walk • St Anselm's Church is a Roman Catholic church which is part of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in Pembury, Kent, England.
3.1 miE
Museum
Finchcocks
80 min walk • Finchcocks is an early Georgian manor house in Goudhurst, Kent. For 45 years it housed a large, visitor-friendly museum of historical keyboard instruments, displaying a collection of harpsichords, clavichords, fortepianos, square pianos, organs and other musical instruments.
4.4 miNW
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Theater
Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
112 min walk • The Assembly Hall Theatre is a theatre in Tunbridge Wells seating 1,020 people. The theatre hosts a variety of popular music, comedy, family, dance, drama, classical music and variety events, as well as an annual pantomime.
4.4 miNW
Library
Tunbridge Wells Town Hall, Tunbridge Wells
113 min walk • Tunbridge Wells Town Hall is a municipal building in Mount Pleasant Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
3.8 miSE
Forest
Combwell Wood, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
97 min walk • Combwell Wood is a 110.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. The wood is part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is divided into 36 sections owned by different people.
4.4 miNW
Park
Hilbert Woods, Tunbridge Wells
112 min walk • Hilbert Woods is a 14.3-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Tunbridge Wells in Kent. It is owned by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and managed by Kent High Weald Project and the Friends of Grosvenor and Hilbert Park.
2.9 miS
Gothic Revival architecture
Wadhurst Castle, Wadhurst
75 min walk • Wadhurst Castle is a 19th-century castellated mansion just to the west of the town of Wadhurst, East Sussex, England, in an elevated position overlooking the countryside to the south. It is a grade II listed building.