Forde Abbey, Chard

Name: Forde Abbey
Address: Forde Abbey Estate, Chard, TA20 4LU, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1460 220231

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Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England, with a postal address in Chard, Somerset. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the 1,600-acre estate is farmed to provide additional revenue. Forde Abbey is a Grade I listed building. ()

Alternative names: Completed: XII centuryArchitectural style: GothicElevation: 223 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°50'33"N, 2°54'41"W

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Forde Abbey EstateChard TA20 4LU United Kingdom

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+44 1460 220231

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

Nearby attractions include: Chard Reservoir, Crewkerne and District Museum, Axminster Museum, St George.

3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chard Reservoir
83 min walk • Chard Reservoir is a 36.97-hectare reservoir north east of Chard Somerset, England. It is owned and managed by South Somerset District Council and is a recipient of the Green Flag Award.
5.9 miNE
History museum, Archaeological museum, Museum
Crewkerne and District Museum, Crewkerne
150 min walk • Crewkerne and District Museum is a small local museum in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. It is part of a wider heritage centre which includes local archives and a meeting room. The museum opened in 2000 in an old house with an 18th-century frontage.
5.7 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Axminster Museum, Axminster
147 min walk • Axminster Museum is a town museum situated in the Old Police Station and Courthouse opposite St. Mary's Church in the centre of the town of Axminster, Devon, England. It was founded in 1982.
5.9 miNE
Church
St George
151 min walk • The Church of St George in Hinton St George, Somerset, England includes 13th-century work by masons of Wells Cathedral, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The vestry and north chapel of 1814 are said to be by James Wyatt, however it is more likely to be by Jeffry Wyatt,. The four-stage tower is dated to 1485–95.
4.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Pilsdon Pen
107 min walk • Pilsdon Pen is a 277-metre hill in Dorset in South West England, situated at the north end of the Marshwood Vale, approximately 4.5 miles west of Beaminster. It is Dorset's second highest point and has panoramic views extending for many miles. It was bequeathed to the National Trust by the Pinney family in 1982.
5.2 miNW
Church
Church of St Nicholas
133 min walk • The Church of St Nicholas in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England is Norman in origin, with the chancel and lower stage of the tower dating from the 13th century. It was enlarged and aisles added in the 15th century, with further restoration in 1836. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Lambert's Castle Hill
104 min walk • Lambert's Castle Hill rises between the villages of Marshwood and Fishpond Bottom in the county of Dorset, England. It is part of the South Dorset Downs and its prominence qualifies it as one of the so-called HuMPs.
4.8 miS
Forts and castles
Coney's Castle
124 min walk • Coney's Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in Dorset, England. The name Coney is from the Old English for rabbit, suggesting medieval use as a domestic warren, as at nearby Pilsdon Pen.
5.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Lewesdon Hill
136 min walk • Lewesdon Hill is a hill in west Dorset, England. With a maximum elevation of 279 m, it is the highest point in Dorset.
2.9 miNW
Museum, Archaeological museum
Chard Museum, Chard
75 min walk • Chard Museum is a small local museum in Chard, Somerset, England. It opened in 1970, in a converted 16th century listed building, with collections of exhibits about local history and displays related to the lives of notable local residents.
3.7 miE
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Church
St Mary's Church, Bridport
96 min walk • St. Mary's Church is a Church of England church in Drimpton, West Dorset, England. The church opened in 1867 and now forms part of the Beaminster Area Team Ministry.