Grey Abbey, Portaferry

Name: Grey Abbey
Address: Main Street, Portaferry, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Portaferry

Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, Historic walking areas, Monastery

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Grey Abbey is a ruined Cistercian priory in the village of Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland, currently maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. It is a monument in state care in the townland of Rosemount, beside the Rosemount estate, on the eastern edge of the village of Greyabbey in the Ards and North Down local government district, at grid ref: J5829 6810. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°32'9"N, 5°33'30"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Stewart, Nendrum Monastic Site, Sketrick Castle, Ballycopeland Windmill.

2.4 miNW
1800s mansion with elaborate gardens
Mount Stewart, Newtownards
61 min walk • Mount Stewart is a 19th-century house and garden in County Down, Northern Ireland, owned by the National Trust. Situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough, a few miles outside the town of Newtownards and near Greyabbey, it was the Irish seat of the Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry.
4.4 miSW
Ruins, History museum, View point
Nendrum Monastic Site, Comber
113 min walk • Nendrum Monastery was a Christian monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Medieval records say it was founded in the 5th century, but this is uncertain.
4.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Sketrick Castle
125 min walk • Sketrick Castle is a castle situated on Sketrick Island near Whiterock, County Down, Northern Ireland. The castle is estimated to date back to the 12th century.
5 miN
Museum
Ballycopeland Windmill
127 min walk • Ballycopeland Windmill is a functioning windmill located one mile west of Millisle, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities and is open to the public.
4.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Nendrum Monastery mill
111 min walk • The Nendrum Monastery mill was a tide mill on an Mahee Island in Strangford Lough now in Northern Ireland. It is the earliest excavated tide mill, dating from 787 AD.
3.8 miS
Marine reserve, Nature, Natural attraction
Strangford Lough
97 min walk • Strangford Lough is a large sea loch or inlet in County Down, in the east of Northern Ireland. It is the largest inlet in Ireland and the British Isles, covering 150 km².
7 miNW
Museum, Military museum
Somme Heritage Centre, Newtownards
180 min walk • The Somme Heritage Centre is a tourist attraction and education centre in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. Opened in 1994 the centre promotes Ireland's role in the First World War, and especially the role of both Protestant and Catholic, unionist and nationalist in the war.
6.8 miNW
54°35'43"N • 5°41'42"W
Web Theatre Ards, Newtownards
175 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
6.8 miNW
54°35'32"N • 5°41'48"W
The Precinct, Newtownards
173 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Mahee Castle
111 min walk • Mahee Castle, also known as Nendrum Castle, is a small ruined tower house near Nendrum Monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was built in 1570 by Captain Thomas Browne. It was abandoned by the early 17th century, and fell into disrepair. In 1923, H.C.
6.6 miNW
Monastery
Movilla Abbey, Newtownards
168 min walk • Movilla Abbey in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, is believed to have been one of Ulster's and Ireland's most important monasteries. Movilla should not be confused with Moville in County Donegal.

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When is Grey Abbey open?

Grey Abbey is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday 1 pm - 4 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm