Cleeve Abbey

#479 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Monastery, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites

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Cleeve Abbey is a medieval monastery located near the village of Washford, in Somerset, England. It is a Grade I listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1198 (826 years ago)Coordinates: 51°9'27"N, 3°21'50"W

Location

Cleeve Abbey Abbey RoadWashford TA23 0PS EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1984 640377

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

Nearby attractions include: Dunster Castle, Watchet Harbour Lighthouse, Gallox Bridge, Bakelite Museum.

3.8 miNW
Historical place, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Dunster Castle, Dunster
98 min walk • Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period.
2.4 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Watchet Harbour Lighthouse, Watchet
61 min walk • The Watchet Harbour Lighthouse is a marine navigational aid marking the entrance to a Marina within the town of Watchet, in Somerset, England.
3.8 miW
Bridge
Gallox Bridge, Dunster
99 min walk • The Gallox Bridge in Dunster, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument. The bridge is in the guardianship of English Heritage.
2.4 miE
Museum
Bakelite Museum, Williton
63 min walk • The Bakelite Museum is a collection of Bakelite and other articles belonging to Patrick Cook that is currently looking for new premises.
1.9 miS
Park
Nettlecombe Court, Exmoor National Park
49 min walk • Nettlecombe Court and park is an old estate on the northern fringes of the Brendon Hills, within the Exmoor National Park. They are within the civil parish of Nettlecombe, named after the house, and are approximately 3.6 miles from the village of Williton, in the English county of Somerset.
3.8 miSE
Church
Church of St Mary
97 min walk • The Church of St Mary in Stogumber, Somerset, England dates from the late 13th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
2.6 miSE
Church
Church of All Saints, Exmoor National Park
66 min walk • The Church of All Saints in Monksilver, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
2.6 miE
Church
St George
68 min walk • The Anglican Church of St George in Sampford Brett, Somerset, England was built around 1300. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.8 miW
Forts and castles
Bat's Castle, Exmoor National Park
97 min walk • Bats Castle is an Iron Age hill fort at the top of a 213 metres high hill in the parish of Carhampton south south west of Dunster in Somerset, England. The site was identified in 1983 after some schoolboys found eight silver-plated coins dating from 102BC to AD350. It is on the highest point of Gallox Hill.
1.9 miNE
Forts and castles, Archaeological site
Daw's Castle, Watchet
49 min walk • Daw's Castle is a sea cliff hillfort just west of Watchet, a harbour town in Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Monument. The name comes from Thomas Dawe, who owned castell field in 1537.
2.3 miNE
Museum
Market House Museum, Watchet
59 min walk • The Market House Museum is a small museum in Watchet, Somerset, England. The building was constructed in 1820 on the site of the previous market house which had been demolished in 1805. It was converted into a museum in 1979. It is a Grade II listed building.