Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury

Name: Malmesbury Abbey
Address: Gloucester St, Malmesbury, SN16 9BA, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1666 826666

#1 among attractions in Malmesbury

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Facts and practical information

Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, is a religious house dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English houses with a continuous history from the 7th century through to the Dissolution of the Monasteries. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°35'7"N, 2°5'50"W

Address

Gloucester StMalmesbury SN16 9BA United Kingdom

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+44 1666 826666

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

Nearby attractions include: Westonbirt Arboretum, St Aldhelm, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Highgrove House.

5.6 miW
Park
Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury
143 min walk • Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is an arboretum in Gloucestershire, England, about 3 miles southwest of the town of Tetbury. Managed by Forestry England, it is perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom.
~830 ftS
Church
St Aldhelm, Malmesbury
5 min walk • St Aldhelm's Roman Catholic Church in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England is a Roman Catholic Church built in 1875. The church is dedicated to St Aldhelm who lived in Malmesbury and was the abbot at nearby Malmesbury Abbey.
4.4 miNW
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tetbury
113 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Tetbury in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. It was built in 1781 incorporating elements of an earlier church. It is a grade I listed building.
4.4 miNW
Garden, Park
Highgrove House, Tetbury
112 min walk • Highgrove House is the family residence of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. It lies southwest of Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England.
7.8 miSE
Science museum, Military museum, Museum
REME Museum, Lyneham
199 min walk • The REME Museum is within the MoD Lyneham site, in Wiltshire, England, about 9 miles southwest of Swindon.
5 miW
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Cotswold Water Park
128 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross is the Anglican church in the village of Sherston, Wiltshire, England. It is Norman and contains many interesting religious items, including remains of Norman wall decoration, and a crucifix donated to the church by Italian soldiers during World War II.
~80 ftN
Garden, Park
Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury
1 min walk • Abbey House Gardens is a country house garden in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, covering 5 acres. Privately owned, the gardens – but not the house – are open to the public seven days a week from late March until late October. It is one of the main tourist attractions in the town.
6.2 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Chavenage House, Tetbury
158 min walk • Chavenage House, Beverston, Gloucestershire is a country house dating from the late 16th century. The house was built in 1576 and is constructed of Cotswold stone, with a Cotswold stone tiled roof.
6 miNW
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Beverston Castle, Tetbury
155 min walk • Beverston Castle, also known as Beverstone Castle or Tetbury Castle, was constructed as a medieval stone fortress in the village of Beverston, Gloucestershire, England.
6 miNW
Forts and castles
Quadrangular castle, Cotswold Water Park
154 min walk • A quadrangular castle or courtyard castle is a type of castle characterised by ranges of buildings which are integral with the curtain walls, enclosing a central ward or quadrangle, and typically with angle towers.
1.4 miS
Park
Cole Park
36 min walk • Cole Park is a Grade II* listed moated country house off Grange Lane, in the parish of St Paul Malmesbury Without, about 1+1⁄4 miles south of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. It stands on land once known as Cowfold that was owned in the Middle Ages by the Abbey of Malmesbury, and in the Tudor period was a royal stud.