Boxley Abbey, Maidstone

Name: Boxley Abbey
Address: Maidstone, United Kingdom

#36 among attractions in Maidstone

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Boxley Abbey in Boxley, Kent, England was a Cistercian monastery founded c.1146 by William of Ypres, leader of King Stephen's Flemish mercenaries, and colonised by monks from Clairvaux Abbey in France. Some of its ruins survive, some four miles north-east of Maidstone. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°18'3"N, 0°31'31"E

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Boxley (Sandling)Maidstone United Kingdom

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Kent Life, Mytime Active at Cobtree Manor Park Golf Course, Allington Castle, St Mary's and All Saints Church.

0.9 miW
Museum, Farm
Kent Life, Maidstone
23 min walk • Kent Life is an English open-air museum located at Sandling, next to Allington Locks, on the east bank of the River Medway.
0.7 miW
51°18'12"N • 0°30'30"E
Mytime Active at Cobtree Manor Park Golf Course, Maidstone
19 min walk • Golf
0.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Allington Castle, Maidstone
20 min walk • Allington Castle is a stone-built moated castle in Allington, Kent, just north of Maidstone, in England. The first castle on the site was an unauthorised fortification, built during "The Anarchy" and torn down later in the century when royal control was reasserted.
0.9 miE
Church
St Mary's and All Saints Church, Maidstone
22 min walk • St Mary's and All Saints is a parish church in Boxley, Kent begun in the 13th century and with additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was restored in the 1870s. It is a Grade I listed building.
0.8 miSW
Hiking trail, Hiking
Medway Valley Walk, Maidstone
20 min walk • The Medway Valley Walk follows the River Medway from Rochester to Tonbridge. Above Allington, it follows the bank of the Medway Navigation. It starts on the Saxon Shore Way at Rochester. The North Downs Way crosses the Medway Valley Walk at the eastern end of the Medway Viaduct or motorway bridge.
1.3 miN
Park
Westfield Wood, Maidstone
32 min walk • Westfield Wood is a 5-hectare nature reserve north of Maidstone in Kent, which is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.
0.6 miNW
Park
Tyland Barn, Maidstone
15 min walk • Tyland Barn, north of Maidstone, is the headquarters of the Kent Wildlife Trust. It has a nature park which is designed to show the variety of habitats in the county, such as a pond, grassland, a chalk bank, a shingle beach, scrub and hedges.
1.5 miNW
Museum
Medway Megaliths, Maidstone
40 min walk • The Medway Megaliths, sometimes termed the Kentish Megaliths, are a group of Early Neolithic chambered long barrows and other megalithic monuments located in the lower valley of the River Medway in Kent, South-East England.
1.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Little Kit's Coty House
38 min walk • Little Kit's Coty House, also known as Lower Kit's Coty House and the Countless Stones, is a chambered long barrow located near to the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent.
1.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Maidstone
28 min walk • There are 27 scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Kent, England. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is an archaeological site or historic building of "national importance" that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list by the Secretary...
1.4 miNW
Nightlife
Lower Bell, Aylesford
36 min walk • The Lower Bell is a pub on the A229 Blue Bell Hill, between Chatham and Maidstone in Kent. It is located at the edge of the North Downs where the A229 meets the Pilgrims' Way. A pub has existed in the general area since around 1790, when the A229 was a turnpike road for coaches.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Boxley Abbey?

Nearby attractions include Tyland Barn, Maidstone (15 min walk), Allington Castle, Maidstone (20 min walk), St Mary's and All Saints Church, Maidstone (22 min walk), Kent Life, Maidstone (23 min walk).