Bardney Abbey

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Bardney Abbey in Lincolnshire, England, was a Benedictine monastery founded in 697 by King Æthelred of Mercia, who was to become the first abbot. The monastery was supposedly destroyed during a Danish raid in 869. In 1087, the site was refounded as a priory, by Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln, and it regained status as an abbey in 1115. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°13'13"N, 0°20'1"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Jubilee Park Swimming Pool, Viking Way, Cottage Museum, Nocton Hall.

6.4 miSE
Watersports, Sport complex, Swimming pool
Jubilee Park Swimming Pool, Woodhall Spa
164 min walk • Jubilee Park Swimming Pool, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England is an open air heated lido.
1.7 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Viking Way
43 min walk • The Viking Way is a captivating long-distance hiking trail that weaves through the picturesque landscapes of the United Kingdom. This renowned path stretches approximately 147 miles (237 kilometers), offering hikers an immersive experience into the natural beauty...
6.8 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Cottage Museum, Woodhall Spa
175 min walk • The Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum also known as Woodhall Spa. is a community museum managed by volunteers, located on Iddesleigh Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England.
5 miSW
Park
Nocton Hall
128 min walk • Nocton Hall is a historic Grade II listed building in the village of Nocton, in Lincolnshire, England. The plaque on the north face of the Hall indicates that the original building dates back to about 1530 but since then there have been two notable reconstructions.
6.7 miSE
Nightlife, Specialty museum, Museum
The Kinema in the Woods, Woodhall Spa
170 min walk • The Kinema in the Woods is a cinema in the village of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England. It dates from 1922, and it is the only fully functioning cinema in the UK to employ back projection.
6.9 miSE
Golf
Golf Express, Woodhall Spa
177 min walk • Woodhall Spa Golf Club is a private golf club in England, that is located to the north of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. The club was founded in 1891.
4.2 miSW
Monastery
Nocton Priory
108 min walk • Nocton Park Priory was an Augustinian priory in Nocton, Lincolnshire, England. The priory of Nocton Park was founded by Robert Darcy in honour of Saint Mary Magdalene, probably during the reign of King Stephen, in or near a pre-existing deer park known as Nocton Park.
2.4 miNW
Monastery
Barlings Abbey
61 min walk • Barlings Abbey, Lincolnshire, was a Premonstratensian monastery in England, founded in 1154, as a daughter house of the Abbey of St. Mary and St. Martial in Newsham.
0.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Snakeholme Pit
18 min walk • Snakeholme Pit is a nature reserve near Langworth in the county of Lincolnshire, England, managed and owned by Butterfly Conservation. It is 2 acres. Animals seen include European water vole, water shrew, banded demoiselle, common blue, Essex skipper, purple hairstreak, emperor moth, rosy footman and the elephant hawk-moth.
4.3 miN
Church
Goltho
111 min walk • St George's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the deserted village of Goltho, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.