Useful information
- Phone : +44 1225 303310
- Website: : http://www.bathabbey.org
Opening hours
Mon 9.30am-5.30pm, Tue-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 1pm-2.30pm, 4.30pm-5.30pm; Nov-Mar: Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm - guided tour of towers: Apr-Oct: 10am-5pm, Nov-Mar.: 10am-4pm, every hr
Description
The abbey, built on the ruins of an 8C church, was begun in 1499. From the pillars of the Norman church arose the pure late Perpendicular abbey. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries (1539), the abbey fell into disrepair but was restored in the late 16C and considerably altered by Sir Gilbert Scott (1864-1876). Inside, the nave, chancel and narrow transepts are crowned by fan vaulting.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide108 m - Stall Street, Bath BA1 1LZ
- The Green Guide153 m - Abbey Church Yard, Bath BA1 1LZ
- The Green Guide178 m - Argyle Street, Bath BA2 4AT
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- From€72Book10 (2 reviews)96 m - Cheap Street 7-8, Bath BA1 1NE
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Where to eatnearby
- From £21 to £42MICHELIN 202197 m - 2 North Parade Passage, Bath BA1 1NX
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