Farnham, United Kingdom
Waverley Ln
N/A
+443703331181
Good for kids
No wheelchair-accessible entrance
Beautiful site of the old Abby now in ruins. The house was closed due to Covid but welcome to walk among the ruins. It has a small carpark and dogs are welcome as long as they are kept on a lead. Its really a beautiful site, a tranquil walk and I highly recommend to wear Wellington boots.
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Stumbling upon on ruins like this on a walk through the forest was a real treat. The Abbey beautifully stands out in the landscape. There are information boards that reveal more about this historic site.
Loved this place so pretty. The ruins were great to see. Best thing was this gorgeous tree omg it was magnificent I know it sounds weird but mother nature is a wonderful thing. This place was a long a lovely river with geese and swans and Moorehens. Worth a visit.
Waverley Abbey, which is situated around one mile south of the town Farnham and lies beside the River Wey. The abbey was the very first cistercian abbey in England and was founded in 1128 by the bishop of Winchester, William Giffard. Giffard brought monks back from L’Aumône Abbey to settle at Waverley and William was also involved in the restoration at the beautiful Winchester Cathedral. The abbey began with just 12 monks, but by 1187 there were around 70 monks and 120 lay brothers in residence. Today what stands is the partial remains of the abbey church and a number of monastic buildings preserved beautifully and quite unnervingly natural. When you get to the site, you will be able to see the large ruins from afar and it really does show you just how big some of these buildings and ruins were/are. There are plenty of signs with information about the different buildings and how they would have been used which have been kindly placed by the English Heritage group. Out of all of the ruins around Waverley Abbey, the lay brothers range is truly quite a picture, it is out of all of the buildings, the least damaged, although the monks dormitory is preserved beautifully with the large monastic windows unharmed and beautiful. The site itself is free to enter and there is a car park on the south side of B3001 on the drive towards Waverley Abbey House. But once you get to the car park and set off on foot, there is sign posts leading you through awesome tranquil views of the fields and along a riverside with the House and the ruins all in perfect view throughout your walk. Honestly, it was a pleasure going to visit Waverley Abbey, there is so much history behind it, and it is so fascinating that we are able to wander across these today and unearth some history. You can follow our journey and what we are getting up to on our Instagram and Youtube below: Youtube: Pinned on Places Instagram: @Pinnedonplaces
A very well kept and very interesting site, lots to see and lots to experience great photographs can be taken here and we loved it The remains are stunning and there is quite a lot to see Take time to find the dragons' teeth tank traps near the river side from world war II also at the car park you will find a 1940 pillbox which you can go inside, amazing and exciting to see
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