We recommend visiting the National Trust website to plan your visit
A beautiful medieval abbey nestled in the Tavy valley on the edge of Dartmoor
There’s over 700 years of history to discover in the great barn, house and garden
In the 13th century the abbey was home to the cistercian monks who built both the abbey and the great barn, they lived and farmed the estate for 250 years until the dissolution
Henry VIII sold Buckland to the Grenville family who went on to sell it to Sir Francis Drake. It’s now a house with a combination of furnished rooms that tell the story of how the two seafaring adventurers – Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake – changed the shape of the house and the fate of the country…
In the 1940s, Buckland Abbey was gifted to the National Trust by a local private landowner after it was put up for public auction by the Drake family
Visitors can now experience more than seven centuries of history as they explore the rooms of the Abbey, the Buckland estate, the meadows, the orchards and enjoy the lasting peace and tranquility the monks created more than 700 years ago, it’s a fascinating and highly recommended place to visit
- Ox yard cafe on site for food and drinks
- Free parking
- Dogs not permitted inside the abbey but are allowed to walk in the grounds and woodlands
