Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey Church is open from 7.45am – 8.20pm (7.00pm on Saturday), the gardens, and Visitor Welcome Centre are open 10am – 4.30pm daily; on Sundays open 11.30am – 4.30pm.

The Abbey Church, car park & gardens are free to the public.

Located at the centre of a picturesque valley on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, Buckfast Abbey is home to a community of Roman Catholic Benedictine Monks, who live their lives of prayer, work and study according to the ancient rule of St Benedict.

The heart of our site is the Abbey Church and Monastery – the place in which the Monastic Community lives and prays at various times throughout the day. Our site is historic – the original Abbey being founded in 1018 AD, by King Cnut.

Today, our site is a flourishing complex of buildings which the monks have continually developed to aid them in realising their vision for Buckfast – to be a national centre of witness to God, and the Roman Catholic faith. To that end, the community places a great value upon hospitality, and welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

Our site includes beautiful, spacious gardens, restaurants, a Visitor Welcome Centre, a conference centre, a hotel plus a range of guest accommodation.

Address: Buckfast, Buckfastleigh, Devon TQ11 0EE.

Telephone: 01364 645500

Website: Visit Here