Ancient abbey site dating to 1132. Ruins but it gives you a good idea of the size and layout of the abbey. Free to visit.
Nice place to have a walk or picnic, a site with a long history. Whilst the abbey is ruined there is plenty intact, enough to get a good idea of the layout of the building when it was in use. there are a few plaques around the site with some of the history details on overall a good free to visit site
Great place for walks, there are lovely wooded areas that are well maintained, lots of historical buildings to learn about at Greenfield Valley Heritage Park not just the abbey. For dog walkers, you can go off lead (responsibly) and there is also plenty of dog bins provided. Shop and cafe facilities available.
Lovely ruins, seem in good order, and nice to walk around if you're interested in medieval history and buildings. Free to access. Not well signposted, I only knew about it through the Cadw website and didn't see signs on the road I came by, but it is only small. There is a visitor centre for the area and cafe nearby, though I didn't use them myself.
If you're interested in history then it's worth a visit. We liked it, you just have to do some research, great for walking with the dog 🐕 as well.
A free to view set of ruins near Hollywell. There is a free car park and it is a short walk away and it is also dog friendly. Also close by are Greenfield mill ruins and St Winifred's well.
Nice set of remains from what you can tell was once an impressive place.
Fab piece of history, a short walk from the car park and you’re free to explore this abbey
Nice day out if the weather is nice, the Caffè is OK x
We went to visit Basingwerk Abbey on a lovely sunny morning to take our dogs for a walk. There is a cafe in the grounds called the Bakehouse and we just loved sitting having a coffee sitting in the sun with all the birds singing around us. I recommend trying their toasted tea cakes 🥰. We have not tried the Museum there yet so maybe on our next visit. There is a lovely long walk where you can go off on other paths to look at the ruins. It is well worth a visit.
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