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Discovery, tranquillity and history – an ancient gem in the Tavy Valley landscape
Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6EY
Asset | Opening time |
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Abbey | Closed |
Garden | Closed |
Great Barn | Closed |
Estate | Closed |
Car park | Closed |
Restaurant | Closed |
Shop | Closed |
Last entry to the Abbey is 30 minutes before the house closing time.
Ticket type | Gift aid | Standard |
---|---|---|
Adult | £16.50 | £15.00 |
Child | £8.25 | £7.50 |
Family | £41.25 | £37.50 |
Family one adult | £24.75 | £22.50 |
Group Adult | £14.25 | |
Group Child | £7.10 |
Ticket type | Gift aid | Standard |
---|---|---|
Adult | £9.90 | £9.00 |
Child | £4.95 | £4.50 |
Family | £24.75 | £22.50 |
Family one adult | £14.85 | £13.50 |
Natural play area located approximately half a mile from Visitor Welcome along a gravel and grassed track. Balance beams, climbing area and intuitive play equipment.
Assistance dogs only in the House and Great Barn. Dogs on leads welcome everywhere else except for the Kitchen Garden.
Pre-booked guided tours for groups available at £15 per guide. Volunteer led guided tours run on certain dates, please check before making a journey.
Second hand bookshop located in Ox Yard opposite cafe.
Seasonal
Picnic benches in car park, play area, and throughout the gardens and estate.
Free parking with accessible spaces available.
Wooden posts located opposite the car park hut just before the path leading down to the main property. Car park is usually attended by volunteers but any items left are at the owner's risk.
On a short lead in gardens (not in Kitchen Garden), and on estate walks
Toilets in car park, outside Visitor Welcome (including accessible toilet and baby change), in Ox Yard and cafe.
Steep routes with steps and uneven surfaces. Blue Badge parking. Accessible toilets. Poor phone signal. Ground floor accessible. Tramper for hire.
Please ask at Visitor Welcome
To garden
Located outside Visitor Welcome
Please call ahead to book the Tramper
Powered mobility vehicle available - more informationBraille guide for the House available at Visitor Welcome and door of the Abbey.
Accessible spaces available
Available in the Guest House
Volunteer buggy service
Turn off A386 Plymouth to Tavistock road and follow brown tourist signs to Buckland Abbey, which is approximately 2.5 miles from Yelverton. The lane from Crapstone has narrow sections but is wide enough for coaches and motorhomes.
We don't advise that you use a SatNav to find us, please follow the brown tourist signs from the A386
Parking is free to all visitors, and is located approximately 150 yards from Visitor Welcome. A visitor buggy is usually available to drop visitors between various points on property, please do call ahead to check if you would like to know if it is in operation on the day of your visit.
Accessible parking spaces are available in the main car park.
Coach parking for up to 3 coaches is available in the main car park.
Plymouth train station is located 11 miles from Buckland Abbey. Links via bus routes 1 and 55 from Plymouth to Yelverton and Yelverton to Milton Combe, and National Cycle Network route 27.
Take bus route 1 (Stagecoach) between Plymouth and Tavistock. Alight at Yelverton. From Yelverton, local bus 55 (Citybus) operates Monday to Saturday. For timetables visit https://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables and https://www.plymouthbus.co.uk/services/PLYC/55
Buckland Abbey is located a short distance from Drake's Trail, a 21 mile cycling route linking Plymouth and Tavistock, and part of the National Cycle Network route 27. Following mainly traffic free sections of gravel or paved track, this route takes in beautiful countryside from either direction. From Yelverton, leave the cycle trail and follow brown tourist signs to Buckland Abbey along quiet country roads. Posts are available in the main car park where you can padlock your bike (please bring your own lock).
Plan your route to Buckland Abbey using the CycleStreets journey planner via the link below. This journey planner uses OpenStreetMap data which is generally excellent but accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If you come to a footpath or cycle prohibited track, please do not ride on it.
Cycle hire is available from several places in Plymouth and Tavistock. Please visit https://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/visitor-information/travel-information/bike-hire or https://devoncyclehire.co.uk/ for more information
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Whether it's a woodland adventure, an amazing story of life on the high seas or a tasty treat from the cafe, there's something for all the family to enjoy at Buckland Abbey.
Discover how you can join the team of volunteers at Buckland Abbey in Yelverton, Devon. You’ll meet new friends, learn new skills and make a difference to our visitors’ days out.
Buckland Abbey is a one pawprint rated place. There are plenty of dog-friendly walks through the woodland and countryside to explore and dogs are welcome to relax in the Ox Yard Café.
Visit Buckland Abbey in Devon’s Tavy Valley with your school or adult group and discover its fascinating buildings and treasures and 700 years of history.
Everyone is welcome at Buckland Abbey. Read on to discover how to make the most of your visit, download the access statement, and find out how to contact us with any questions you might have.
Medieval Abbey converted into a Tudor house during the Dissolution. Once home to seafarers Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake.
Medieval Tithe Barn which was used for storage of grain and winnowing of corn.
Elizabethan garden, walled kitchen garden and wild garden areas with views of the Abbey.
Ancient woodlands with circular walks and far-reaching views of the Tamar Valley and Abbey
Natural play area created with wood from the estate, including balance beams and areas to run and explore
Ox Yard Café with indoor and outdoor seating, selling light lunches and snacks. Dog-friendly café.
Shop selling gifts and local products. Second-hand bookshop in the original Ox Yard.
Discover more about upcoming events
Find out what's on over the festive period at Buckland Abbey.
Whether it's a woodland adventure, an amazing story of life on the high seas or a tasty treat from the cafe, there's something for all the family to enjoy at Buckland Abbey.
From beautiful blooms to bountiful harvests, the gardens at Buckland Abbey are full of colour and seasonal interest. Soak up the history of this special place as you admire the planting, or simply enjoy the peace and tranquillity as you sit a while on one of the benches.
Discover Buckland's ancient woodland on one of three colour coded walking routes. With abundant wildlife and far reaching views, it's a peaceful and fascinating place to enjoy a stroll.
Explore the abbey which is part museum, part house, and filled with treasures. Step inside the medieval Great Barn: a tithe barn unchanged since it was built centuries ago.
Take a break at the Ox Yard Café, which serves tea, coffee, light lunches and sweet treats, before finding a special gift or souvenir in the National Trust shop, art galleries and second-hand bookshop.
Tucked away on the Buckland Abbey estate with its own private garden and a bright interior.
Run by tenants, the Cider House and two shepherd huts are special places to stay on the Buckland estate
Get your Christmas shopping started at one of Buckland Abbey's mini markets
Step back in time and get into the festive spirit as we celebrate Viking Yule at Buckland Abbey!
Join local artist Grace Coombes from Linnet Workshops to hand print your own Christmas gift wrap with festive lino blocks.
Christmas is approaching and it's time to join Naturemake in creating some Christmas magic!
Join our historical cooking team as they explore a new era in Buckland Abbey's kitchen.
Join us and Dartmoor Border Morris for a traditional Mummers Play & Wassail.
When you visit Buckland Abbey, you follow over 700 years of footsteps; from the Cistercians who built the Abbey and farmed the estate, to seafarers Grenville and Drake who changed the shape of the house and the fate of the country.
The Abbey is part museum, part house, and filled with treasures. There’s no mistaking the magnificence of the medieval Great Barn, originally a tithe barn which has remained virtually unchanged since it was built all those centuries ago.
You’ll discover meadows, orchards and woodlands where you can enjoy far-reaching views of the Tavy Valley. Our way-marked trails are a riot of colour through the seasons, with an unmissable carpet of bluebells in spring.
At the Cider House garden, herbaceous borders provide seasonal interest and a secret ‘wild’ garden is a wonderful place for quiet contemplation (or a game of hide and seek).
Find your favourite spot and you’ll want to come back to Buckland Abbey time and again.
Discover a wealth of history at Buckland Abbey, from its time as a medieval farming monastery to the famous Tudor explorers who called it home.
See the painting at Buckland Abbey which was revealed as a genuine self-portrait by the famous Dutch artist Rembrandt.
This year we are delighted to be working in partnership with Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest, and with grant funding from Defra’s Trees for Climate fund we’ll create, restore and connect around 50 hectares (ha) of new priority habitat – that’s about the same area as 63 football fields. This will include a combination of lowland mixed deciduous woodland, traditional orchard, wood pasture and parkland and hedgerows.
Discover how our conservation work at Buckland Abbey has revealed some surprises that have shed light on the lives of the Cistercian monks who once lived here.
Whether you would like to make a gift in celebration of a special event, in memory of a loved one or just because, why not consider donating towards a project here at Buckland Abbey?
Discover how you can join the team of volunteers at Buckland Abbey in Yelverton, Devon. You’ll meet new friends, learn new skills and make a difference to our visitors’ days out.
Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever. Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership.