Buckland Abbey
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Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It
Buckland Abbey, front
Buckland Abbey, rear view
The staircase at Buckland Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery later converted into a country house.
Rembrandt self-portrait in museum
Drake's Drum
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Drake's Drum is a snare drum that Sir Francis Drake took with him when he circumnavigated the world. Shortly before he died he ordered the drum to be taken to Buckland Abbey and vowed that if England
Buckland Abbey
…Council — the Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery use the building to house part of their collection. The collection is noted for the presence of "Drake's Drum". A number of independent craft workshops are located in the converted ox sheds. The Cider House garden includes both a wild garden and a kitchen garden…
Replica of Drake's Drum, from the Buckland Abbey education centre