Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England, with a postal address in Chard, Somerset. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the 1,600-acre (650 ha) estate is farmed to provide additional revenue. Forde Abbey is a Grade I listed building.
Forde Abbey
Plan of the Abbey and its surroundings (1911)
Forde Abbey panorama
Beech House by the Great Pond
Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, the Bishop of Winchester.
The ruins of Waverley Abbey
Remains of the 13th-century monks' dormitory
The ruins of Waverley Abbey
Waverley Abbey House, built 1725