"Not just an Abbey" Top 5 Page for this destination Tintern Abbey by Balam

Tintern Abbey Travel Guide: 27 reviews and 105 photos

Tintern Abbey was a Cistercian abbey which was founded in 1131 and is probably one of the greatest monastic ruins of Wales, It has a remarkably complete abbey church which has been rebuilt in the later thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, there are also extensive remains of a cloister and the associated monastic buildings.

Last visit to Tintern Abbey: Dec 2009
Intro Updated Jan 19, 2010
Add to Trip Planner (?)
Report Abuse

Reviews (4)

Tintern Trail Things to Do (2)

If you have the time why not take the time to do the Tintern Trail, there is a map by the side of the river and it looks... more travel advice

A Nice Shop and Tea Room Restaurants (2)

We called in here and had a browse around the small shop before having a coffee in the lower ground floor tea room. more travel advice

Great looking Pub Restaurants (2)

Next to the Abbey is this great looking pub that as you can see by the pictures apeared to have been constructed on and... more travel advice

The Abbey Things to Do (2)

Tintern Abbey was a Cistercian abbey which was founded in 1131 and is probably one of the greatest monastic ruins of... more travel advice

Comments (4)

Reply
- Report abuse
starship Apr 6, 2012 at 9:44 AM

Lovely opening picture of the Abbey! I visited here in the 1980's and found it a lovely setting. Didn't remember the history of it but your page gave some interesting info.
Reply
- Report abuse
DAO Sep 29, 2010 at 8:20 AM

You must have been there the really bad week we had snow.
Reply
- Report abuse
cachaseiro Aug 2, 2010 at 11:38 AM

nice winter photos from wales.
Reply
- Report abuse
Myfanwe Jan 19, 2010 at 8:49 AM

Lovely pics and tips here, we'll have to go back one day to see the Abbey properley, without the snow & ice :-))