Cleeve Abbey

Cleeve Abbey is a peaceful and beautifully preserved historic site. The ruins are stunning, the atmosphere calm, and the staff welcoming—a perfect place to explore and soak up centuries of history. Lovely lady on the gift shop / enterance.

This was a far more interesting attraction than I was expecting and easily worth the £7.20 entry fee. I was expecting something akin to piles of fallen down masonry everywhere but in fact, other than the Abbey Church which is gone and only visible through the positions of its original foundation stones, many of the other buildings attached to it as part of the monastery are surprisingly intact. Spent a number of hours looking around and it wasn't busy at all on an early October Saturday.

A very impressive Abbey. Apart from the church, that no longer exists, plenty of the Abbey is still there. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Impressive tiles.

Cleeve Abbey a lovely place in a great location. We were the first ones there on Saturday morning so we had the place to ourselves. That's what I like the most. No crowds of people who only spoil the whole sightseeing process and there is a lot to see and read about. Very interesting place for me as a tiler.

Came here on a glorious summers day having just joined the English heritage. Took the West Somerset steam train which was a short walk away. Expected this to be ruins but was pleasantly surprised at how well retained this building was. Steeped in history. And great to explore. Plenty of rooms to visit including a big open room with loads of atmosphere. And with lovely grounds outside to sit and enjoy. A well stocked shop where both my sister and myself returned with souvenirs and yummy jams and relishes. And a very helpful assistant who gave us loads of information about the Abbey.

Nice place to visit. Good history of Cistertian Abbey and well laid out. Some original tile and paving work. Small shop, toilets are clean and easy free parking in the English Heritage car park across the road. Free disabled parking on site. Informative and helpful worker stationed in shop.Well worth a visit.

A hidden gem, not busy when we visited in high season, fascinating place, lovely knowledgeable, helpful staff

Another superb English Heritage visit. I never expected our visit to be the absolute quality it was. Right from the start walking through the main gate we were captivated. The lady at the reception/shop that welcomed us was lovely and so full of subject passion and knowledge I feel we could have chatted for an age. The abbey is great to explore, and there’s plenty of it. Information boards explain the function of each area and indeed room as you move around the site, providing the visitor with good knowledge. I came away a lot more understanding of the life of monks at that time. We loved it. There’s an incredible tiled floor to view that resides in it’s original position but covered by a modern building. An example of the quality work done by English Heritage. There’s plenty of grass areas around the abbey so I would imagine a picnic on a sunny, warm day would be ideal. There’s plenty of parking in the allotted, well maintained area across the road.