Abbey

One time home of Lord Byron, now owned by Nottingham City Council. Many rooms open, with picture lined walls, Byron memorabilia to look at, fantastic gardens, and grounds to explore. Plenty of parking, picnic areas, cafe.

Cycled from shrewsberry to get here. Usually people travel to here by car. Big entrance with car park. There is usually a staff on site but no shop and cafe. The sught is mostly a ruin with a room showing some photos as exhibits. Can spend around 30 minutes to one hour here

What a very interesting day. Still relying on an honesty box for entry, and for the guidebook, we paid, of course. It is very good at explaining what the various rooms would have been. Very well worth the visit, just a shame the tea room is no longer open.

Amazing find in my local area. The abbey was founded in 1162 and while not much remains, the ruins of the east window from the abbey church are still impressive

We went to a concert that was held in the Abbey, organised by the Beaulieu Music Society. Lovely music from the FB pocket orchestra.

Weather permitting Roche Abbey is an ideal place to waste a few hours and enjoy a walk.

Lovely Abbey with great details inside. New Italian organ, tombs, vaulted ceilings. Lots of interested info, and best stained glass wi does I have seen.

Due to repair works we weren't allowed to see a lot of the abbey. Museum is good with dressing up. Staff are lovely.

What an amazing place ! I have wanted to visit here for years ! I can't begin to explain how excited I was to be here . Aethelstan should be enough to explain why WOW the man himself looking rather small I must say but glorious all the same explains why . That's not fair of course there is William too a statue of a rather dejected looking and lonesome monk reminded me of him . This place is great you have the Abbey statue and museum . I was treated to a practice session by the malmesbury singers which was cool the lovely lady that greeted me was great . You can see a Turner painting in the museum which reminded me of Constable painted in watercolour I believe . The simple Crucifix in Aldhelms chapel I thought was fantastic and made me think of Bernard's vanity of vanities this can't apply here beautiful simplicity . Maybe the best chapel I have visited . You can also see the Malmesbury Refecory Vulgate Bible 1447 which was amazing 600 years old and still looks wonderful .

Very nice cathedral. Worth to visit.Small fee to enter.There is a tower that can be visited but tickets get sold quickly for the tower.If you just want the abbey it's ok just to walk in any time.The abbey itself is lovely, better to go when it is sunny so you can see all the windows displaying all the majestic scenes.