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Tintern Abbey

About

Step back in time with Brother Thomas and learn what life was like as a monk in Tintern Abbey. Our sympathetic brother will give you inside information about the monks’ rituals and responsibilities.

As the cellarer of Tintern Abbey, Brother Thomas (a Cistercian monk) will be able to tell you all there is to know (and perhaps some things you shouldn’t know!) about the workings of the abbey, his fellow monks, the lay brothers and other ‘less religious’ people!

You will learn about the daily life of the monks at the abbey, including their monastic duties, hygiene and eating habits, as well as the numerous religious services they would have to attend throughout the day.

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Guide Prices

Normal admission prices apply.

How to visit

• purchase your admission tickets on arrival (or book online)*
• check event times and prices below

*You do not need to book tickets for this event. Pre-booked tickets are non-refundable.

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Tintern AbbeyTintern Abbey (Cadw), TinternCistercian abbey, founded in 1131 in the beautiful Wye valley village of Tintern. Remarkably complete abbey church rebuilt in the later thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, with extensive remains of cloister and associated monastic buildings.

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled access

Children

  • Children welcome

Map & Directions

Road Directions

M4 Eastbound Junction 23 & M48 or Westbound Junction 21 & M48. Leave the M48 at Junction 2 & A466 for Chepstow; continue on this road (signed for Monmouth) to Tintern and Abbey signed to right.

Accessible by Public Transport: Chepstow station is 5.5 miles away.

Brother Thomas, the Cellarer

Type:Historical Event

Tintern Abbey (Cadw), Tintern, Monmouthshire, NP16 6SE
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Opening Times

Season (13 Apr 2024)
DayTimes
Saturday10:00 - 16:00
Season (18 May 2024)
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Saturday10:00 - 16:00
Season (15 June 2024)
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Saturday10:00 - 16:00
Season (20 July 2024)
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Saturday10:00 - 16:30
Season (10 Aug 2024)
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Saturday10:00 - 16:30
Season (14 Sept 2024)
DayTimes
Saturday10:00 - 16:00
Season (12 Oct 2024)
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Saturday10:00 - 16:00

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