Abbey or priory · Buckfast · Devon

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Buckfast, Devon. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building. Close by, Totnes Castle is 9 km away, one of 34 within 15 km.

Photo: Buckfast Abbey, Necrothesp (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Buckfast

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Buckfast

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Buckfast

Buckfast Abbey is inside Buckfast’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Buckfast has 14 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Buckfast

Afternoons in Buckfast peak at 18–20°C, June to September.

Jan9° / 3°201 mm

Feb8° / 2°184 mm

Mar10° / 3°153 mm

Apr13° / 5°117 mm

May15° / 7°103 mm

Jun18° / 10°106 mm

Jul20° / 12°105 mm

Aug20° / 12°127 mm

Sep18° / 10°126 mm

Oct14° / 7°212 mm

Nov11° / 5°221 mm

Dec8° / 3°257 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Buckfast, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Buckfast. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Buckfast’s full climate →

About

Buckfast Abbey

Articles on it exist in 13 languages.

Buckfast’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: in Buckfast
Official site: buckfast.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Buckfast Abbey at a glance

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Buckfast Abbey is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns around Buckfast Abbey, by distance

Totnes is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (9,217 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Buckfast

283 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 500 m south of it

Buckfastleigh

2,720 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Ashburton

3,368 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 6.2 km east of it

Broadhempston

740 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Buckfast Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Buckfast	It’s in town	283	11
Buckfastleigh	500 m south of it	2,720	12
Ashburton	1.9 km northeast of it	3,368	11
Broadhempston	6.2 km east of it	740	5
Dartington	7.3 km southeast of it	924	9
Denbury	8.3 km east of it	1,482	10
South Brent	8.4 km southwest of it	2,643	1
Totnes	9.4 km southeast of it	9,217	8

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 34 more, including 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a heritage railway.

Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle9 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle11 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle13 km away 4

Heritage railwaySouth Devon Railway5.5 km away 5

CastleHembury Castle1.9 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustBradley Manor11 km away 7

MuseumTotnes Museum9.3 km away 8

ZooBecky Falls13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Buckfast Abbey

Where is Buckfast Abbey?

Buckfast Abbey is in Buckfast, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Buckfast Abbey?

Benedictine abbey in Buckfast, Devon.

When is the best time to visit Buckfast Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Buckfast, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Buckfast Abbey a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Buckfast Abbey?

Within 15 km: Totnes Castle (9 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (11 km), Compton Castle (13 km) and South Devon Railway (5.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
South Devon Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hembury Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradley Manor: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Totnes Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Becky Falls: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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