Abbey or priory · near Greet · Gloucestershire

Hailes Abbey

Hailes Abbey is an abbey in the Cotswolds. Look for it 1.7 km east of Greet. It is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Hailes Abbey, Bill Tyne from Oxford, England (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.7 km

east of Greet

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Greet

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

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Greet

Hailes Abbey is 1.7 km east of Greet. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Greet has 6 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

Expect highs of 19–22°C in Greet from June to September.

Jan8° / 2°63 mm

Feb8° / 1°49 mm

Mar11° / 3°51 mm

Apr14° / 4°55 mm

May17° / 7°62 mm

Jun20° / 10°58 mm

Jul22° / 12°57 mm

Aug21° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°80 mm

Nov10° / 4°81 mm

Dec8° / 2°73 mm

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

About

Hailes Abbey

Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 9 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 42 more places, Sudeley Castle (3.1 km) first on our list.

Greet’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: 1.7 km east of Greet
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hailes-abbey

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Hailes Abbey at a glance

Hailes Abbey sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Hailes Abbey

Winchcombe, with 4,339 people, is the largest of the 8. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 1.7 km west of it

Greet

396 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km southwest of it

Winchcombe

4,339 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km west of it

Gretton

528 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km northeast of it

Stanton

189 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hailes Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Greet	1.7 km west of it	396	11
Winchcombe	2.2 km southwest of it	4,339	11
Gretton	3.6 km west of it	528	11
Stanton	4.2 km northeast of it	189	12
Alderton	5.9 km northwest of it	863	4
Guiting Power	6.9 km southeast of it	296	1
Southam	7.9 km southwest of it	938	11
Gotherington	8.7 km west of it	1,131	2

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

While you are near Hailes Abbey

A visit can add 3 historic houses, 2 heritage railways and a castle, from 42 places within 15 km.

CastleSudeley Castle3.1 km away 2

Heritage railwayGloucestershire Warwickshire Railway2.2 km away 3

Heritage railwayToddington Narrow Gauge Railway2.2 km away 4

Historic houseStanway House2.6 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustSnowshill Manor6 km away 6

Abbey or prioryEvesham Abbey14 km away 7

MuseumWinchcombe Museum3 km away 8

Historic houseSezincote House12 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Hailes Abbey?

Hailes Abbey is 1.7 km east of Greet, Gloucestershire.

What is Hailes Abbey?

Abbey in the Cotswolds, United Kingdom.

Who runs Hailes Abbey?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Hailes Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Greet, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Hailes Abbey a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Hailes Abbey?

Within 15 km: Sudeley Castle (3.1 km), Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (2.2 km), Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway (2.2 km) and Stanway House (2.6 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)

Hailes Abbey: Bill Tyne from Oxford, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Juan Enrique Gilardi from Mar del Plata, Argentina, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway: hugh llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stanway House: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Snowshill Manor: Celuici, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Evesham Abbey: Oosoom at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Winchcombe Museum: Bob&Anne Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sezincote House: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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