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Tintern Abbey

Tintern Abbey is a grade I listed ruined abbey in Tintern, Monmouthshire. It is conserved by Cadw. Nearby, Chepstow Castle (5.9 km) heads a list of 34 within 15 km.

Photo: Tintern Abbey, Saffron Blaze (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

100 m

southeast of Tintern

Run by

Cadw

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 2%

#149 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Tintern

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

#149 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (22 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Tintern

Tintern Abbey is 100 m southeast of Tintern. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Cadw

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

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Tintern 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

The climate through the year

The warmest afternoons in Tintern run June to September, at 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°97 mm

Feb8° / 2°90 mm

Mar10° / 3°79 mm

Apr13° / 4°75 mm

May16° / 7°73 mm

Jun19° / 10°71 mm

Jul21° / 12°68 mm

Aug20° / 12°93 mm

Sep18° / 10°77 mm

Oct14° / 7°117 mm

Nov10° / 4°124 mm

Dec7° / 2°126 mm

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

About

Tintern Abbey

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 22 languages.

Tintern’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: Cadw
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 22 languages
Town: 100 m southeast of Tintern
Official site: cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/tintern-abbey

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

The map

Tintern Abbey and what surrounds it

The map puts Tintern Abbey in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Tintern Abbey

Among the 8, Chepstow is the biggest, home to 11,939 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 100 m northwest of it

Tintern

337 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 3.2 km northwest of it

Catbrook

386 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km southwest of it

St Arvans

704 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km north of it

Llandogo

469 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Tintern Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Tintern	100 m northwest of it	337	4
Catbrook	3.2 km northwest of it	386	3
St Arvans	3.3 km southwest of it	704	6
Llandogo	3.7 km north of it	469	4
Chepstow	4.6 km south of it	11,939	8
St Briavels	4.7 km northeast of it	707	8
Tutshill and Sedbury	4.8 km south of it	3,618	7
Woolaston	6 km east of it	830	2

Make a day of it

Close to Tintern Abbey

5 castles, an abbey or priory and a fort are among the 34 within 15 km.

Castle · CadwChepstow Castle5.9 km away 2

Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle13 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle5.2 km away 4

Castle · CadwRaglan Castle14 km away 5

CastleCaldicot Castle12 km away 6

Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory13 km away 7

Fort · CadwChepstow Port Wall6.1 km away 8AttractionAttractionMonmouth Heritage Trail13 km away

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

Good to know about Tintern Abbey

Where is Tintern Abbey?

Tintern Abbey is 100 m southeast of Tintern, Gwent.

What is Tintern Abbey?

Grade I listed ruined abbey in Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Who runs Tintern Abbey?

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

When is the best time to visit Tintern Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Tintern, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Tintern Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Tintern Abbey?

Within 15 km: Chepstow Castle (5.9 km), Monmouth Castle (13 km), St Briavels Castle (5.2 km) and Raglan Castle (14 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 (8)

Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Briavels Castle: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caldicot Castle: Nick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monmouth Priory: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chepstow Port Wall: Pasicles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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