Vale Royal Abbey
Vale Royal Abbey is a former Cistercian Abbey and country house. Its setting is 1.2 km southwest of Davenham. It is a scheduled monument.
Historic house near Davenham
Just outside Davenham
Vale Royal Abbey is 1.2 km southwest of Davenham. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Davenham has 21 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
In Davenham the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.
Vale Royal Abbey
This is a site of Vale Royal Abbey Golf Club. 4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Nearby, Beeston Castle (15 km) heads a list of 22 within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- Vale Royal Abbey Golf Club
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 1.2 km southwest of Davenham
- Official site
- vra.co.uk
Vale Royal Abbey at a glance
Find Vale Royal Abbey in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Vale Royal Abbey
Among the 8, Winsford is the biggest, home to 32,522 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Davenham
Hartford
Winsford
Northwich
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Vale Royal Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenham | 1.2 km northeast of it | 13,840 | 4 |
| Hartford | 1.4 km north of it | 6,698 | 4 |
| Winsford | 2.5 km south of it | 32,522 | 3 |
| Northwich | 2.7 km northeast of it | 18,646 | 6 |
| Cuddington | 2.8 km west of it | 5,860 | 3 |
| Weaverham | 3.6 km northwest of it | 6,266 | 4 |
| Rudheath | 4.1 km northeast of it | 4,803 | 4 |
| Barnton | 4.7 km north of it | 6,245 | 4 |
More to see nearby
The 22 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 3 historic houses and a castle.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle15 km away2
MuseumWeaver Hall Museum & Workhouse3.8 km away3FortFort · National TrustOakmere hill fort6.6 km away4
Historic houseArley Hall12 km away5
MuseumLion Salt Works6.4 km away6
MuseumCuckooland Museum11 km away7
Historic houseTabley House12 km away8
Historic housePeover Hall14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Vale Royal Abbey
Where is Vale Royal Abbey?
Vale Royal Abbey is 1.2 km southwest of Davenham, Cheshire.
What is Vale Royal Abbey?
Former Cistercian Abbey and country house in Cheshire, England, UK.
Who runs Vale Royal Abbey?
Vale Royal Abbey Golf Club.
When is the best time to visit Vale Royal Abbey?
May to September are the warmest months in Davenham, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Vale Royal Abbey a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Vale Royal Abbey?
Within 15 km: Beeston Castle (15 km), Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse (3.8 km), Oakmere hill fort (6.6 km) and Arley Hall (12 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)
- Vale Royal Abbey: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse: RLamb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arley Hall: Pixie2000 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lion Salt Works: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cuckooland Museum: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tabley House: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peover Hall: Iain McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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