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This page is about Buckland Abbey in Yelverton, Devon

Buckland Abbey was home to Sir Francis Drake. The abbey was a cistercian monastery before being made into a home by Sir Richard Grenville. It's historic rooms and exhibitions show stories of the past. Via the Abbey to the Armada to the agriculture of the estate. The house has brilliant modern and Tudor plasterwork inside the Great Hall and The Drake chamber. The estate has a fantastic monastic barn, craft workshops and walks through a tranquil wooded valley by the River Tavy.

Contact details

Click to visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-bucklandabbey/ www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-bucklandabbey/

telephone: 01822 853607

fax: 01822 855448

address: Yelverton
Devon
PL20 6EY

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Opening Times

17 February - 11 March
Saturday and Sunday only
2:00 - 5:0017 March - 4 November
10:30 - 5:00
Closed Thursdays10 November - 2 December
2:00 - 5:00
Saturday and Sunday only6 December - 23 December
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday
11:00 - 5:00
6 December - 23 December
Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

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Prices

Adult: £7.80
Child: £3.90
Family: £19.50

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