 Buckland Abbey - Reviews from across the web
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iExplore Community: Buckland Abbey - Dartmoor, England
Inside, in addition to the wacky architectural jury-rigging, you�ll see some lovely historic rooms with good furniture and portraits. (Much looks Elizabethan, but is from a Georgian remodelling.) Some of my favourite bits include: dog gates from the 1770s, built to keep pets out of the better rooms;...
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Buckland Abbey, , Yelverton, PL20 6EY - www.statelyhomes.com
Tucked away in its own secluded valley above the River Tavy, Buckland was originally a small but influential Cistercian monastery. The house, which incorporates the remains of the 13th-century abbey church, has rich associations with Sir Francis Drake and his rival, Sir Richard Grenville, and contai...
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Pictures of Buckland Abbey
In its glorious position above the River Tavy, offers a memorable tour of the abbey plus much more. In the extensive grounds there is a lovely Monastic barn, a sweetly scented herb garden, walks to discover the beauty and wildlife of the estate, and a craft work-shop. There are exhibitions recalling...
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Buckland Abbey on AboutBritain.com
There are exhibitions on Buckland's history as well as a magnificent monastic barn, traditional herb garden, estate walks and craft workshops. There are also exhibition galleries, film and interactive displays, a hand-crafted plasterwork ceiling in the Drake Chamber, an Elizabethan garden and th...
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Buckland Abbey : Yelverton Devon England : UK Historic Buildings
Merely four years after finishing his reconstruction, financial constraint led Sir Richard Grenville to sell Buckland Abbey to his cousin, Sir Francis Drake in 1581. Having succeeded in his circumnavigation of the globe, Drake displayed his wealth buying some 40 properties in the Devon area. Bucklan...
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Buckland Abbey - Tours of England's West Country
Six miles north of Plymouth (on A386, then take a minor road), the Cistercian Abbey of Buckland, was converted to a private home after the Dissolution by a cousin of Sir Walter Raleigh, and later acquired by Sir Francis Drake. The house contains mementoes of the buccaneering sea captain, including m...
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