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Tintern Abbey

Tintern Abbey is a ruined medieval abbey situated adjacent to the village of in , on the Welsh bank of the , which at this location forms the border between Monmouthshire in and in .
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  • Opening hours:
    July—August: 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
    September—June: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed ruined abbey in Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Abbey Church of St Mary” and “Tinterne Abbey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wild Hare Inn, Tintern and Old Tramway Bridge (Formerly Wireworks Bridge).

Hotel
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The Wild Hare Inn is a pub with rooms in located 5 miles to the north of , , . It is situated beside the A466 road, across the road from the , on the corner of an unclassified road to and . is situated 1,200 feet west of Tintern Abbey.

Bridge
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is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Tintern Abbey.

Tunnel
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is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Tintern Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tintern and Brockweir.

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is situated just inside in the beautiful Wye Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, six miles north of on the A466 road to .

Village
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is a village in Hewelsfield and civil parish, in the of , England. The civil parish also includes the separate village of .

Village
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is a village, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tintern Abbey.

Tintern Abbey

Latitude
51.69711° or 51° 41′ 50″ north
Longitude
-2.67679° or 2° 40′ 36″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
9C3VM8WF+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23148607
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2635791
Wiki­data ID
Q1439379
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Tintern Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Abati Tyndyrn”
  • Cebuano: “Tintern Abbey”
  • Czech: “Klášter Tintern”
  • Dutch: “abdij van Tintern”
  • Dutch: “abdij van Tinterne”
  • Dutch: “Tintern Abbey”
  • Finnish: “Tinternin luostari”
  • French: “abbaye de Tintern”
  • French: “Abbaye de Tintern”
  • French: “abbaye de Tinterne”
  • German: “Kloster Tintern”
  • German: “Tintern Abbey”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר טינטרן”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Tintern”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Tintern”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Tinterne”
  • Japanese: “ティンターン・アビイ”
  • Japanese: “ティンターン修道院”
  • Malayalam: “ടിന്റേൺ ആബി”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tintern Abbey i Monmouthshire”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tintern kloster”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tinterne kloster”
  • Panjabi: “ਟਿੰਟਰਨ ਐਬੇ”
  • Polish: “Opactwo Tintern”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Tintern”
  • Portuguese: “abadia de Tinterne”
  • Russian: “Тинтернское аббатство”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tintern Abbey”
  • Slovenian: “Opatija Tintern”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Tintern”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Tintern”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Tinterne”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Titern”
  • Swedish: “Tintern Abbey”
  • Swedish: “Tintern kloster”
  • Swedish: “Tinterne kloster”
  • Welsh: “Abaty Tyndyrn”

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