Buckland Abbey

Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It is owned by the National Trust.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in Devon, England, UK
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Spirit and The Garden House.

Church of the Holy Spirit

Church

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of the Holy Spirit is situated 2,800 feet south of Buckland Abbey.

The Garden House

Garden

Photo: TenToe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Garden House is an open garden located in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England. The first house built in 1305 was intended to be a home for the vicars of the civil parish. The Garden House is situated 1 mile northeast of Buckland Abbey.

The Who’d Have Thought It Inn

Pub

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Who’d Have Thought It Inn is a pub, which is situated 2,300 feet south of Buckland Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milton Combe and Crapstone.

Milton Combe

Village

Milton Combe is a village in Devon approximately 2 mi from Yelverton and 8 mi from the city of Plymouth. The name Milton Combe is derived from the village's historic name, first mentioned in 1249, of 'Mile Cumbe' literally meaning 'Middle Valley'.

Crapstone

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crapstone is a village in the county of Devon. The village is located on the edge of Dartmoor, in the parish of Buckland Monachorum and is approximately 1 mile from the village of Yelverton, 9 miles from the city of Plymouth and 5 miles from Tavistock.