Abbot’s Kitchen
The Abbot's Kitchen is a mediaeval octagonal building that served as the kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It is a Grade I listed building.Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Grade I listed building in Mendip, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Abbot’s Kitchen, Glastonbury” and “Abbot’s Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glastonbury Abbey and St. Patrick’s Chapel, Glastonbury.
Glastonbury Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction. Glastonbury Abbey is situated 340 feet northeast of Abbot’s Kitchen.
St. Patrick’s Chapel, Glastonbury
Church
Photo: Glaaaastonbury88, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Patrick's Chapel in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, is housed within the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey, and was completed in 1517. It is a site of pilgrimage and dedicated to Saint Patrick due to it being close to a possible site of his burial. St. Patrick’s Chapel, Glastonbury is situated 450 feet north of Abbot’s Kitchen.
St Benedict’s Church
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Benedict at Glastonbury within the English county of Somerset was built as a Norman chapel in the 11th century with substantial additions in the 15th and 19th centuries. It is a Grade I listed building. St Benedict’s Church is situated 750 feet west of Abbot’s Kitchen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Street and Walton.
Street
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Street is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, with a population of 12,709 in 2021. On a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, it is two miles southwest of Glastonbury. Street is situated 1½ miles southwest of Abbot’s Kitchen.
Walton
Village
Photo: Graeme Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walton is a village and civil parish on the Polden Hills in Somerset, England, 1.5 miles west of Street. The parish includes the hamlet of Asney. Walton is situated 3 miles southwest of Abbot’s Kitchen.
West Pennard
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Pennard is a village and civil parish east of Glastonbury, situated at the foot of Pennard Hill, in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Coxbridge and Woodlands. West Pennard is situated 3 miles east of Abbot’s Kitchen.
Abbot’s Kitchen
- Categories: architectural structure, building, and historic site
- Location: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.14591° or 51° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.71661° or 2° 42′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C3V47WM+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 177011108OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q17524742
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In Other Languages
“Abbot’s Kitchen” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cuina de l’abat, Abadia de Glastonbury”
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