Photo of Buckland Abbey, a ruined abbey near Plymouth in the Tamar Valley, Devon, south west England.

Buckland Abbey© don cload / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Abbeys & priories in DevonDevon, England

19 abbeys and priories in the Albion Guide across Devon — see the full abbeys and priories directory, or everything to explore in Devon.

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Buckland Abbey

Abbey near Plymouth

Cistercian abbey turned Drake's Elizabethan home.

St John's Holy Well

Holy well near Okehampton

A medieval holy well in Devon.

Dunkeswell Abbey

Abbey near Broadhembury

The remains of a medieval abbey in Devon.

Torre Abbey

Abbey near Cockington

The best-preserved medieval abbey in Devon, with its Armada-prisoner Spanish Barn.

Leechwell

Holy well near Dittisham

Leechwell holy well, 350m south west of St Mary's Church

St Ann's Well

Holy well near Bigbury-on-Sea

Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell Farm

Tawstock holy well

Holy well near Instow

A medieval holy well in Devon.

Canonsleigh Abbey

Abbey near Tiverton Parkway

The remains of a medieval abbey in Devon.

Cornworthy Priory

Priory near Dittisham

The remains of a medieval priory in Devon.

Frithelstock Priory

Priory near Appledore (Appledore)

The remains of a medieval priory in Devon.

Law Library, Cathedral Yard

Cathedral near Exeter

The remains of a medieval cathedral in Devon.

Newenham Abbey

Abbey near Lyme Regis

The remains of a medieval abbey in Devon.

North Gate

Abbey near Buckland-in-the-Moor

The North Gate and part of the precinct area of Buckfast Abbey

Plympton Priory

Priory near Plymouth

The remains of a medieval priory in Devon.

Resolution Fort

Friary near Plymouth

Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court

St Katherine's Priory

Priory near Exeter

St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe

St Nicholas' Priory (Devon)

Priory near Exeter

The remains of a medieval priory in Devon.

Tavistock Abbey

Abbey near Gunnislake

The remains of a medieval abbey in Devon.

Totnes Priory

Priory near Dittisham

The remains of a medieval priory in Devon.