Photo of Bury St Edmunds Abbey, a ruined abbey in Suffolk, eastern England.

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Abbeys & priories in SuffolkSuffolk, England

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

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Bury St Edmunds Abbey

Abbey near Bury St Edmunds

Great ruined abbey beside the cathedral gardens.

St James's Chapel, Lindsey

Chapel near Kersey

Little thatched chapel of the 1200s in the Suffolk countryside near Kersey, lit by tall narrow lancet windows.

Leiston Abbey

Abbey near Thorpeness

The remains of a medieval abbey in Suffolk.

Leiston Old Abbey

Abbey near Dunwich

The remains of a medieval abbey in Suffolk.

South Elmham Minster

Cathedral near Harleston

Roofless rubble walls of a church with a rare massive west tower.

Lady's Well

Holy well near Elmswell

A medieval holy well in Suffolk.

Babwell Friary

Friary near Bury St Edmunds

The remains of a medieval friary in Suffolk.

Blythburgh Priory

Priory near Walberswick

The remains of a medieval priory in Suffolk.

College and Franciscan nunnery

Nunnery · Franciscan near Framlingham

College and Franciscan nunnery, water control features and formal garden remains at Bruisyard Hall

Dominican friary (Suffolk)

Friary · Dominican near Ipswich

The remains of a Dominican friary in Suffolk.

Eye Priory

Priory · Abbey near Eye

Remains of Eye Priory at Abbey Farm

Hoxne Priory

Priory · Abbey near Hoxne

Remains of Hoxne Priory at Abbey Farm

Ipswich town defences and friary wall

Friary · Dominican near Ipswich

Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars

Kersey Priory

Priory near Kersey

The remains of a medieval priory in Suffolk.

Letheringham Priory

Priory near Framlingham

Letheringham Priory and remains of 17th century walled garden

Mendham Priory

Priory near Harleston

The remains of a medieval priory in Suffolk.

Redlingfield Nunnery

Nunnery near Eye

Redlingfield Nunnery and fish ponds

Sibton Abbey

Abbey near Framlingham

Remains of Sibton Abbey

Campsey Priory

Priory near Woodbridge

The remains of a medieval priory in Suffolk.

Dodnash Priory

Priory near East Bergholt

The remains of a medieval priory in Suffolk.

Walton Priory

Priory near Harwich

The remains of a medieval priory in Suffolk.