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Photo of Tewkesbury Abbey, a church in Gloucestershire, south west England.

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Tewkesbury Abbey

Local highlight

Massive Norman tower and medieval abbey church.

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When Henry VIII’s men came in 1539, the people of Tewkesbury bought their abbey church for £453 — the value of its lead and bells — and so kept it whole. It is one of the grandest Norman churches in England, crowned by a massive square crossing tower, with medieval tombs and monuments crowded inside. Ashchurch for Tewkesbury station is about 4km east.

More places to visit near Tewkesbury Abbey

Photo of Tewkesbury, a village in Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Tewkesbury

Village

Timber-framed medieval town at the meeting of Severn and Avon, dominated by its great Norman abbey.

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Photo along the Severn Way, a 210-mile long-distance path running from Plynlimon to Bristol, England and Wales.

Severn Way

Long-distance path

Britain's longest riverside walk, shadowing the Severn from its peat-hag source on Plynlimon to the docks at Bristol.

0.1 km NW · spans 5 counties

Photo of Odda's Chapel, a chapel near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Odda's Chapel

Chapel near Tewkesbury

One of England's most complete Saxon chapels, built in 1056 and rediscovered inside a farmhouse at Deerhurst.

3.4 km SW

Photo of the Cotswolds, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Cotswolds

National Landscape near Cirencester

Honey-coloured limestone villages scattered across rolling sheep country, and paths enough to link them all up

6.3 km E

Photo: Bredon Hill, a viewpoint near Elmley Castle in the Cotswolds, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Bredon Hill

Viewpoint near Elmley Castle

Isolated outlier of the Cotswolds rising over the Vale, its summit crowned by the folly tower of Parsons Folly, a landmark for miles.

10.2 km NE

Photo of The Monkey House (Old Cider House), a pub near Defford, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

The Monkey House (Old Cider House)

Pub near Defford

One of Britain's last thatched farm cider houses, cider poured by the jug and drunk in the yard or a lean-to shelter.

10.2 km N