Britain appears ready to approve what would be the largest diplomatic outpost in Europe, but neighbors and activists fear ...

The 20-acre property with sprawling garden in Kent is surrounded by medieval walls and has an underground passageway ...

Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton is considered the largest privately owned and preserved abbey in the UK - here is its history.

In the 18th century a designed landscape of exceptional beauty was created around the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire. The spectacular ruins of the 12th century abbey and water ...

The abbey, managed by the National Trust, is one of the largest Cistercian abbey ruins in Europe. It was a thriving monastic community for 400 years until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539.

A number of structures and features under the courtyard have been revealed, including a major aqueduct and medieval buildings, which once formed part of the Cistercian Abbey, along with some ...

Over 900 years old, it is said to have been the wealthiest Cistercian abbey ... in his poem “At Furness Abbey”, railway workers arriving to “walk among the ruins”, feel the “thrills ...

This historic old village is highly accessible and boasts stunning architecture, lush landscapes, and even contains the heart ...

Near to where I live are the magnificent ruins of Fountains Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded in 1132, the Abbey was a centre of monastic work and prayer in the Cistercian tradition ...

“Monasteries don’t make much sense without monks,” says Fr Richard Purcell, abbot of Mount Melleray Abbey in west Waterford. The cleric is in reflective mood as the Cistercian ...