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Buckland Abbey
Buckland Abbey Review
A 13th-century Cistercian monastery, Buckland Abbey became the home of Sir Francis Drake in 1581. Today it's filled with mementos of Drake and the Spanish Armada and has a restaurant. The house is 6 miles south of Tavistock; to get here, take A386 south to Crapstone and then head west.
- Address: Off A386, Yelverton, PL20 6EY | Map It
- Phone: 01822/853607
- Cost: £8.05; grounds only £4.05
- Hours: Mid-Feb. and early Dec.--late Dec., daily 11--4:30; late Feb.--early Mar. and early Nov.--early Dec., Fri.--Sun. 11--4:30; early Mar.--early Nov., daily 10:30--5:30; last admission 45 mins before closing
- Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
- Location: Tavistock and Environs
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