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Walsingham Abbey
Visited June 2017
| Location | Walsingham, Norfolk |
| Entrance Fee | Yes |
| Railway Station Nearby | Tourist Railway |
| Parking | Yes- Town car parks |
| Facilities |
Gift Shop, Toilets |
| Map |  |
You could say the village of Walsingham in Norfolk is is used to visitors, as it has been a place of pilgrimage since a Saxon noble woman Richeldis de Faveraches had a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1061 and began to build a Holy House in Her honour.
Castle Acre Priory
Visited June 2017
| Location | Castle Acre, Norfolk |
| Entrance Fee | Yes |
| Railway Station Nearby | No |
| Parking | Yes |
| Facilities | Gift Shop,Toilets |
| Map | |
Founded by the de Warren family in 1080, the priory was built close to the family stronghold of Castle Acre Castle.
Nonnberg Abbey
Visited August 2016
| Location | Salzburg, Austria |
| Entrance Fee | No |
| Railway Station Nearby | Salzburg Central |
| Parking | No |
| Facilities | None |
| Map | |
The abbey of Nonnberg is slightly different to the other abbeys on this website in that it is still in use as a Benedictine convent. As Austria did not have a 'Dissolution of the Monasteries' as we did in the UK it is more unusual to find abbey ruins as the buildings tend to have remained in continuous use.
Talley Abbey
Visited April 2017
| Location | Talley, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Entrance Fee | No |
| Railway Station Nearby | No |
| Parking | Yes |
| Facilities | None |
| Map | |
Lacock Abbey
Visited May 2016
| Location | Lacock, Wiltshire |
| Entrance Fee | Yes |
| Railway Station Nearby | No |
| Parking | Yes |
| Facilities | Cafe, Shop , Toilets |
| Map | |
Lacock Abbey was once a nunnery founded by Ela, Countess of Salisbury in the 13th century. She was the widow of William Longespee, an illegitimate son of Henry II. She retired to the abbey after her husbands death, and it prospered due to the lands she had donated. The dissolution of the monasteries saw it sold off as a private home, and all the alterations and additions since then have left it looking every inch a stately home of wealthy residents. The most famous owner was William Fox Talbot, early pioneer in photography. The abbey houses a museum of photography in recognition of his contribution to the science.
