swap_horiz Whitby Abbey Alternatives

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Saint-Denis Abbey

The Basilica of Saint-Denis is a former Benedictine abbey church in the northern suburbs of Paris. Under Abbot Suger in...

France Royal Burial Gothic Basilica

9.2 Excellent

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Lorsch Abbey

Lorsch Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery located in the town of Lorsch in the state of Hesse, Germany. Founded in...

Germany Carolingian Benedictine Ruins

9.0 Excellent

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Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in North Yorkshire, England, located in the Rye Valley near Helmsley. Fo...

England Yorkshire Ruins Cistercian

8.6 Great

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Bolton Abbey

Bolton Priory, commonly known as Bolton Abbey, is a ruined Augustinian priory on the banks of the River Wharfe in North...

England Medieval Yorkshire Ruins

8.6 Great

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Jumièges Abbey

Jumièges Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, founded in 654 by Saint Philibert with the patrona...

France Romanesque Normandy Benedictine

8.5 Great

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Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1136 by King D...

Scotland Gothic Ruins Cistercian

8.5 Great

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Furness Abbey

Furness Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery on the Furness peninsula in Cumbria, England, founded in 1123 with the pa...

England Medieval Ruins Cumbria

8.4 Great

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Tewkesbury Abbey

Tewkesbury Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, founded in 1102. The buildin...

England Active Romanesque Benedictine

8.3 Great

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San Galgano Abbey

San Galgano is a ruined Cistercian abbey located in Tuscany, Italy, with construction beginning in the early 13th centur...

Italy Gothic Tuscany Ruins

8.3 Great

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Selby Abbey

Selby Abbey is an active Anglican parish church located in North Yorkshire, England, originally founded as a Benedictine...

England Active Romanesque Yorkshire

8.3 Great

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Arbroath Abbey

Arbroath Abbey is a ruined Tironensian monastery located in Angus, Scotland, founded in 1178 by King William I. The stru...

Scotland Gothic Declaration Ruins

8.2 Great

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Santes Creus Abbey

Santes Creus Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in Catalonia, Spain, founded in 1160. As one of the largest...

Spain Gothic Catalonia Ruins

8.2 Great

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Netley Abbey

Netley Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery located on the southern coast of Hampshire, England, founded in 1239 by Pe...

England Medieval Ruins Hampshire

8.2 Great

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San Vincenzo al Volturno

San Vincenzo al Volturno is an early medieval Benedictine monastery located in the Molise region of Italy. Founded in th...

Italy Early Medieval Benedictine Ruins

8.2 Great

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Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery situated in a public park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, founded in...

England Romanesque Yorkshire Ruins

8.1 Great

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Bath Abbey

Bath Abbey is a parish church of the Church of England in Bath, Somerset, occupying the site of a monastery founded in 7...

Heritage England Active Benedictine

8.1 Great

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Bury St Edmunds Abbey

Bury St Edmunds Abbey was a Benedictine monastery located in Suffolk, England, founded in 1020 and dedicated to Edmund t...

England Medieval Suffolk Benedictine

8.1 Great

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Byland Abbey

Byland Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in North Yorkshire, England, founded in 1177. The site is noted for its la...

England Gothic Yorkshire Ruins

7.8 Good

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Hambye Abbey

Hambye Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery founded in the 12th century in the Normandy region of northwestern France...

France Gothic Normandy Benedictine

7.4 Good

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Downside Abbey

Downside Abbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery at Stratton-on-the-Fosse in Somerset, England. The community wa...

England Somerset Gothic Active

6.8 Fair