St Augustine's Abbey CT1 1PF
Entry: Free for EH members
Open: seasonal - check website
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About:
St Augustine’s Abbey was was one of the most important monasteries in medieval England. For almost 1,000 years it was a centre of learning and spirituality.
The abbey was founded in 598, after St Augustine arrived in Kent on a mission to convert the pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Within 100 years, the work begun by Augustine had converted the whole of England, and the abbey that bore his name was at the heart of English Christianity.

St Augustine’s developed over the centuries into a great Romanesque abbey, one of the grandest and most influential in Europe. However, this power and prominence was not to last. The Suppression of the Monasteries under Henry VIII saw much of the once great abbey destroyed.
In later years, St Augustine’s became the site of a royal palace, a poorhouse, a gaol and a school.

The abbey now forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognised for its great importance to the history of Christianity in England.

Dog Friendly:
Dogs allowed on lead in the grounds 

Parking:
No parking on site. The nearest car park (charged) is just opposite on the Longport road. Not managed by English Heritage.

Facilities:
Food and Drink
Shop
Picnic area
Toilets
Exhibition
Gardens
Museum

Notes:
Most of the site and building is accessible by wheelchair. Manual wheelchair users are advised to bring an assistant, and may need to be able to leave the wheelchair briefly. Please call site if you need further information.
Visitors can be set down on the pavement next to the entrance. No special arrangements are required. No parking on site, but there are disabled parking spaces on the Longport road opposite.
There are stairs down into the crypt, in the cloister and the Campanile mound. There are no ramps or lift access.
There are sheer drops on site which are not signposted.
There are several slopes on site which are not signposted and some paths run across gradients.
Low ruined walls and hidden stonework, as well as uneven grass surfaces.

Contact:
Tel: 03703331181     
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Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk