The ruins of a thirteenth-century Cistercian monastery near Winchcombe, once a major pilgrimage site and now in the care of English Heritage.
Hailes Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded in the thirteenth century and once a major pilgrimage destination. After the Dissolution little more than foundations and low walls remained, but the scale of the precinct and the quiet valley setting still give a strong sense of medieval monastic life.
The abbey lies a short distance from Winchcombe and the Cotswold Way, making it a manageable half-day visit on a rest day or as an afternoon extension. English Heritage cares for the site and runs an exhibition on the abbey's history and the relic that drew medieval pilgrims. Opening times and tickets are on the English Heritage page for Hailes Abbey.
