Where to Photograph Abbeys, Monasteries, Cathedrals
and other Christian Buildings

This list contains Abbeys, and other Christian religious buildings that we have featured guides for. A more complete list can be found within:-

• county lists

• full alphabetic list

• list of cathedrals and other larger historic churches in use now

These and other information can be found within the Abbeys section

Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages.

EH = English Heritage, HS = Historic Scotland, CE = Catholic Encyclopaedia, NT = National Trust,
Shef = Sheffield University Cistercian Project

Abbey, monastery, cathedral or other Christian religious building	Near	County	NGR	Website	Notes
Bishop's Waltham Palace	Bishops Waltham	Hampshire	SU552174	Wiki   EH
Buildwas Abbey	Ironbridge	Shropshire	SJ642044	Wiki   EH	Savignac, similar to Cistercians
Dundrennan Abbey	Kirkcudbright	Dumfriesshire	NX749475	Wiki   HS   CE	Cistercian
Egglestone Abbey	Barnard Castle	Durham	NZ061151	Wiki  EH	Premonstratensian (white canons)
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Gardens	Ripon	Yorkshire	SE275682	Wiki  PEH EH    NT	Benedictine
Glastonbury Abbey	Glastonbury	Somerset	ST501388	Own
Hailes Abbey	Winchcombe	Gloucestershire	SP050300	Wiki   EH   NT	Cistercian
Haughmond Abbey	Shrewsbury	Shropshire	SJ542152	Wiki  EH	Augustinian
Jervaulx Abbey	Middleham	Yorkshire	SE171857	Wiki  Own	Cistercian
Lilleshall Abbey	Telford	Shropshire	SJ738142	EH	Augustinian
Muchelney Abbey	Ilchester	Somerset	ST429249	Wiki  EH	Benedictine
Netley Abbey	Fareham	Hampshire	SU453090	Wiki  EH  Shef	Cistercian
Penmon Priory	Penmon	Anglesey	SH630807	Wiki CADW
Southwick Priory	Portsmouth	Hampshire	SU629084	Wiki	Augustinian, wall only
Tintern Abbey	Chepstow	Monmouthshire	SO533000	Wiki   cadw Shef	Cistercian
Titchfield Abbey	Fareham	Hampshire	SU542067	Wiki   EH	Premonstratensian (white canons)
Wenlock Priory	Much Wenlock	Shropshire	SJ625001	Wiki  EH	Clunic
Whitby Abbey	Whitby	Yorkshire	NZ903112	Wiki   EH	Benedictine, pos earlier

This list will continue to grow as we come across new places. REMEMBER if know of somewhere that you feel is a good place please let us know.