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Byland Abbey
Coxwold, Yorkshire
Free abbey ruin once one of England's greatest monasteries, next to a village pub.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
Byland Abbey is a Cistercian ruin whose west front influenced the rose window at York Minster. It is free to enter, with free guided tours at 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The museum is open Friday to Monday afternoons April to October, depending on volunteers.
Good to know
- Small car park, about nine cars
- Toilets are behind the Abbey Inn opposite
- Best time
- Weekday
- Open
- Daylight hours
- Getting there
- Small triangular car park by the abbey
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Facilities
- Toilets
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