We visited this lovely place two days ago and it was a delightful experience. The abbey has long been in ruins and the grounds are high up above it. There are twelve spaces where the trees were cut down in order to provide (beautiful) views. There's also a small building at one end, which was used for dinner parties very long ago - and a guide gives *fascinating* talks there twice/day. We were fortunate to be there at the right time (the first talk begins at noon and I think the second one begins at 2:30 p.m., although I'm not certain about the latter). That talk greatly enhanced our visit; not only was the guide incredibly knowledgable, but she also had a *terrific* sense of humor. A neat thing was that we happened to be there on the one day each year when the high grasses at the edge of the property are cut back, and we had a delightful conversation with the chief groundskeeper & one of his co-workers (they're employed by the National Trust and they take care of various properties). The woman at the ticket desk was also very friendly - and speaking of tickets; admission is *very* reasonably-priced.
Note that the walk of the grounds is about one mile from start to finish. read more
