gloucestershire

Hailes Abbey is a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1246 and used by a small number of monks. Not much of the abbey remains, but you can see the outlines of the church and other buildings, along with some remaining cloister walls. It is a beautiful and peaceful spot. Hailes Abbey is owned by the...

You can see Hailes Abbey just in front of the wooden fence in the lower part of the photo.

Medieval tiles from the floor.

Medieval tiles.

There is a small museum by the entrance.

Entrance.

HRH (His Royal Highness) The Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) is also the Duke of Cornwall and owns the Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate of over 54,000 hectares spread across 23 counties, mostly in the southwest of England. This estate was created in 1337 by Edward III and is passed on to the...

In spring wild daffodils cover fields, woodlands and roadsides in the Golden Triangle formed by the towns of Dymock, Kempley and Oxenhall, near Newent in north-western Gloucestershire. Daffodils, also called "Lent Lillies", flower from mid-March to April. In the 1930s special trains brought...

Vell Mill Meadow.

Vell Mill Meadow.

St Mary's Church. Daffodils in the churchyard.

St Mary's Church, Norman with medieval wall paintings.