Netley Abbey, Castle & Beach

Walks, England, Hampshire, Eastleigh

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  • Welcome to Netley Abbey! This English Heritage managed site is free to enter & is open seven days a week. Opening hours may vary.

    Step 1: Welcome to Netley Abbey! This English Heritage managed site is free to enter & is open seven days a week. Opening hours may vary.

  • Step 2: There is limited, free parking here. Buses from Southampton City Centre, as well as other local towns run to & from the nearby Grange Road. The closest train station is in Netley.

  • There are a number of information boards around the site to provide you with lots more facts! Continue ahead through the archway to explore.

    Step 3: There are a number of information boards around the site to provide you with lots more facts! Continue ahead through the archway to explore.

  • Netley is the most complete surviving abbey built by the Cistercian monks in southern England & was founded in 1238.

    Step 4: Netley is the most complete surviving abbey built by the Cistercian monks in southern England & was founded in 1238.

  • When the abbey was complete it would have been home to about 15 monks & 30 lay northwest, officials & servants.

    Step 5: When the abbey was complete it would have been home to about 15 monks & 30 lay northwest, officials & servants.

  • In 1536 monastic life at the abbey came to an end after the suppression by Henry VIII. The abbey was turned into a Tudor courthouse.

    Step 6: In 1536 monastic life at the abbey came to an end after the suppression by Henry VIII. The abbey was turned into a Tudor courthouse.

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