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Tintern Abbey (Tintern Village, Wales)

Description: Tintern Abbey was originally founded by Cistercian monks in 1131 AD. in the reign of Henry I. Between 1270 and 1301 the ... more

Tintern Abbey (Tintern Village, Wales) ... Abbey was rebuilt and by the end of the rebuilding, around four hundred monks lived in the complex. The Black Death arrived in 1349 and affected Abbey life badly but it continued to operate until 1536. In that year the Abbey was part of the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. Within a few years the lead was stripped from the roof and the building began to decay. The Abbey then became a source of building stone and only in the eighteenth century was any interest shown in the ruin. Around 1760 the site was cleaned up and visitors to the Wye Valley began to be entranced with the beauty of the site and surroundings. Turner was the best known artist to visit Tintern at the end of that century along with the poet Wordsworth.

Newest Review: ... of the River Wye opens out at Tintern for a few miles and what a spectacular place that is! The river widens and opens out here so that it causes a specific aspect once the sun starts to go down and the mist creeps across the river, rising to the tree line and engulfing the abbey itself in a hauntingly beautiful gossamer thread. But the day is sunny, we have just arrived and what can we ... more

... expect? ~~ The Abbey and Grounds ~~ Tintern Abbey was founded by the Cistercian monks in 1131, the second community that settled in Britain and the only one until then in Wales. Over the next two hundred years it was considerably remodelled and th...more

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Tintern Abbey (Tintern Village, Wales): Not Just for the Romantic in You. (1597 words)
by - written on 09/05/08 (Very useful, 69 readings)
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When I first joined dooyoo I was in the middle of writing travel reviews, especially those that concentrated on the British Isles. That was back in 2006 so I don't expect you read any of those. It does limit me in what to write about, especially with the spell of nice weather we've had recently though. So I thought about particular places, rather than regions or National Parks. I don't hide the fact that I live in South Wales. There would be little point since a few of my reviews have appeared on Welsh Travel Sites. I even got contacted once by the BBC though it came to nothing. At that time I was writing about Pendine Sands, a part of Wales with a great history. One of ... Read the complete review

Ah, rest awhile and contemplate the scene (1095 words)
by - written on 15/05/06 (Very useful, 217 readings)
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Admiring stranger, that with lingering feet, Enchained by wonder, pauses on this green; Where thy enraptured sight the dark woods meet, Ah! rest awhile and contemplate the scene. These hoary pillars clasped by ivy round, This hallowed floor by holy footsteps trod, The mouldering choir by spreading moss embrowned Where fasting saints devoutly hymned their God. So wrote Edmund Gardner towards the end of the eighteenth century and this passionate flow of words sits as a wonderful introduction to the beauty of Tintern Abbey and the landscape around. Britain seems to be a land of churches and monastic buildings and due to the ... Read the complete review