Dad and small kids visit ruins of old Abbey in Hampshire UK


"Of the 409 sites cared for by English Heritage over 270 can be visited free once a year Picture shows a dad and his 3 year old twins visiting Netley Abbey the 13th century ruins of a Cistercian Abbey near Southampton Hants. Netley Abbey is the most complete surviving Cistercian monastery in southern England. The ruins reflect over 800 years of change, during which the abbey was transformed from a monastic house to a mansion house, and later to a romantic ruin."


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Location: Netley Abbey near Southampton Hants Hampshire England UK Great Britain
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
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