Starting out as a Cistercian Abbey, Buckland Abbey was later converted to a house becoming home to Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake. Nowada


Starting out as a Cistercian Abbey, Buckland Abbey was later converted to a house becoming home to Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake. Nowadays it is lovingly cared for by the National Trust.


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Location: Buckland Abbey, Devon, England
Photo credit: © Terry Mathews / Alamy / Afripics
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