Tewkesbury Abbey Review

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Tewkesbury Abbey

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The stonework in the Norman Tewkesbury Abbey has much in common with that of Gloucester Cathedral, but this church was built in the Romanesque (12th-century) and Decorated Gothic (14th-century) styles. Its exterior makes an impressive sight, with the largest Norman tower in the world—148 feet high and 46 feet square—and the 65-foot-high arch of the west front. Fourteen stout Norman pillars and myriad gilded bosses on the roof of the nave and choir (best viewed through a mirror on wheels) grace the beautifully kept interior.

  • Cost: Requested donation £3, tours £3
  • Open: Easter-Oct., Mon.-Sat. 7:30-6, Sun. 7:30-7; Nov.-Easter, Mon.-Sat. 7:30-5:30, Sun 7:30-7; tours Apr.-Oct., daily at 11 and 2:15 (or prebook at any time)
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