Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate

Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate and its collection

700-year-old building with fine 16th-century great hall, associated with Elizabethan seafarers Drake and Grenville. Tucked away in its own secluded valley above the River Tavy, Buckland was originally a small but influential Cistercian monastery. Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate features exhibits related to: religion, architecture, maritime and personalities. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: elizabethan seafaring, sir richard grenville and sir francis drake.