Tintern Abbey sits in a lovely wooded valley of the River Wye. It's a beautiful, still place--and the abbey is full of arches, as you'll be able to tell from the pictures.
Tintern Abbey ruins.
Entrance to the Warming Room. The monks were only allowed to have a fire in this one room between 1 November and Good Friday. The rules were obviously set out in a gentler climate! These guys were tough.
Entrance to the abbey church.
Arches!
And more arches!
I went a little mad for the arches :-)
And again...
Even though the roof has been gone for centuries, the arches survive.
More arches...
Exterior shot of the Tintern Abbey church
Exterior shot.
Arches again, this time where the water would have brought fresh fish to the kitchen area.
Broken carvings.
Cool house on a nearby hill. What a view they have!
The River Wye.
After lunch at Tintern Abbey, we headed off to Chepstow Castle, which was known as Striguil in William Marshal's time. It's an amazing place, situated on the River Wye; it's a long, narrow fortification with a lower, middle and upper bailey.
The gatehouse and lower bailey entrance.
The gatehouse.
Chepstow Castle reflection in the River Wye.
Chepstow Castle Cellars.
Buildings in the lower bailey.
More lower bailey.
Looking up to the middle bailey.
Latrine off the Lord's Chamber.
Wooden door designed and commisioned by William Marshal.
Detail of the door.
Lower bailey.
Marten Tower in the lower bailey.
Inside the Marten Tower.
More stairs!
Middle bailey, I think.
Middle bailey.
Upper bailey.
Our last stop on Sunday was Lacock Abbey, back in England.
Cyclamens in the shade.
Lacock Abbey.
Entrance gate to Lacock Abbey.
Side view of Lacock Abbey.
Ceiling bosses in the cloisters.
View of the cloisters courtyard.
Ceiling boss detail.
Lacock Abbey was a location for some of the Harry Potter films.
Fan vault in the cloisters.
After we finished having a look around Lacock Abbey, we headed over to our hotel, the Beechfield House Hotel, a lovely place well worth another look.
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