Roche Abbey

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Address:

Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 8NW

Before You Go

Visit Roche Abbey today, and you can explore the extensive ruins of a small Cistercian abbey in a dramatic valley with rocky limestone outcrops.

Surviving almost to their full height, Roche’s soaring early Gothic church transepts became the ‘eyecatcher’ centrepiece of a Georgian landscape designed by Capability Brown.

Later changes revealed one of the most complete ground plans of any English Cistercian monastery.

Plan a Great Day Out

  • A chance to enjoy a picnic in the ruins by the stream
  • The remaining section of the gatehouse
  • The magnificent surviving transept walls
  • The ruined hall of the lay brothers' infirmary

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