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Ruins of Hailes Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in the 13th century
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A watercolour landscape view of Hailes Abbey by Thomas Robins
13th-century Cistercian abbey
Once a Cistercian abbey, founded in 1246 by Richard of Cornwall and dissolved Christmas Eve 1539, Hailes never housed large numbers of monks but had extensive and elaborate buildings.
It was financed by pilgrims visiting its renowned relic, 'the Holy Blood of Hailes' - allegedly a phial of Christ's blood.
Don't miss
- Explore the ruins of this 13th-century Cistercian abbey
- Interpretation panels guide you around the abbey buildings
- Sculptures, stonework and other finds are displayed in the museum
- The adjacent parish church has medieval wall-paintings