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Visit Thanet Logo (3) Visit Thanet
Destinations
  • Margate
  • Insider's Guide to Margate Cliftonville
  • Broadstairs
  • Ramsgate
  • Villages
  • Seasonal Coast
  • Green & Sustainable Thanet
  • Our Coast
  • Beaches and Bays Active Coast Calm Coast Curious Coast Family Fun Coast Beach Information
  • Coastal Explorers
  • Coastal Education Resources
  • Beach Group Visits
  • History and Heritage
  • Margate History Broadstairs History Ramsgate History Village History Heritage and Architecture Frontline Thanet Ramsgate: The Heart of the Dunkirk Little Ships
  • Literary Heroes
  • Railway 200
Things to Do
  • See and Do
  • Latest Attraction Opening Hours
  • Find Attractions
  • Entertainment
  • Arts and Culture
  • Galleries and Studios Turner and Margate Kent’s Creative Isle of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate
  • Shopping and Markets
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  • Escape Rooms
  • Experiences
  • Active and Outdoors
  • Cycling at the Coast Walking the Isle of Thanet It’s all about the Golf Sightseeing Boat and Fishing Trips Sea Swimming and Saunas
  • Coastal Wellness
  • Yoga
  • Parks
  • Seasonal Coast
  • Make a Digital Discovery
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The first Monastery at Minster Abbey was founded in 670, and the present buildings date back to 1027. Part of the Abbey was destroyed during the Reformation but some fine buildings remain, and this is still home to a community of Benedictine Nuns.

It is possibly the oldest inhabited house in England, and the only pre-Reformation Monastery to be currently used as a Religious House in England. The present community returned from Germany in 1937.

There is also a Tearoom, and Exhibition area, which can be accessed via the entrance on Bedlam Court Lane.

These are open Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, and occasionally on Saturdays. Please ring to check.

The Abbey is situated in beautiful tranquil gardens, and is a place of peace and serenity, where the Community of Sisters run a small guest house and conference rooms.

Tours Saturdays 11am-12pm and by appointment.

Tea Rooms summer Tuesday to Saturday 10am-4pm; check website in winter.

Chapel open daily for prayer.

Access Information

The Abbey is completely step-free and across the ground floor only.

The entrance is wide enough to accommodate both wheelchairs and mobility scooters and there is someone to assist at the entrance. The entire Abbey is accessible for wheelchair and scooter users.

The toilets are accessible and the nearest accessible parking is on the Abbey’s driveway, very close to the entrance.

There is a Hearing Loop in the Chapel, and quiet days or special tours can be arranged.

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Free Entry

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Address

Minster Abbey Church St., Minster, Ramsgate
CT12 4HQ

Contact

01843 821 254

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