Hailes Abbey
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Overview
Richard, Earl of Cornwall, brother of King Henry III, founded Hailes Abbey in 1246 in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed the Holy Blood of Hailes, claimed to be a phial of Christ’s blood, and became a pilgrimage site. After the Dissolution in 1539, when many religious institutions in England were closed or destroyed, the abbey declined precipitously. King Henry VIII’s commissioners even claimed that the Holy Blood of Hailes was actually just duck’s blood, and it’s difficult to venerate the holy martyrdom of a duck. Now only a few of the cloister arches and foundations remain, though one Cistercian drain still works, 750 years after its installation.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open daily, Apr-Jun & Sep-Oct 10-5; Jul-Aug 10-6. Closed Nov-Mar. Info valid until Mar 2017
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
About the area
Gloucestershire is home to a variety of landscapes, including the Cotswolds, a region of gentle hills, valleys and gem-like villages that roll through the county. To their west is the Severn Plain, watered by Britain’s longest river and characterised by orchards and farms marked out by hedgerows that blaze with mayflower in the spring; beyond the Severn are the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley.
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