Cleeve Abbey
For those of you that like to tramp around the ruins of castles and abbeys, there is a really good abbey along the north Devon/Somerset shore on the edge of Exmoor National Park called Cleeve Abbey. It was originally a Cistercian abbey from the 13th century and there's quite a lot there to see besides piles of rocks.You'll find it off the A39 at Washford, just a little way in and it's signposted so you can find it easily. There's a gatehouse and a visitor centre with a little shop. It's an English Heritage property so if you belong to that, it's free but it only cost about 4 pounds per person.One of the most interesting rooms that is still intact is the Refectory dating from the 15th century. It still has it's wood beamed roof, lined on both sides with carved angels looking down over the room below. The high windows let the light gleam in over the stone floors.There are rooms that were...
