Events at Buckfast Abbey
Interested to see our conference facilities and meet other like minded professionals? Please join us for a Business Breakfast.
Why not delight the love of your love with a spectacular dinner with us. Menu created by Executive Chef, John Hughes.
Looking for a fun thing to do in half term? Why not join us at our Craft drop-in event, it’s free.
We are delighted to welcome Julian from Brick Ideas back for another popular Lego Fun Day here at Buckfast Abbey.
One of the UK’s most exciting emerging composers, Matthew Coleridge’s music leapt into the spotlight in 2023, when his Requiem wa
The University of Exeter Chapel Choir invites you to an evening of choral bliss in the beautiful surroundings of Buckfast Abbey, featuring music by
Membra Iesu nostri is a cycle of seven cantatas composed in 1680 devoted to each of the ‘limbs most holy of our suffering Jesus’: feet,
Brent Singers and Orchestra perform an all-Mozart programme, including his celebrated setting of the Requiem Mass in its completion by Süssmayr. T
On the eve of Passion Sunday, this ‘come and sing’ performance is of John Stainer’s powerful meditation on the Passion of Christ, one of the
Join us for the Big Buckfast Abbey Quiz Night. The cost of £10 per person includes a curry meal.
We are delighted to welcome Julian from Brick Ideas back for another popular Lego Fun Day here at Buckfast Abbey.
Informal afternoons twice a month. It’s free so why not come along.
We meet at the bee barn at 1.30pm and generally finish at 5pm but you can
Join us for a course of 8 on site three hour lessons for beginners during May and June on Saturdays 10am to 1pm.
In a recital for organ and violin duo, Simon Leach and Benedict Holland perform a Bach Violin Sonata and contemporary works by Helen Leach a
For beekeepers who already have some experience. Join Clare and Martin for an Exclusive Beekeeping Experience!
Informal afternoons twice a month. It’s free so why not come along.
We meet at the bee barn at 1.30pm and generally finish at 5pm but you can
By popular request, Collati returns to Buckfast Abbey with an unaccompanied concert of anthems and motets, including works by Tallis, Byrd, Palestr
For beekeepers who already have some experience. Join Clare and Martin for an Exclusive Beekeeping Experience!
For beekeepers who already have some experience. Join Clare and Martin for an Exclusive Beekeeping Experience!
On the Solemnity of Our Lady of Buckfast, the Abbey Choir is joined by the University of Exeter Chapel Choir for a programme in honour of Our Bless
David M. Patrick’s recordings of romantic and modern French repertoire have received considerable critical acclaim. Born in Devon, David has purs
For beekeepers who already have some experience. Join Clare and Martin for an Exclusive Beekeeping Experience!
Informal afternoons twice a month. It’s free so why not come along.
We meet at the bee barn at 1.30pm and generally finish at 5pm but you can
Join us for a tasty food festival! Enjoy irresistible dishes from local food and drink artisans, with options to take away to enjoy at home or eat
Karol Mossakowski is one of the most highly sought-after recitalists of his generation, and in 2023 was appointed titular organist at Saint-Sulpice
Brent Singers and Torbay Singers join forces for a programme of great British anthems, including works by Parry, Elgar and Wesley.
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Informal afternoons twice a month. It’s free so why not come along.
We meet at the bee barn at 1.30pm and generally finish at 5pm but you can
In advance of their tour to Germany and in honour of Abbot Anscar Vonier, whose 150th birthday falls in 2025, the Abbey Choristers and Lay Clerks p
Dress up in a bee suit and experience a colony of honey bees close up. 10am – 4pm.
Peter Holder was the organist for the State Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III a
Informal afternoons twice a month. It’s free so why not come along.
We meet at the bee barn at 1.30pm and generally finish at 5pm but you can
The dates are set for our 2025 Summer Fair! Join us for three fun-filled days of artisan crafts, delicious food and a great line up of entertainmen
Andrew Canning is a leading organ recitalist and was for many years Assistant Organist and Director of Music at Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden, home to
Dress up in a bee suit and experience a colony of honey bees close up. 10am – 4pm.
Led by Peter Stevens – Assistant Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral and a Benedictine Oblate. From £500 pp
Ben Bloor is the prizewinning Organist at the London Oratory Church and is a rising star of his generation. As this recital takes place close to th
Informal afternoons twice a month. It’s free so why not come along.
We meet at the bee barn at 1.30pm and generally finish at 5pm but you can
West Devon Chorale performs works by Lassus, Gesualdo, Byrd and their contemporaries, including music by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, whose
Join us for the Big Buckfast Abbey Quiz Night. The cost of £10 per person includes a curry meal.
Exeter Chamber Choir performs two choral classics of the Baroque: Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Vivaldi’s Gloria. Accompanied by a s
The three Abbey Organists will play a recital of organ duets. Using both organ consoles in the gallery and in the choir, the programme will include
Collati perform contrasting contemporary works by James Whitbourn and Dom Sebastian Wolff. Whitbourn’s Requiem Son of God Mass, composed i
Led by: Dom Geoffrey Scott OSB
The role of women religious in the church has often been underestimated and undervalued. From £595 pp
We are delighted to welcome Julian from Brick Ideas back for another popular Lego Fun Day here at Buckfast Abbey.
Alvington Singers is delighted to return to Buckfast Abbey for an evening of shared reflection, with their uplifting performance of Fauré’s R
A ‘come and sing’ Carol Service on the eve of Advent Sunday, including popular hymns and carols in preparation for the celebration of Christ’s Nati
In anticipation of Christmas, the Abbey Choir is joined by period instrument ensemble, Noxwode Baroque, for a performance of J. S. Bach’s Magn
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