Upcoming events

Come and See vocations weekend 16th - 21st May

May 23rd - Wednesday 11am Walk and Talk - Trees and Shrubs. £3

Cardinal Francis Arinze, will preside at the Mass at 12:05pm in the presence of the Papal Legate, Cardinal Anders Arborelius O.C.D. Please note that access to the Abbey Church will be restricted until after 2.00pm.

Sat 2nd June 7.30pm David Briggs St. John the Divine, New York Pre-recital Meal available at the Grange Restaurant at Buckfast Abbey at 6.00pm

June 2nd - Saturday 10am - 5pm. Buckfast Abbey Millennium Garden Fayre. Further information for parking will be available nearer the time. Coach drop-off facilities only.

Evening Prayer, Procession and Benediction Officient: Rt. Rev. Mark O'Toole, Bishop of Plymouth 3pm Sunday 3rd June

An evening with Terry Waite - 19:00. A talk, Q&A plus a drink and some nibbles! At Saint Cuthbert's Conference Centre at Buckfast Abbey.

Timothy Noon gives a performance of Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Les corps gloriueux’.

Discover the riches of the great Catholic spiritual tradition.

Great British sacred works including Mass in G Minor: Vaughan Williams Nunc Dimittis: Holst Sing Joyfully: Byrd and music by Tallis, Weelkes, MacMillan... and more! Tina Guthrie Director

Sacred music from the 15th and 17th centuries

June 19th - Tuesday 11am Walk and Talk - Around Sensory and Physics Gardens. £3

Come and join us! This is a weekend of worship, prayer and fellowship, organised by Buckfast Abbey and the Plymouth Diocesan Evangelisation team, to help inspire you for mission. It is open to everyone in our Diocese and beyond. We just ask that under 18's must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

June 27th - Wednesday 2.30pm - 4.30pm Japanese Moss Balls 'Kokadama' - £13

Walk and Talk - Around the Lavender Garden. £3

Have you always wanted to try storytelling in your church, school or other setting but feel you lack the skills and confidence? Then this workshop is for you. Run by Elizabeth Baker of Tillytoo Tales

An exciting event for all ages with some of the country's best storytellers and performers.

Feast of Saint Benedict. Wed 11th July 2018 3pm Civic and Ecumenical event, Vespers followed by tea.

'Head and Heart?'...'How can our head knowledge of God sometimes be quite different from our heart knowledge-felt experience of God?'

Vincent Dubois Notre Dame Cathedral Paris Pre-concert two course meal available in the Abbey’s Grange Restaurant at 6.00pm for only £19.75.

Our very successful Summer Food Fair is back and filled with even more activities, stalls, local foods and live music!

Bee Keeping - Disease Day How to recognise when things are not going right for your colony.

Peter's Creative Floristry. £15

Walk and Talk - Private Garden Areas. £3

The Choir of Buckfast Abbey, Summer Concert: Requiem: Duruflè and other French Sacred Music.

The Summer Camps aim to provide all young Catholics of the Diocese of Plymouth, with an opportunity to learn more about their faith within a holiday atmosphere.

Discover the riches of the great Catholic spiritual tradition.

Sat 4th August 19:30 Richard Lea & Matthew Searles Buckfast Abbey

Explore the Faith as a philosophy of life ‘not made by human hands’.

Being Creative With Lavender. £10

Walk and Talk - Herbaceous Plants and Grasses. £3

Be part of this unique celebration of Bell ringing at Buckfast Abbey and throughout Devon. Ringing teams can apply to ring through the day via their local tower. Day includes: ringing demonstrations on 2 'mini rings', live video streaming from the ringing chamber and bell viewing gallery, education & craft activities, ringing exhibition, hand bell ringing, BBQ and a Service of celebration of bell ringing.

Come and learn how to give reasonable answers to difficult questions about the Catholic faith.

Faure's Requiem followed by highlights from Handel's Messiah Christopher Fletcher: Conductor

Community celebration of Mass for parish, staff and Oblates followed by buffet lunch. Abbot President of the English Benedictine Congregation will preside at the Mass.

Festival of Sacred Art at Buckfast Abbey

Walk and Talk - Seeds and Cuttings. £3

A new play commission by Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey is delighted to be hosting the Antiques Roadshow on the 13th of September 2018. 9.30am - 4.30pm

Sat 15th September 19:30 Matthew Martin Keble College, Oxford

A two day conference for those visitor attractions who seek to provide their visitors with an intangible ‘something’ which goes beyond the simple act of visiting. Come along to find out not just how to inspire your visitors or inspire new audiences, but also to gain inspiration yourself in the peaceful surroundings of the Abbey.

Walk and Talk - Garden Philosophy and Organics. £3

Abbotsway Walk will finish at Buckfast Abbey

Talk by Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie - The Just War

October 23rd - Tuesday 11am Talk and Lunch - Edible Plants. £19.60

The English Benedictine Congregation unites autonomous Roman Catholic Benedictine communities of monks and nuns and will hold their Conference at Buckfast Abbey

Monastic celebration of Mass. Abbot Primate will preside on Saturday 27th October.

Behind the Scenes at Buckfast Abbey Tour. £3

Sat 10th November 19:30 Richard Lester International Recitalist

November 22nd - Thursday 3pm. Garden Quiz £3

Christmas Wreath Making. £15

Christmas Table Decorations. £15

Richard Lea gives a performance of Olivier Messiaen’s ‘‘La Nativité du Seigneur’