Upcoming events
Garden Philosophy and Organics
Wed 4th Oct 11.00am | £3
A walk and talk with the Abbey's Head Gardener.
Plymouth Diocese Silent Retreat in October
From Fri 6th Oct | £140 - £490
Choose from: Friday 6th to Sunday 8th of October (weekend retreat) Monday 9th of to Friday 13th of October (midweek retreat) Friday 6th of to Friday 13th October (6 day retreat)
Buckfast Abbey: History, Art and Architecture - Book Launch and Conference
Sat 7th Oct 9.30am | Conference Tickets £25 (inc lunch)
Come and attend this unique occasion to hear from highly respected authors who have contributed to the forthcoming publication "Buckfast Abbey: History, Art and Architecture" edited by Rev Peter Beacham.
Fatima 100 Year Anniversary Conference at Buckfast Abbey
Thu 12th & Fri 13th Oct | £15 per day - excluding meals
In collaboration with the School of the Annunciation at Buckfast Abbey. Fatima 100 Years Later. A Marian Call for the Whole Church. (Please note, no accommodation remaining at Buckfast Abbey, other local venues are available)
Coffee & Food Fair
Fri 13th Oct 10.00am | Free
To celebrate National Coffee Day on the 13th of October, The Grange Restaurant at Buckfast Abbey will be holding a Coffee & Food Fair - in association with Voyager Coffee
A Day With Mary
Sat 14th Oct from 10.00am | Free
A day of instruction, devotion & intercession, based on the message given at Fatima in 1917...
Quiet Day at Buckfast Abbey led by Dom Christopher Delany O.S.B.
Sat 21st Oct | £15
Forgive and Forget - is it possible to forget? Sat 21st Oct 10.00am - 3.00pm. Violet Evelyn Hall, Southgate Retreat Centre, Buckfast Abbey. (This Day is a repeat of the Quiet Day on the 23rd Sep which is now fully booked)
Behind the Scenes at Buckfast Abbey - Garden Department
Tue 7th Nov 11.00am | £3
A tour up to the gardeners base and glasshouses with the Abbey's Head Gardener.
Plymouth Diocese Silent Retreat in November
From Fri 17th Nov | £140
A taster weekend for anyone who would like to try a retreat for the first time! A retreat can help you to open your heart to our Lord. We will take time to review how God is working in our lives and consider the fruit in us that is yet to be born.
Young Composers' Competitions
Fri 1st Dec | Entry Cost £10
Buckfast Abbey is celebrating 1000 years since its foundation, with a nine day festival of sacred music. We are holding two young composers' competitions (a choral composition based upon the motto of the Abbey, and an organ composition based on the monastic chant Memorare), each with a prize of £1,000.
Wreath Making with the Gardening Department
Thu 7th Dec 2.30pm | £15 inc materials & festive refreshments
Come along and make your own Christmas Wreath to decorate your door with the Abbey Gardeners
Table Decorations with Garden Department
Tue 12th Dec 2.30pm | £15 inc materials & festive refreshments
Come along and make your own Christmas Table Decorations with the Abbey Gardeners.
