Rosedale Abbey

Rosedale Abbey is located in a spectacular North Yorkshire (UK) valley in the centre of Rosedale, an area of rolling hillsides and stunning scenery. The village consists of a collection of quaint cottages, pubs, a church, an art gallery, tea room, glass studio and the village green.

A Cistercian Priory of the same name once stood on the site. All that is left today is a stair case, sundial and single stone pillar. Originally founded in 1158 the priory was inhabited by a small group of nuns who are credited to be the first people to farm sheep commercially in the region. The priory ceased to operate in 1535 due to the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The building was eventually dismantled in the 19th century when the stone was reclaimed for building including a new church of the site of the original priory.

The long distance path known as ‘The Abbey Trail’ links seven beautiful and historic abbeys including Rosedale, Whitby, Lastingham, Byland, Kirkstall, Fountains and Rievaulx. Walkers can marvel at the historical and ecclesiastical theme of the abbeys and in-between view the tremendous rolling countryside of the North Yorkshire Moors.

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Interest

• Gillies-Jones Traditional and contemporary glass makers in the village

Tourism

• Whitby & North York Moors tourist information
• Yorkshire Coastliner Bus Service
• North Yorkshire Moors Railway
• Milburn Arms Hotel Accomodation, Food and Ales
• Abbey Tea Rooms Cream Teas

History