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Location: Holme Abbey, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. View Across the Irish Sea – Colonel Tom Moore Mural loop from Wigton

61.9km

03:38

250m

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2. Silloth Cafe & Cocoa House – Wedholme Flow Nature Reserve loop from Kirkbride

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02:19

80m

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3. View Across the Irish Sea – Colonel Tom Moore Mural loop from Aspatria

46.7km

02:46

200m

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Willem VS

July 16, 2025

🏛️ Holmcultram Abbey, located in Abbeytown, is a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1150 by monks from Melrose Abbey in Scotland. The abbey grew to be one of the wealthiest and most influential religious institutions in Northwest England, thanks in part to its expertise in land reclamation, wool production, and salt mining.

In the 13th and 14th centuries, it was repeatedly plundered by Scottish raids, including a major attack by Robert the Bruce in 1319. It was dissolved in 1538 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but the church remained as a parish church.

Built of red sandstone, possibly from Scotland or St Bees, it retains medieval features such as carved arches and an impressive west entrance.

Tearoom in the adjacent Abbey Cottages.

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Amy

August 19, 2019

Founded in 1150 by monks from Melrose Abbey, Holmcultram Abbey was a Cistercian monastery until 1538. Although the building suffered severe fire damage in 2006, it still serves as a church for worshippers from the local community. You can read more about the history of the abbey, here: british-history.ac.uk/vch/cumb/vol2/pp162-173

Brendaintheboro

September 16, 2019

the tea shop wasn't open - may be seasonal but we got out of the rain and the toilets are open for use

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Location: Holme Abbey, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

Holmcultram Abbey

1. View Across the Irish Sea – Colonel Tom Moore Mural loop from Wigton

2. Silloth Cafe & Cocoa House – Wedholme Flow Nature Reserve loop from Kirkbride

3. View Across the Irish Sea – Colonel Tom Moore Mural loop from Aspatria

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