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Combermere Abbey is a Grade I listed historic house in Cheshire, and a member of Historic Houses. Read about its history, architecture and gardens, plus how to visit and what's nearby.
About Combermere Abbey
Hugh Malbank, Baron of Nantwich, founded Combermere Abbey in the 1130s as a monastery on the Cheshire-Shropshire border.
After the Dissolution the buildings were converted into a country house, and the estate near Nantwich is now run as a wedding venue with self-catering cottages and accommodation in the North Wing.
The park contains Comber Mere, a large lake that is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Visitors can book abbey tours or stay overnight in one of the estate's cottages.
Read more on WikipediaHistory of Combermere Abbey
The community, initially Savigniac and then Cistercian, had become the third largest monastic house in Cheshire by income before its dissolution in 1538. Sir George Cotton acquired the site afterwards, pulled down the church and most of the monastic buildings, and turned part of the remainder into a house, which his son Richard remodelled in 1563. Stapleton Cotton, Viscount Combermere, gave the house its Gothic appearance between 1814 and 1821, and the Cotton family held the estate until 1919.
Architecture of Combermere Abbey
The house is listed grade I and carries fabric from its monastic origins within a building reworked across four centuries, most visibly in the early nineteenth-century Gothic remodelling commissioned by Viscount Combermere.
Gardens & grounds at Combermere Abbey
The estate includes Victorian walled gardens and an Edwardian glasshouse, along with woodland walks through the wider parkland.
Plan your visit to Combermere Abbey
Nearest station: Wrenbury Rail Station (2 miles)
Admission
Free entry to Historic Houses members (show valid membership card)
Places to visit near Combermere Abbey
St Peter's Church, Adderley
View St Peter's Church, Adderley on heritage mapCholmondeley Castle
View Cholmondeley Castle on heritage mapPeckforton Hills
View Peckforton Hills on heritage mapHistoric places nearby
Within 10 miles of Combermere Abbey there are 8 historic properties, including 4 historic houses and 2 castles, across Historic Houses, Churches Conservation Trust and English Heritage sites.
Within 20 miles of Combermere Abbey there are 31 historic properties, including 11 historic houses, 6 castles and 4 archaeological sites, across Historic Houses, English Heritage and National Trust sites.
Stay nearby
Make more of your visit with an overnight stay near Combermere Abbey.
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A former Cistercian abbey you can stay overnight in, not just look round.
- Type
- historic house
- Location
- Cheshire, England
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