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Since time immemorial, deer have been drawn to graze in the sheltered meadows which line the banks of the river Dart in this Devonshire valley and quench their thirst in the cooling waters which flow here from high up on the moors and down towards the sea.
For nearly a thousand years, people have been drawn here, too. They have come to search for God. For God who is everywhere, certainly, but as they happened upon this place, they sensed that its beauty, its silence and tranquillity, its community of people who were similarly searching, made it a place where God might easily be found.

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Service Times
The monks celebrate the Divine Office and Mass together each day in the Abbey Church. Most of these services are open to the public.
Monday to Friday | Saturday - Sunday | |
Matins (Office of Readings) | 06:30 | 06:45 |
Lauds (Morning Prayer) | 07:45 | 07:45 |
Sext (Midday Prayers) | 13:00 | 13:00 |
None | 14:00 | 14:00 |
Vespers (in Latin plain chant) | 18:30 | 18:30 (with Benediction on Sunday) |
Compline | 20:00 | 20:00 (In private on Saturday) |
Buckfast Abbey with the Community | Blessed Sacrament Chapel | |
Monday to Friday | 09:00 | 12:05 |
Saturday | 12:05 | - |
Sunday | 10:30 | 9:00 |
Saturdays at 11:00 to 11:30 or by appointment
Saint Benedict's, Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0AJ | Times |
Saturday - First Mass of Sunday | 17:00 |
Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Petroc, East Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7AT | Times |
Wednesday and Friday. | 10:00 - subject to change or cancellation, please call to confirm |
Sunday | 10:30 |
Saint Dunstan, New Park, South Brent, TQ10 9AQ | Times |
Thursday | 09:15 - subject to change or cancellation; please call to confirm |
Sunday | 09:00 |
Monthly Music
Monthly Music at Buckfast Abbey

Magnificat
Saturday 25th March, 19:30 | £15.00
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Abbey Choir performs a concert in honour of our Blessed Lady. The plainchant hymn Ave maris stella opens the programme which takes in polyphony by Robert Parsons and Francisco...

Mass in B minor
Saturday 1st April, 19:30 | £15.00
Widely held as one of the greatest choral works in the Western canon, J. S. Bach’s powerful Mass in B minor began as a much smaller composition for the sovereign Augustus III in 1736 and was completed in its full form in 1748. This Mass is on...
How To Get Here
By Road Buckfast Abbey is 0.5 miles from the A38 Devon Expressway, midway between Exeter and Plymouth.
By Rail The nearest stations are Newton Abbot and Totnes, both only 20 minutes drive from the Abbey.
By Bus The local bus service, Stagecoach number 88, operates from Newton Abbot and Totnes to Buckfast. There is also a coach service between Exeter and Plymouth which stops in Buckfastleigh. The Abbey is a half-mile walk.
Entrance and parking is FREE and there is easy access to all facilities.
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Telephone | Information | |
Telephone Main Switchboard | 01364 645500 | Please call this number for general enquires. |
Buckfast Abbey Book Shop | 01364 645506 | Online Shop Click Here |
The Grange Restaurant | 01364 645504 | Opening Times Click Here |
Buckfast Abbey Gardens | 01364 645507 | Garden Events Click Here |
Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre | 01364 645530 | Conference Website |
Buckfast Abbey Accommodation | 01364 645630 | For Retreats for men please click here for the Monastery For Retreats for women and married couples please click here for Southgate |
Buckfast Abbey Works Dept. | 01364 645502 | |
Buckfast Abbey Bee Dept. | 01364 645514 | Bee Courses Click Here |
Parish Priest | Fr. Francis: 01364 645526 |

We use the word 'vocation' to describe a call from God to follow His Son Jesus Christ in the way of life he shows us in the gospels. For some people, this call is to devote their life to serving God in a radical and all-encompassing way as a member of a Religious Order.

Magnificat
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Abbey Choir performs a concert in honour of our Blessed Lady. The plainchant hymn Ave maris stella opens the programme which takes in polyphony by Robert Parsons and Francisco Guerrero. In the second half, devotional music by Anton Bruckner, Francis Poulenc and Herbert Howells culminates in C. V. Stanford’s 8-part Latin setting of the Magnificat. The Choir of Buckfast Abbey Matthew Searles director Robert Pecksmith organ Our Concerts & Organ Recitals 2023 brochure is available to download here: Concerts & Organ Recitals 2023

Mass in B minor
Widely held as one of the greatest choral works in the Western canon, J. S. Bach’s powerful Mass in B minor began as a much smaller composition for the sovereign Augustus III in 1736 and was completed in its full form in 1748. This Mass is one of majesty and grace, perfect for the beauty and splendour of Buckfast Abbey. University of Exeter Chapel Choir & Orchestra Michael Graham director A two-course pre-concert meal is available in the Conference Centre dining room at 17:45 for £23.95. See website for details. view menu

Community Beekeeping Days 2023
The home apiary is a beautiful garden being developed as a wildlife habitat for all pollinators (not just honeybees) which is currently home to four hives. The community beekeeping afternoons will involve the care and maintenance of these colonies for those who want to, but also the care, development, and maintenance of the garden. Pruning, weeding, mowing, and planting will all be on the agenda as well as the creation of habitats for solitary bees and other wildlife.

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