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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.

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.

The Divine Office



Monday to FridaySaturday - Sunday
Matins (Office of Readings)
06:3006:45
Lauds (Morning Prayer)07:4507:45

Sext (Midday Prayers)
Not a public Office

13:00
13:00

None
Not a public Office

14:00
14:00
Vespers (in Latin plain chant)18:30
18:30 (with Benediction on Sunday)
Compline20:00
20:00 (In private on Saturday)
Mass Times with the Community



Buckfast Abbey with the Community
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Monday to Friday
09:00
12:05
Saturday
12:05
-
Sunday
10:30
9:00


Confession Times
Saturdays at 11:00 to 11:30 or by appointment
Mass times at other churches in the parish
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

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Exeter Chamber Choir: Messe de minuit

Saturday 3rd December 2022, 19:30 | £15.00

Exeter Chamber Choir presents a programme of music looking forward to the Christmas season, including Charpentier's joyous Messe de minuit.

Exeter Chamber Choir
Andrew Daldorph director

 

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Rowcroft Hospice: Celebration of Christmas

Sunday 11th December 2022, 18:00 | Free Entry

Dartington Community Choir leads a carol service that celebrates the efforts of all those associated with the Rowcroft Hospice, staff, volunteers, patients and their families. We would like to take time in this service to remember all these people dur...

 

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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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Please address postal enquiries to the appropriate department at:
Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0EE


Telephone
Information
Telephone Main Switchboard01364 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 PriestFr. Francis: 01364 645526


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Two new Priests ordained at Buckfast Abbey

September 16th was a joyous day at the Abbey when two monks were ordained priest by Archbishop George Stack. We were doubly blessed that Dom Andrew Prickett of the Buckfast Community and Dom John George of the Community of St Gregory the Great have been called to become priests. Abbot David Charlesworth and Abbot Nicholas Wetz, their Superiors, also participated in the ceremony.



Christmas Market 2022

Our popular three-day Christmas Market will return for 2022, taking place from Thursday 1st December to Saturday 3rd December (10am – 5:00pm). Free parking and free entry, the family friendly Christmas Market will feature independent stalls offering everything from delicious food and drink to unique gifts handmade by local craftsmen.

Exeter Chamber Choir: Messe de minuit

Exeter Chamber Choir presents a programme of music looking forward to the Christmas season, including Charpentier's joyous Messe de minuit. Exeter Chamber Choir Andrew Daldorph director

Rowcroft Hospice: Celebration of Christmas

Dartington Community Choir leads a carol service that celebrates the efforts of all those associated with the Rowcroft Hospice, staff, volunteers, patients and their families. We would like to take time in this service to remember all these people during the busyness of preparing for Christmas.