St Mary's Abbey York

     

Once once owned and run by the most powerful Benedictine brotherhoods the Abbey today is mainly a ruin. Completely enclosed by the museum gardens it has had entrances from both Marygate and the Kings Manor in its time. Its ruins were taken over, restored somewhat through excavation after the year 1878. This was down to the new controllers of the site, the York Philosophical Society, who are still in charge of it today.

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This is a great place to spend a little time on a summers day in York. The Abbey ruins are set in the lovely museum gardens which also houses the Yorkshire Museum. While strolling through the gardens stopping for a moment here allows one to contemplate the history that unfolded all around.


On a spring day the daffodils make a grand setting for the Abbey These ruins are of what was one of the most important monastery in Yorkshire. They are set amongst the botanic gardens and lawns called the Museum Gardens.

The ruins of the Abbey are not the only thing to see while you are here. There is also the Yorkshire Museum and several other ruins. These include medieval and roman walls, alongside many other buildings.


St Mary's ona lovely summer day is a lovely place to sit an relax.

The two pictures below, on this page, are kindly provided by and copyright David Berkeley of York


Entering St Marys Abbey by David Berkeley

Entering St Mary,s Abbey

 Another view of St Mary's Abbey by David Berkeley

Another view of St Marys Abbey