How Medieval Monks Lived - A Visit to Cleeve Abbey, Somerset

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[stepps]

Thank you, Allan, for this lovely tour. The Abbey is a wonder since it's so much intact compared to the majority of them. The tiled floor is exquisite and a British treasure. As ever, I am grateful for this channel, and look forward to your next one! With gratitude.

[carrie]

That floor is an extraordinary survival, absolutely beautiful

[Caroline]

Thank you, Allan. 🙏 I Would love to visit this beautiful Abbey

[hugolandheer]

I really would not mind watching these sites for an hour instead of 15 minutes and see more details.
I love the slow and gentle filming, giving us the possibillity to have a good look al all details! Thank you!

[laurare]

I live nearby a cistercian monastery here in Italy and I'm passionate about their architecture, which is very peculiar. Cleeve's tiles are amazing!

[lorddevonshire]

The English people have been living in denial for 500 years. Many people, even if they are not particularly Christian, still have a vague notion that the Reformation was 'a good thing' the Middle Ages were dark, superstitious and scary, and that the monks were useless layabouts. It's high time to reclaim our Catholic heritage.
Thank you, Allan, for your accurate and loving portrayal of mediaeval England.

[YorkistRaven]

I was riveted by this beautiful and information packed video. You are so good at these. No one else I've seen on Youtube provides as much information with their videos of ancient places as you do. We can enjoy watching vids of places but not know what we are looking at. You provide the context which makes it a much richer experience to see the places. Gobsmacked so much of it remains. I would love to visit it. The timber ceilings (I have only seen a few this old), tile work, extant paintings and lovely stone work are so evocative of their time. The vast destruction of the Dissolution breaks my heart. How devastating it must have been to people when it happened! 😢

[suemills]

Going back a few years I got a personal tour of the abbey from one of the helpers who was a friend of ours . Very interesting place . The tiles are lovely and so are the grounds .

[anne-marie]

Thank you Allan for this wonderfull tour.
Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮❤.
It love old buildings (medieveval especially)with rich history .Love yours country.

[annettewillis]

Fascinating tour of Cleeve Abbey. You really get a feel of how Medieval monks lived and how the community was integrated into the local area. So informative as always Allan, thankyou.

[l.a.glover]

Interestingly, I watched Time Team last night, Season 14, episode 12. They were trying to find a Cistercian Abbey in Cheshire. Your tour of Cleeve Abbey has made it all come alive and make sense. The tile floor is stunning. Thank you, Allan.

[jilltagmorris]

The diagram with different red blocks was brilliant. It really helped me anyhow!!! This was so well done! You outdid yourself....AGAIN ❤❤❤

[bobife]

I visited Cleve Abbey just over a year ago. I also spent about 3 hours walking all over the grounds and buildings. Fascinating place. I was not so fortunate as you in that it rained all the time I was there. Not that that bothered me. I ended up sitting on one of the benches under an umbrella soaking in the atmosphere. I shall have to visit again soon - hopefully on a dry day next time!

[knightwatchman]

Well done, Allan. You are the best. I'll bet that abbey church was stunning in its day.

[jefferycsm]

Allan, you referenced “internal Justice”, could you please do a story on that for monks and nuns? I’ve only seen “Cadfael” and their version of it. Loved this episode!!!

[pamelaroyce]

Please remember to provide the link to English Heritage. This was a marvelous tour.

[murphychurch]

How wonderful! So well preserved compared to other abbeys! 😍
Thank you very much for taking us with you. I wish I could visit it and stare at the walls for hours. Yes, I love taking my time, staring and imagining and starting to notice every little detail. And Cleeve Abbey has enough nooks and crannies to spend days to stare at them. 😂

[stevedunn]

Brilliant, Allan. I've long hoped to visit Cleeve and now your tour has reminded me to do something about it!

[nadiabrook]

Wow!! What a FASCINATING place!! It's a miracle that so much of the monastery has survived this long!!👍❤💗🤗

[rhiannonpoole]

Thank you so much for this lovely video. Even through the ether I felt the peace and atmosphere of the place, due to your careful filming and reverent gentle commentary.