About Tintern Abbey

Tranquil, idyllic, beautiful, peaceful - this is Tintern Abbey. This historic site (its Welsh name is Abaty Tyndyrn) was founded in the year 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow. It is located next to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which at this very point forms the border between Wales and England. It is supposed to be the first Cistercian foundation in Wales, and only the second in Britain (after Waverley Abbey).

The abbey fell into ruin in the 16th century. Its remains have ever since been celebrated in poetry and painting. One of the most famous reflections upon Tintern Abbey are William Wordsworth’s Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey.