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a Abbey in the town of Maltby, in the county of South Yorkshire

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About Roche Abbey

The evocative remains of Roche Abbey rising from a landscape laid out by Capability Brown present an awe-inspiring sight, especially what is left of the church, for amazingly these walls almost reach what was once their full height, dwarfing the remainder of the abbey layout.

Visitors to the building are often overwhelmed at the loneliness of the countryside in which the abbey sits, but are impressed with the towering walls showing graceful French-influenced early Gothic architecture from when Roche Abbey was first established as a Cistercian monastery over 800 years ago.

The ruins can be found close to the small rural Yorkshire town of Maltby, around seven miles away from Rotherham.
Please see below for other recommended attractions and towns to visit near Roche Abbey.

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Recommended attractions near Roche Abbey

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Conisbrough Castle	(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve	(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction N)	Pictures
Whitwell Wood	(7.2 miles, 11.7 km, direction S)	Pictures
Rother Valley Country Park	(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Doncaster Minster	(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction N)	Pictures
Cusworth Hall & Museum	(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction N)	Pictures
Dearne Valley	(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction NW)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Roche Abbey

Maltby, in the county of South Yorkshire (1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction NW)
The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and several historic properties can be found in the region from shortly after this time, of these, of particular note are the handsome ruins of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian foundation of 1147.
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Laughton en le Morthen, in the county of South Yorkshire (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SW)
Once a mining hamlet, Laughton-en-le-Morthen is now thriving village with stylish housing expanding out from its medieval centre.
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Stainton, in the county of South Yorkshire (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction N)
This picturesque South Yorkshire village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is considerable evidence that it existed as a settlement long before 1086.
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Braithwell, in the county of South Yorkshire (3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction N)
Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep.
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Tickhill, in the county of South Yorkshire (3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction NE)
This is a pleasant, somewhat sprawling village lying in rural countryside a short distance from the market town of Maltby
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Wadworth, in the county of South Yorkshire (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction N)
This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham.
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Whiston, in the county of South Yorkshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction W)
Whiston is surrounded by fine countryside, leafy lanes lead towards Morthen and Wickersley.
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Thrybergh, in the county of South Yorkshire (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction NW)
Thrybergh is a pretty South Yorkshire village with a history stretching back to the time of the Doomsday Book, for centuries it was little more than a small rural village with scattered housing and farms.
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Worksop, in the county of Nottinghamshire (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction S)
The dense spread of Worksop in Nottinghamshire meets with some seriously picturesque countryside, it is fortunate to be ringed by two rivers, the Clumber which borders Clumber Country Park, and the River Ryton.
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Sprotbrough, in the county of South Yorkshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction N)
Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers.
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Nearby travel help

M18 Junction 1	(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction NW)
M1 Junction 32	(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction W)
Kiveton Park Station	(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction SW)
Shireoaks Station	(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction S)
Sheffield City Airport	(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction W)
Humberside International Airport	(36.5 miles, 58.8 km, direction E)
Roche Abbey to London	(138.3 miles, 222.5 km, direction S)

Accommodation & Hotels near Roche Abbey

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Hellaby Hall	(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction NW)
Restover Lodge Hotel	(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction NW)
Stonecroft Hotel	(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NW)
Best Western Elton Hotel	(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction NW)
The Red Lion Inn	(4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction SW)
Best Western Charnwood Hotel	(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction E)
Aston Hall Hotel	(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction SW)
Express by Holiday Inn Doncaster	(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction N)
Holiday Inn Doncaster A1(M) Jct 36	(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction N)
The Crown Hotel	(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction E)
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