Haughmond Abbey

21/08/2026

We’re delighted to announce this special event taking place in October, just before our new exhibition space opens to the public. Discover a fascinating new collection drawn from the Abbey’s rich history, featuring a small but wonderful selection of artefacts and treasures from the site.

These exclusive tours offer a unique opportunity to meet our expert historians, explore the site through their eyes and discover the stories behind some of the collection’s most intriguing items. You’ll also enjoy a special, close-up preview of highlights from the new exhibition before it officially opens.

Places are limited, so early booking is strongly recommended.

Best of all, your support goes beyond the event itself. Every ticket purchased helps fund the ongoing care of the site and contributes towards its future development, helping to preserve its history for generations to come.

Discover hidden history at Haughmond Abbey with an expert tour, rare artefacts and exclusive object handling.

13/08/2026

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A very special tour from the Haughmoud volunteer team of Lilleshall Abbey. Small group due to limited parking. Well worth it to hear about the remarkable history of the site from the 12th century to the Civil Wars of the 1640's

Join our team of expert EH volunteers for Haughmond, as they guide you round this most wonderful Abbey

13/08/2026

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Heritage Open Days for September 2026 are now open ! Tickets are available on the HODS site. Why not come along and get a more personal tour of the site and its fascinating history? There are lso tours of our brother manasitc sites in shrophire,so check them out as well !

Join our knowledgeable volunteers for an exclusive history and architectural tour of Haughmond Abbey

08/07/2026

Tile cleaning at site this morning- just before the ☀️ got to hot 🥵
Well done to our brave maintenance volunteers !

28/06/2026

Yet more recent maintenance work by our fantastic set of volunteers at the site - just look at the difference on this stretch of masonry. Slowly, more of the Abbey becomes defined and gives our visitors a better understanding.

Of significance, two chamfered Grinshill stone plinth bases were revealed from vegetation cover. These are believed to be the stones referenced in Palmer and West’s excavation report at the top of the second column of text on page 149.

The bedrock referred to in the report is also visible. The rock was left uncleared to maintain a distinction between the natural feature and the hard-capped stone of the consolidated remains.

26/06/2026

We hope you are all keeping cool in this weather. We are delighted to say our Chapter house is now reopened, so you can take advantage of the shade! Why not pay us a visit over the weekend?

10/06/2026

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Just giving this a plug for our chums at Chester Castle. Great team of Volunteers doing some great work. Super line-up of speakers, including Prof Stewart Ainsworth from Time Team . Should prove to be a fascinating day.

Join English Heritage for a landmark day of discovery as we celebrate a new era of interpretation at Chester Castle.

09/06/2026

Sadly, we have had to close our chapter house at site for the foreseeable future due to some structural issues which have appeared. Please do bear this in mind when visiting the site, and observed the measures we’ve had to put in for safety reasons. When we have the bigger picture of what’s happened, which is always tenuous with very old buildings, we will let people know and we will do our upmost to have the problem resolved as soon as practically possible.
Thanks.
Haughmond Abbey team

05/06/2026

Maintenance volunteering. Moss clearance: A great day today at site with our maintenance volunteer team tattling the never-ending task of keeping Moss down ,so defining the Abbeys ruins. Fantastic work as usual.

This is part of an expanding program to all our sites over the County in the next few months if you’re interested in such volunteering activities, why not drop us a message?

23/05/2026

The Sun is out! Why not pay us a visit this wonderful bank holiday weekend? Bring a picnic and enjoy the history and peace of the Abbey.

Also, don't forget our sister Abbey, Buildwas, just 20 mins away, is also open, why not spend a day looking at both and all free to enter :-)