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Tewkesbury Market & Abbey

Trip to the Market in the morning then spend the afternoon at the Abbey to Experience a full-scale 70-metre reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry and step inside the world it created, in the extraordinary setting of one of Britain’s finest surviving Norman buildings.

    Tewkesbury Market & Abbey

    Presented as part of Bayeux Around Britain, supported by WorldQuant, a British Museum partnership, from Conquest to Kingdom explores the story of the Norman Conquest and its lasting impact on England. But the tapestry is only the beginning…

    The Abbey is part of the story

    The exhibition begins with the extraordinary story told by the Bayeux Tapestry itself, then takes you on a journey through the Norman Heritage Trail. Discover how the Normans built a new medieval kingdom and reshaped England’s landscape, culture and society. Founded within decades of the Norman Conquest, Tewkesbury Abbey is one of the most remarkable surviving expressions of the world created after 1066.

    Standing beneath Europe’s largest Romanesque tower, explore the Abbey’s Norman architecture and discover the monks, craftsmen and communities who shaped this extraordinary building.

    From monastic life and pilgrimage to architecture, fashion and music, the Norman Heritage Trail reveals a vibrant medieval world whose influence can still be seen nearly a thousand years later.

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    Pick-up points

    Find the closest pick up point to you for this trip

    Name Address
    Cosham (Stop D) Bus Stop, Byng's Court Cosham,
    Northern Road Portsmouth PO6 3AB
    Fareham Fareham West Street - British Heart Foundation
    4 Westquay House, 20 West St, Fareham PO16 0LG
    Havant Havant - Market Parade Bus Stop, Havant PO9 1QF
    Locks Heath Centre Locks Heath Shopping Centre
    Portchester Portchester
    Portchester Precinct
    Titchfield Primary layby