They undertook to rebuild Buckfast Abbey, crumbled to ruins in the 360-odd years since Henry VIII had dissolved England’s monasteries. Laying up stone by stone under the direction of their ...

The Benedictine community of St Gregory the Great has voted to leave their temporary residence at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, and settle at Belmont Abbey near Hereford this summer. The eight monks ...

The terrorist accused of plotting the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 U.S. military members and 160 civilians amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan remains in custody, and according ...

There’s even a World Buckfast Day which was founded in 2015, held on the second Saturday of each May. After hearing about the drink’s links to ‘violent’ behaviour, the abbey which creates ...

It will be joined on the project by RFA Design, which has been appointed interpretation plan ... Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Torre Abbey, Torquay, The Monastic Way, Buckfast Abbey as ...

Securing approvals for a wastewater treatment plant was a key step to advance the vision of developer Sigma Abbey LLC. A plan approved by the county commissioners last month allows for an increase ...

Despite its past, the Benedictine monks in Devon’s Buckfast Abbey are touting Buckie as the perfect aperitif or upmarket cooking ingredient. The product’s official website suggests pairing ...

A BUCKFAST-daft couple were on cloud wine ... booze in the picturesque surroundings of the 11th century abbey. The couple plan to save the personalised bottle for their wedding night - which ...

Its history dates back to 1897 when monks at an abbey in Devon began making tonic wine based on a traditional recipe from France. But Buckfast Tonic Wine has since become a staple drink for many ...

It's also the creation of Buckfast Abbey, a Devonshire Monastery. The monks of Buckfast Abbey no longer make or distribute Buckfast, instead licensing it to a couple of different companies ...