This is probably the most beautiful place I have ever been. We walked into this long valley (a flowing river included) and there in the middle were the ruins of the Abbey. I didn't know such majestic scenery existed. This Abbey was originally created by some monks that fled to escape the corruption of the church, and was later destroyed by King Henry VIII as part of the destruction of the Monasteries, so there was a lot of significant history involved with the Abbey. It was amazing to walk around and picture monks walking through those arched corridors and hallways. There was so much height involved in the architecture! I got dizzy just looking up to the top of the tower. This along with the pointed arches gave the Abbey a very High Gothic feel. Too bad we don't build things like this anymore.
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