🌳 Outdoor🆓 Free entry🌲 Woodland
What’s there
- Free parking
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Free parking for around ten cars, about 250m from the admission point along a rough path; two marked disabled spaces beside admissions.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Roche Abbey is the ruined remains of a medieval Cistercian monastery set in a dramatic valley south of Maltby. The surviving gothic transept walls rise almost to full height, and the layout of the monastic buildings is easy to follow on foot around the site. Families can explore the ruins, look for the gatehouse and the infirmary hall of the lay brothers, and enjoy the landscape that was shaped in the eighteenth century. Picnicking by the stream is a popular plan, and the cliff path offers a view across the grounds. There is no café or toilet on site, so it suits a simple outdoor visit with older children who enjoy history and wandering. Dogs on leads are welcome. Access to the admission point is by a rough path from the free car park, so sturdy footwear helps after wet weather.
Closed through the winter; reopening in spring per the venue's page.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Woolly hat
- Plasters
- Gloves
- Waterproof jacket
- Tissues
- Cool bag
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