Crowland Abbey

The dramatic surviving church and ruins of a great fenland abbey founded in association with the hermit Saint Guthlac.

The surviving parish church and the dramatic ruins beside it hint at the former size and influence of Crowland Abbey. The site is closely associated with Saint Guthlac and the religious history of a settlement once surrounded by marsh. Its layers of stonework reward a slow look, from the standing church to the remains that mark what has been lost. Pair it with nearby Trinity Bridge to see how faith, movement and water helped shape Crowland’s distinctive centre.