Hartland Abbey was founded in 1157 in a narrow, wandering valley running inland from the Atlantic coast. It was dissolved in 1539 having survived longer than any monastery in the country. The house has descended to the present owner through a series of marriages and remains a family home. The Abbey contains important pictures, furniture and porcelain collected over many generations including portraits by Reynolds,

Gainsborough, Hudson, Ramsey and Kneller. There is furniture by Jupe, Hepplewhite and Chippendale, embroidery, fascinating architecture and murals. Visitors can also see Victorian and Edwardian photographs depicting social scenes from the 19th Century, Hartland village life and the Sudanese Campaign of 1898. The Museum contains family memorabilia and early documents from 1160AD. Located approximately 14 miles from Holsworthy
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