Lee Abbey, founded in 1946, is an ecumenical Christian community[1] between Woody Bay and Lynmouth in Devon, England.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.
The first building on the site may have been a farmhouse built by Cistercian abbots of Forde Abbey around 1200. The current Gothic Revival buildings are from the 1850s. In the 1920s it was bought and used unsuccessfully as a hotel. During World War II a boys' school was evacuated to Lee Abbey. After the war the dilapidated buildings were bought for use as a Christian retreat, and extensive building work has taken place from the 1950s to the present day.
The site now offers retreats, group weekends and Christian family holidays.[3] The community also has accommodation in London.[4]
There is a beach with parking (a small donation is required), and there are wash rooms, a tea shop (not open Sundays or during the winter) and an occasional shop.
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