The Abbey Barn was built in about the 1340s. It was one of five barns belonging to Glastonbury Abbey, the others being at Pilton, Doulting, West Bradley and Shapwick.
The barn is 93 feet long and has two central porches. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I Listed Building. It has a magnificent two-tier raised base-cruck roof and impressive carved stonework.
The barn remained in agricultural use until the early 1970s when it was given to Somerset County Council as part of Somerset Rural Life Museum.
Visitor information
Address: Somerset Rural Life Museum, Abbey Barn, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, BA6 8DB
The Abbey Barn is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade I Listed Building.
The Abbey Barn is now the home of the Somerset Rural Life Museum and can be visited during normal opening hours.