Furness Abbey

Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness is a previous religious community situated toward the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey goes back to 1123 and was before the second-wealthiest and most great Cistercian cloister in the nation, behind just Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. There are likewise numerous accounts and sightings guaranteeing that Furness Abbey is spooky. There are no less than three phantoms which have as far as anyone knows been seen various occasions at the Abbey. Initially, it is said that the soul of a priest has been seen climbing a staircase and furthermore potentially strolling towards the gatehouse before vanishing into a divider.

Furness Abbey has facilitated various huge scale riddle plays. The first to occur were more than a few back to back evenings in 1958 and saw Prince Edward go to. The riddle plays proceeded all through the 1960s until the point that the enlistment of the surmised 100 or more members wound up troublesome. Famous creator Melvyn Bragg was in participation of the 1988 riddle plays restoration, which were the last such execution at the abbey. English Heritage works a little guest focus at Furness Abbey which incorporates various stone carvings and models and in addition a blessing shop. It, close by the abbey is available to the general population somewhere in the range of 10am and 6pm day by day, despite the fact that this is confined to 10am to 4pm on ends of the week inside the winter/spring season.