Lee Abbey
Lee Abbey, founded in 1946, is an ecumenical Christian community between Woody Bay and Lynmouth in Devon, England. 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 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 took place in the 1950s.
The site now offers retreats, group weekends and Christian family holidays. The community also has accommodation in London.
Lee Abbey also has two smaller intentional Christian communities in urban areas: the small missional communities in Aston, Birmingham and Knowle West (Bristol).
Coordinates: 51°13′40″N 3°51′59″W / 51.2278°N 3.8663°W
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