It was sensational. Faster than a rattlesnake. Within minutes of entering the bookshop at Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight, Father Luke Bell, OSB – Benedictine monk and member of this ...

When Michael Edwards arrived at Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight for his two-month internship, he admits he felt a sense of trepidation. The monastery - built by exiled French monks in the ...

The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary's at Quarr is among 67 "most at-risk" sites listed by the World Monuments Fund (WMF). The monks say the listing will make it easier to apply for repair work grants.

The exhibition will be open from Thursday, May 1, to Tuesday, May 6, from 10am to 4.30pm each day. Entry is free, and visitors are welcome to enjoy not only the art but also the Abbey's tea-room ...

Around 60 people attended a vibrant poetry reading event at Quarr Abbey. The event took place on August 19, an early Monday evening following Vespers. Local poets displayed a range of topics to an ...

A group of six Isle of Wight printmakers are bringing an energetic collection of prints together in the aptly named ‘Printmakers’ exhibitions over the Coronation weekend at Quarr Abbey. The exhibition ...

So when Quarr announced that it had decided – with a little gentle intercession from the island's tourist board – to launch "sign-up tours" of the abbey this winter (individuals can now sign ...

The BBC's Robert Piggott says Quarr Abbey will offer its interns the space and peace to take stock of their lives When Michael Edwards arrived at Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight for his two-month ...

Monks at an Isle of Wight monastery say they are hopeful of saving medieval abbey ruins, after they were included in a World Monuments Watch listing.