Latest reviews from Buckfastleigh

“Visited February 2024, not really expecting much from the shop besides the usual religious books and paraphernalia, and perhaps some of their infamous tonic wine Buckfast. Well, you can find all these things, including an entire wall dedicated to Buckie which is just bizarre to see in a religious gift shop, given its reputation. They also have their own beer for sale, with brewing re-started on site in 2023 and two new beers being released this year. Some trappist books and St Feuillen glassware, plus a mead brewed by the Cornish mead company for Buckfast, but that's about it. The other shop mentioned by others appears to have been converted into a crafts and gardening shop, with no trappist beers anymore, unless I missed it. The abbey is of course a lovely looking building, and also worthy of a visit.“

minutemat 81 days ago

“Visited February 2023. No charge for parking or entry (although donations are welcome). Very odd place - a monastic retreat with coach tours, visitor shops and a pizza joint. Nevertheless it still feels a very serene place - apart, that is, from the many randy frogs in the garden ponds which were energetically and noisily making even more frogs! Hardly setting a good example to the monks! Beerwise the place to go is the shop at the entrance. It's got about 30 or so brews including quite a lot of the Trappist brews (Rochefort, Achel, Spencer, Engelszell etc), plus quite a few other Abbey-style beers such as Ename, Ampleforth, and -much to my joy - an Isle of Wight rate in the form of Quarr Abbey. There are also a few meads including one made at Buckfast Abbey itself, which appears to be a new addition. Prices were reasonable. I liked it here, and would possibly return if passing this way again.“

wheresthepath 452 days ago

“In the gift shop next to the car park at Buckfast Abbey, they have a fair selection of monastic brews from Belgium, which most people will be familiar with, but there was a German Wheat I wasn't familiar with that was available too, which surprised me as it had nothing to do with the Abbey and Trappist theme that was going on here.“

ManVsBeer 1666 days ago

“Just off the Devon Expressway at Buckfastleigh, on it's leafy eastern side though, not in the town. This large pub in its own building is separated from the river dart only by the main road to Totnes and has a large car park at its side. Inside it's open plan with the bar in the middle of the front facing room. Traditional in style, the focus here is on food and general filling fayre is on the chain style menu. As such ales take a second place here and you'll probably only find several regular brews from Greene King here such as Abbott or IPA.“

ManVsBeer 1666 days ago

“Large roadside pub, quite modern feel inside, does rooms and big food menu etc. Friendly enough, a touch soulless. Four casks, couple of standards and one local, plus usual kegs for lagers. Nothing special to see here.“

JorgeLee 2495 days ago

“Buckfast Abbey is home to the infamous Tonic Wine colloquially known as Bucky. We happened to be driving past so thought it might be worth out while visiting. There are actually 2 separate shops on this site - one near the entrance and another directly in front of the abbey. The one near the entrance only sells a few local ales and ciders (as well as the tonic wine). The far better shop is around the corner is the "Monastic Shop". They sell a comprehensive range of monastic beers from Belgium, Germany & the UK. Selection includes Chimay, Achel, Rochefort, Andechs etc. They also have the UK equivalent – Ampleforth. In addition there is merchandise for the aforementioned breweries and plenty of other intoxicating beverages such as wine, brandy and liqueurs. They also over a range of foodstuffs and other items produced by monks. A very pleasant surprise all in all.“

Scopey 2985 days ago