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15/12/2021- Excavation Images
Images from the Archaeological work conducted in the 1960s. Watch this space.....more images to follow. The above photographs were taken...
Andy Williams
Dec 15, 20211 min read


15/12/2021 - Keynsham Abbey Working Group Award
In October 2021, we were delighted to learn that we had been awarded a grant by "Your Park" to help us raise awareness of the Keynsham...
Andy Williams
Dec 14, 20213 min read


15/12/2021 - Bristol History & Archaeology Society
BHAS was formed in 1951 by those attending archaeology/history classes at Bristol Folk House. In the 1960s, we became involved in rescue...
Andy Williams
Dec 14, 20211 min read


2026 Events Programme
KEYNSHAM ABBEY - 2026 Interested in gardening? Interested in history? Why not combine the two and come to Keynsham Abbey in Keynsham Memorial Park. A working party will be there on the following dates (weather permitting)from 2pm. You are welcome to visit and wander round this historic site. If you would like to help look after Keynsham Abbey please contact us or call in on one of these dates. We’ll be happy to see you. For further information please see: www.keynshamab
Andy Williams


The Twelve Knitted Monks of Christmas
For the first time this year, we were delighted to take part in the biennial Christmas Tree Festival held at St John’s Church in Keynsham from 5–7 December 2025 . Our tree featured a charming and creative display by one of our wonderful volunteers — and chief knitter — Lin, who lovingly knitted 12 miniature monks. Each monk was accompanied by a caption illustrating a different moment in their daily routine, bringing both character and storytelling to our tree. In total, aroun
Noel Sutcliffe


Keynsham Abbey at the Town’s Winter Festival
On Saturday 29th November, along with other stalls as part of Keynsham Winter Festival we set up our Keynsham Abbey table, in the local Baptist Church rooms. The crowds flocked around to see our scale model of the abbey including push button lights to show various parts of the model. People were awed at the original size of the ancient building and sad that so much has now disappeared. We were pleased with the response having counted 186 interactions with people of all ages.
Noel Sutcliffe
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