The Abbey Hotel / Beaufort Arms Hotel - Tintern
The earliest trade directory in which it was listed as a hotel was 1835, when it was known as the Beaufort Arms Hotel. The landlord at that time was for many years recorded as being the key holder and official guide to the Abbey.
In 2002 the hotel was completely refurbished and renamed the Abbey Hotel. The hotel appears to retain at least one early structure of probable medieval date, the northernmost of the two linear east-west aligned ranges depicted on the First Edition OS map of 1881. (Source: Coflein: The National Monuments Record of Wales)
During the late “naughties” The Abbey Hotel had a troubled history before being sold by administrators in 2009. It then continued to trade until around 2012 when the current owner closed the premises and applied for planning permission to change the use of the site to residential use.
Planning permission appears to have been granted in 2014 despite opposition by over 300 petitioners to the change of use. However, as of mid-2016 development work has yet to begin.
The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
Hotel sign still greets passers by on the Chepstow to Monmouth Road.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
Hotel sign still greets passers by on the Chepstow to Monmouth Road.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
It is doubtful if Conference and Wedding Facilities will ever be available again!
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
It is doubtful if Conference and Wedding Facilities will ever be available again!
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
View from the main road as one approaches from Tintern Village. The hotel is located at the southern end of Tintern.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
Through the vegetation from the main road.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
The car park
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
As time passes the letters fall off Fawlty Towers style!
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
The site is surrounded by an ugly hoarding which does nothing for the historic location opposite Tintern's Cistercian Abbey ruins.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
View over the hoarding which surrounds the property. Though only closed for three seasons or so the vegetation is quickly taking over.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
View over the hoarding which surrounds the property. Though only closed for three seasons or so the vegetation is quickly taking over.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
View over the hoarding which surrounds the property. Though only closed for three seasons or so the vegetation is quickly taking over.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
The western side of the hotel.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
The LPG tanks were located in this compound - the warning sign remains.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
Part of the main hotel building viewed from the additional parking area. Part of the Tintern Abbey ruins can be seen just beyond.
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The Abbey / Beaufort Arms Hotel, Tintern - July 22, 2016
The old barn on the left of the lane which runs up the back of the hotel appeared to house the heating plant for the hotel - note the silver roof top vents partly obscured by the branches.
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