Venue Description

The towering ruins of this vast abbey complex are testament to the power of both royalty and the medieval church. Founded by David I in 1138, the abbey was linked to a nearby royal castle. Alexander III married Yolande de Dreux here. You can explore the fine nave, cloisters and herb garden. The abbey museum houses many precious artefacts including an ivory comb from the 100s that shows Hercules slaying a figure slaying a dragon. The shop, visitor centre and toilets are currently open at Jedburgh Abbey. The grounds are closed due to maintenance work on the walkways. Due to access restrictions in place as a precautionary measure while we undertake high level masonry inspections, there is currently no visitor access to the abbey church. 29 Mar to 30 Sept: Daily, 9.30am to 5pm (last entry 4.30pm). 1 Oct to 28 Mar: Daily, 10am to 4pm (last entry 3.15pm). We recommend booking online to guarantee entry.

Accessibility

Visitor centre The ground floor (shop) has level access through 885mm wide swing doors. The exhibition area and toilets are on the first floor up a modern spiral staircase with handrails either side. There is also a level access route here. Please ask the steward on site to open this for you. The exhibition area gives an excellent view of the entire site. There is also a virtual tour of the abbey available. Monument The route through the remains of the abbey out-buildings (Cloister Range) and into the church is about 65m. It starts as a timber decked steel bridge incorporating two flights of steps of 28 and eight steps. They have shallow treads and handrails on both sides . The route continues as gravel paths with stone steps. There are four sets of steps, two with handrails. In addition there is a flight of nine unevenly spaced steps with no handrail at the east processional doorway into the church and a flight of eight unevenly spaced steps at the west processional doorway. The floor inside the church is mainly level with a paved walkway through gravel. There are single steps to the crossing and high altar.

Access Statement

Access Statement Link: http://www.historicenvironment.scot/access

Toilets

There is an adapted toilet next to the exhibition on the first floor.

Staff

Information about the staff has not been added for this venue.