Situated in the heart of the market town of Hexham, Hexham Abbey is one of the earliest surviving Christian foundations in Britain.  Originally a Benedictine Abbey, then an Augustinian Priory and the Parish Church of Hexham, this has been a place of worship since AD674.  Some of its most iconic treasures include St Wilfrid’s famous 7th century crypt, the Night Stair – one of the last remaining medieval staircases in existence and used to this day, the Frith Stool – a Saxon bishop’s throne which must date from Wilfrid’s church and gave sanctuary to fugitives in medieval times and an Anglo-Saxon Chalice.

Hexham remains a thriving parish church where worship is offered daily as it was in St Wilfrid’s day.  We welcome visitors to the Abbey throughout the year with guided tours available on request. Exhibitions, art displays, concerts and recitals are all regular features of the Abbey’s life.   We also have a gift shop as well as a tea room which is open twice a week during the summer months.