Contact

We look forward to welcoming you to Downside Abbey. Please do feel free to contact us and we will respond as soon as we can.

Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Bath, BA3 4RH, United Kingdom

During office hours 9am to 5pm – 01761 235110

Out of hours answerphone – 01761 235161

List of contacts and details

Officials

Abbot
Dom Nicholas Wetz
abbot@downside.co.uk

Prior
Dom Anselm Brumwell
01761 235110
domanselm@downside.co.uk

Vocations

Vocations enquiries
Dom Anselm Brumwell
downsidevocation@downside.co.uk

Abbey Church and Monastery 

Master of Ceremonies
Dom James Hood
01761 235113
domjames@downside.co.uk

Monastic Choir Master
Dom Anselm Brumwell
domanselm@downside.co.uk

Hospitality

Guest Master of the Monastery Guest House
Please e-mail: domleo@downside.co.uk

Heritage

Director of Heritage
Dr Simon P. Johnson
01761 235313
spjohnson@downside.co.uk

Abbey Outreach Officer
Mr Steven Parsons
01761 235 323
sparsons@downside.co.uk

Archives and Library
Please contact heritage@downside.co.uk or phone 01761 235 323

Downside Review
Editor
Dr Simon P. Johnson
01761 235313
spjohnson@downside.co.uk

Business Manager 

Tina Woodham. 01761 235109 twoodham@downside.co.uk

Bookshop

Steve Parsons
01761 235323
books@downside.co.uk

Other Parishes served by Downside Monks

Beccles
The Parish Priest, The Presbytery, 2 Grange Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9NR
Dom Martin Gowman 01502 713179

Oblates of Downside Abbey
Oblate Master
Dom Boniface Hill
01761 235115

By Car
We’re situated on the A367 Fosse Way, a short journey from the A37 or A361. We are accessible via the A303, M4 and M5. Map

By Rail
The nearest railway stations are Bath Spa (20 mins), Castle Cary (20 mins) and Frome (20 mins).

By Plane
The nearest airports are Bristol (30 mins), Cardiff (90 mins) and London Heathrow (2 hours)

Postal Address
Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4RH