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
Fax | +44 (0)1761 235 124
monks@downside.co.uk
List of contacts and details
Officials
Prior Administrator
Dom Nicholas Wetz
prior@downside.co.uk
Sub Prior
Dom Anselm Brumwell
01761 235161
domanselm@downside.co.uk
Monastic Bursar
Dom Christopher Calascione
01761 235308
domchristopher@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: guestmaster@downside.co.uk
Heritage
Director of Heritage
Dr Simon P. Johnson
01761 235313
sjohnson@downside.co.uk
Abbey Events and Outreach Officer
Mr Steven Parsons
01761 235 323
sparsons@downside.co.uk
Archives and Library
Please contact research@downside.co.uk or phone 01761 235 323
Downside Review
Editor
Dr Simon P. Johnson
01761 235313
sjohnson@downside.co.uk
Bookshop
Monk in Charge
Dom Michael Clothier
01761 235111 or 235153
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
Bungay
Right Rev. Dom Charles Fitgerald-Lombard, St Edmund’s, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AX
01986 893355
domcharles@downside.co.uk
Little Malvern
Dom Edward Crouzet, The Priest’s House, Ledbury Road, Little Malvern,Worcestershire, WR14 4JL
01684 574658
fr.edward@saint-wulstans.org.uk
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