The Amazing Bottle Tombola at the Abbey Fair

The Amazing Bottle Tombola at the Abbey Fair

11 December 2025

What a bumper year – 317 bottles generously donated by Friends and members of the congregation.  There was rarely a time when there wasn’t a…

‘My Fair Lady’ at the Mill at Sonning

‘My Fair Lady’ at the Mill at Sonning

11 December 2025

Since 2017 the Friends have been going to The Mill at Sonning for the theatre’s offering of a classic musical.  In all these years there has…

Abbey Flowers and pedestals

Abbey Flowers and pedestals

11 December 2025

The flower arrangements – around a dozen of them – help to give a warmth of welcome to the Abbey and are created due to the dedication of the…

Talk with Puddings – ‘The Royal Nunneries: Romsey Abbey in its Anglo-Saxon Setting’

Talk with Puddings – ‘The Royal Nunneries: Romsey Abbey in its Anglo-Saxon Setting’

5 November 2025

Judith Beton, a member of the Abbey Vine congregation, gave a fascinating talk to the Friends of Romsey Abbey and other guests on Friday 24th…

Visit to Petworth House and Park

Visit to Petworth House and Park

26 September 2025

Petworth House was the latest venue for a trip by the Friends of Romsey Abbey. On a beautiful autumn day, fifteen members explored the house and…

Churches tour – Test and Bourne Valleys

Churches tour – Test and Bourne Valleys

5 September 2025

17 members of the Friends of Romsey Abbey enjoyed another of Brian Woodruffe’s tours of local churches, this time calling at Wherwell, Longparish,…

Cruising down the River Thames

Cruising down the River Thames

5 September 2025

August saw The Friends boating on the River Thames, travelling by coach to arrive at Salter’s Steamers Boatyard at Donnington Bridge, Oxford.…

Adrift on a Desert Island

Adrift on a Desert Island

5 September 2025

The Friends of Romsey Abbey recently hosted a Desert Island Discs in the Church Rooms hosted by Dick Hewett and his Castaway being Revd Sally…

D-Day Experience & Southsea Castle

D-Day Experience & Southsea Castle

21 July 2025

Yet another sunny summer day in July saw two minibuses with members of the Friends of Romsey Abbey depart from Romsey to travel to Southsea with the…