Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sancta Maria Abbey
A Trappist abbey in the Lammermuir Hills of East Lothian, founded from Roscrea in 1946.
Plans to extend the front of the abbey were dropped after Covid pushed up building costs; the community has since revived a simplified scheme for a new reception area, tea room, shop and public toilets, alterations to the guest wing, and a renovation of the church so that it reads more clearly as the sacred center of the monastery. Building work was hoped to begin in 2026.
Before you act. No budget or fundraising target is published. The Order lists the community under a superior ad nutum.
Last checked 8 November 2026. Parts of this entry could not be fully confirmed; see the note above. Responsible body: Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw.
Chilworth, United Kingdom
For 2026 the monks are running the Abbot Paulinus Silver Jubilee Thanksgiving Appeal, aiming to raise £6,000 to fund six months of accompanying young men from poorer parts of South America who are discerning a Benedictine vocation (travel, pastoral visits and practical support), so that poverty does not decide whether someone can test a vocation.
Aylesford, United Kingdom
The Friars is an independent charity that says it is not financially supported by the Catholic Church and costs over 2,000 pounds a day to keep open. A chapel roof repair program estimated at 350,000 pounds has begun, on top of continuous repairs to the medieval and modern buildings. Its 2024 accounts say the estate is too large to be maintained from local income alone.