Vale Royal Abbey Golf Club

Vale Royal Abbey dates back to the late 13th century but it’s no longer a place used by a religious order. Instead, it came into the possession of the Cholmondeley family in the early 1600s and remained the family seat until it was purchased by ICI shortly after World War II. The chemical company used the abbey as staff accommodation then as the headquarters for its Alkali Division before vacating the premises in 1961. The abbey was then used at various…