cattle and Gloucester Old Spots pigs. In 2012 Spinney Abbey Farm launched their first cider: "Monk & Disorderly" which won champion cider at Norwich Beer Festival 2013, 2015, 2016 & 2018 and St Ives 2014 & 2016. New ciders followed: "Virgin on the Ridiculous", "Fruity Friar", "Dirty Habit" and most recently "Rhubarb". Local folklore & legends Local tales tell how monks can still be heard chanting at night, and that their ghosts have been seen. The bank at the southern edge of the farm is called Spinney Bank, and is a location notorious for sightings of the mythical 'Old Shuck'. Other associations Spinney Abbey is the name of the setting for the 1984 detective novel The Jerusalem Inn by Martha Grimes in her 'Inspector Jury' series. References External links British History Online Spinney Abbey official website Country houses in Cambridgeshire History of Cambridgeshire Monasteries in Cambridgeshire Christian monasteries established in the 13th century Augustinian monasteries in England 13th-century establishments in England 1530s disestablishments in England Wicken, Cambridgeshire