Located within the grounds of the Abbey is the ruins of the Charnel Chapel by the elected 16th Abbot, John of Northwold.

 Dating to the late 13th century, the Chapel is constructed of rubble flint and stone dressings and features numerous memorial tablets.

The Chapel was built to store the bones originally buried in the Great Churchyard.

The Chapel of the Charnel is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is Grade I listed