Kilve Chantry was founded by Sir Simon de Furneaux who was licensed to grant a house and land in 1329, its purpose that five priests could pray for his soul in Kilve church. After the building ceased to function as a chantry at the end of the 14th Century, the land became part of the Kilve rectory. The original building included a refectory, stillroom, granary, dormitory and other monastic offices, which were used as a farmhouse until gutted by fire in the 1850s. Refreshments are available in the adjoining tea-garden.