Why is Ann Widecombe's funeral being held at Buckfast Abbey? View 4 Images Ann Widdecombe's funeral will be held at Buckfast Abbey (Image: P A Thompson / Getty Images)The funeral of Ann Widdecombe will take place on Wednesday, August 12, at Buckfast Abbey in Devon. Buckfast Abbey was officially reinstated at the start of the 20th century, while construction of a new abbey church started in 1907 and finished in 1938. In Scotland, Buckfast Abbey is perhaps best known for Buckfast Tonic Wine. The Buckfast Abbey website reads: "In modern times it continues to be made at Buckfast Abbey along the same lines and according to the same basic recipe as used in the very early days.