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Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal

Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal
Fountains
Ripon
N. Yorks.
HG4 3DY

tel: 01765 608888
fax: 01765 601002

Area: Yorkshire
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Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal -- Yorkshire

Visitor Information

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Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal
Yorkshire
All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

Abbey, Garden, Visitor Centre, Mill:
1 Mar - 31 Oct 08, 10-5, Sun - Sat
1 Nov 08 - 31 Jan 09, 10-4, Sat - Thurs
St Mary's: 1 Apr - 30 Sep 08, 12-4, Sun - Sat
Deer Park: All year, dawn - dusk, Sun - Sat
Please note: whole estate closed 24/25 Dec & on Fri in Nov, Dec, Jan 09. Estate open on Fri in Feb. Last admission 30mins before closing

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: No

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National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:

To see:

Admission Prices

£7.15, child £3.80, family £19. Groups (16-30) £6.20, child £3.35. Groups (31+) £6.30, child £3.15. EH and NT members free. St Mary's Church: free

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Parking for deer park £2.
Minibus service from Ripon to Studley Royal Water Garden and Fountains Visitor Centre, June - Oct; Mon - Sat from 10.30am.

Garden Features

Yorkshire's first World Heritage Site. Cistercian abbey, elegant Georgian water garden and medieval deer park; World Heritage Site; Dramatic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian Abbey; Elegant ornamental Georgian Water Garden; Medieval deer park and Elizabethan mansion; Events, activities and exhibitions; Wonderful views of the Fountains Abbey ruins also the canals and water features down the valley. Designated World Heritage Site.

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: John Aislabie

This famous garden encapsulates much of the early English landscape style, though none of the famous gardeners of the period worked on it. Typical of the Yorkshire spirit, Aislabie felt he could do it without them and it is clear that he and his son William, without question, succeeded. Starting at the formal Water Garden, which is the basis for John Aislabie's creation, the visitor proceeds past a sequence of curved and semi-circular ponds, with the beautiful Temple of Piety and a number of classical statues set in front of the wooded hillsides, and follows serpentine paths past other buildings and views down the valley.

On one side is the Banqueting Hall, on the other the Octagon Tower, Temple of Fame and Anne Boleyn's Seat. The latter features the famous surprise view up the river to Fountains Abbey. Tiers of trees, mostly native species of oak, lime and beech reach up either side of the valley and further down Aislabie accentuated the wildness of the landscape by exposing rocks and planting cleverly to reveal the contours of the land and twists of the river to produce one of the earliest examples of the Picturesque style in England. Finally, leaving by the East Gate, the visitor sees the towers of Ripon Minster framed in the gateway. A masterpiece of landscaping.

History of Garden

John Aislabie designed the garden from 1716 after his expulsion from Parliament following his involvement as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the South Sea Bubble affair. He continued the development of the garden until his death in 1742 and was followed by his son, William, who completed the project by acquiring Fountains Abbey itself.

Nearby Yorkshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Ripon Spa Hotel

Restaurants:
Sawley Arms, Sawley
Galphay Inn, Galphay

Inns & Pubs:
Sawley Arms, Sawley
Grantley Arms, Grantley

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Ripon - Cathedral and museums
Harrogate - Spa Town
Valley Gardens
RHS Harlow Carr

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