Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 3DY Telephone: 01765 608888
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
What's new this year
Major restoration of Studley Lake
The NT works in partnership with English Heritage to care for this site. English Heritage maintains the Abbey (owned by the NT) and owns St Mary's Church (managed by the NT)
Opening arrangements
Abbey/garden/Visitor Centre/mill
1 Feb–28 Feb 09
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Restaurant
1 Feb–30 Apr 09
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St Mary's
1 Apr–30 Sep 09
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Deer park
All year
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Estate will close at dusk, if earlier than stated closing time. Whole estate closed 24/25 December and on Friday in November, December and January. Estate open on Friday in February. Studley Royal shop and tea-room opening times vary. Last admission 30 minutes before closing
Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £8.25 (£7.50), child £4.40 (£4), family £22 (£20). Groups (16–30) £7.20. Groups (30+) £6.60. English Heritage members free. St Mary's Church: free
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Trust
properties nearby
Beningbrough Hall and Gardens
Brimham Rocks
East Riddlesden Hall
Malham Tarn and Moor
Guidebook
To find out more about Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden buy the guide before you visit
