Discover folly! at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden
Discover four interactive new art installations in this iconic World Heritage Site this summer. Explore the water garden as it was originally created; a playful water garden with dramatic views that criss-cross the landscape.
Follow the clay faces trail
Discover ten faces peeking and peering from the trees around the estate.
Sun 17 Feb 2019
+ 14 other dates
10:00-16:00
Wedding Open Days
Come and find inspiration for your perfect wedding day here at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.
Sun 17 Feb 2019
+ 1 other date
10:30-13:00
Wild and woolly decorations at Swanley Grange
Make your own woolly decoration in Swanley Grange this February half term.
Sun 17 Feb 2019
+ 14 other dates
11:00-16:00
Den building competition
Can you make a shelter to withstand the wind and rain of winter?
Tue 19 Feb 2019
+ 1 other date
13:00-15:00
Make a staff
Choose your stick carefully to become the perfect staff.
Thu 21 Feb 2019
+ 1 other date
13:00-15:00
Going Digital photography workshops
Discover how to get the best out of your camera with these photography workshops with Pandora. Learn the basics in an inspiring setting or discover how to capture the perfect landscape.
Sat 23 Feb 2019
+ 5 other dates
10:00-16:00
Spot the birdy
There is a lot of bird life on the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal estate. Join our wildlife team and see which birds you can see on Studley lake.
Sat 23 Feb 2019
+ 1 other date
11:00-15:00
Make your own clay face
Get your hands dirty making clay faces on the trees.
Sat 23 Feb 2019
+ 1 other date
11:00-15:00
Dying Gladiator Day garden tour
Join us for a day of gladiator inspired fun and learn all about the work we do here on a guided tour.
Sun 24 Feb 2019
11:00-12:00
+ other times
Dying Gladiator Day
Join us on Sunday 24 February for gladiator inspired games and family fun to raise money to return a statue which was lost from the gardens of Studley Royal over a hundred years ago.
Sun 24 Feb 2019
11:00-15:00
Ten little bookworms children’s trail
Follow the Ten Little Bookworms trail for World Book Day weekend!
Sat 09 Mar 2019
+ 1 other date
10:00-17:00
Heritage: A Harrogate College Exhibition
Come and see a unique collection of mixed media pieces inspired by medieval heritage crafts created by the students of Harrogate College.
Thu 21 Mar 2019
+ 6 other dates
10:00-16:00
Lavender bags at Swanley Grange
Bring the kids to get creative with hessian to make their own lavender bag.
Sat 30 Mar 2019
+ 29 other dates
11:00-16:00
Step inside the bird hide
Want to learn how to bird watch with the best of them?
Tue 16 Apr 2019
11:00-15:00
Busy Bees
Keeping bees is quite a craft, the monks would have made 'skeps' to keep bees for their honey and highly-prized wax for making candles, honeyed wines, mead and for sweetening food as they didn't have sugar.
Sat 13 Jul 2019
+ 3 other dates
10:00-16:00
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Night Run
Lace those trainers and light those head torches and come for a run around Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal at night.
Tue 29 Oct 2019
18:30-21:00