We're open Boxing Day to New Year! at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Whether you’ve been indulging this season or are simply keen to get out into the fresh air, don’t get caught in a post-Christmas slump. Bring your friends and family to enjoy some precious time together here at Fountains Abbey – we’re open all week.

Walking by Fountains Abbey
Frost covered view to Abbey from Studley Royal water garden

Opening times between Boxing Day and New Year 

Pull on your boots to come for a stroll in the fresh air, bring the kids to run wild in the play park or indulge in a nice cup of tea in the tea-rooms – we’re open all week.

Family enjoying the follies glowing in Studley Royal water garden

What's on? December delights at Fountains Abbey 

Christmas is truly here - think mince pies and merriment! There are so many ways to enjoy this special time of year from spending time with friends and family, singing along to festive tunes in the abbey or nattering over a big mug of hot chocolate in the tea-rooms.

Couple enjoying music and lights at Fountains Abbey

Experience Music & Lights 

Here at Fountains we're getting into the Christmas spirit and have just the thing to enjoy on a cold winter's afternoon. Wrap up warm to enjoy the abbey bathed in multi-coloured lights with live festive music ringing throughout the ruins.

Frost on the ruins at Fountains Abbey

Jack in the Green storytelling walk 

Join North Country Theatre for some seasonal stories! Stories about the mid-winter solstice, the mysterious Green Man of Fountains and the Spirit of Spring and Summer, versus the Snow Queen and her accomplice Jack Frost.

Couple walking along the avenue in the deer park

Bring your dog with you 

Bring your four-legged friend along to explore Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal. There's lots to see!

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