What's On at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Nature detective spotter sheet
Get ready to be a nature detective with a free spotter sheet...
Tue 09 Aug 2022
+ 26 other dates
10:00-16:30
Still Time to Wonder. A new exhibition by Joe Cornish
Imagine a stillness which will likely never come to this place again. Through the lens of Joe Cornish, explore the tactile beauty of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal over three years and during the silence of the coronavirus lockdown.
Tue 09 Aug 2022
+ 83 other dates
10:00-17:00
James Owen Thomas art exhibition
Visit Swanley Grange workshop to see artworks created by Nidderdale artist James Owen Thomas.
Tue 09 Aug 2022
+ 12 other dates
10:00-17:00
Mini tree sleuth trail
Have fun learning how to use leafy clues to solve the mystery of which tree is which.
Tue 09 Aug 2022
+ 1 other date
11:00-12:30
Garden and Abbey Tour
Fountains Abbey became the greatest folly of all when John Aislabie created his water garden at Studley Royal. See the abbey as the Georgians did on this guided tour.
Tue 09 Aug 2022
+ 83 other dates
11:00-12:30
Family crafts at Swanley Grange
Get crafty in Swanley Grange during the summer holidays.
Tue 09 Aug 2022
+ 26 other dates
11:00-15:00
Abbey tour
If these walls could talk...unearth the monastic secrets of a great abbey and the daily routines of the monks who lived here on this guided tour.
Tue 09 Aug 2022
+ 83 other dates
14:00-15:00
Natural dye demonstration
See a demonstration of dyeing wool using natural items found around the estate
Sat 13 Aug 2022
+ 1 other date
12:00-16:00
Nature Walk
Wow! I didn't know that... Join our knowledgeable volunteer Mike to discover fascinating nature facts.
Wed 17 Aug 2022
14:00-15:30
Busy Bees at Swanley Grange
Head to Swanley Grange to meet the Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers Association.
Sat 20 Aug 2022
+ 1 other date
10:00-16:00
Deer park walk
Spot the red, fallow and sika deer on a guided walk through the deer park.
Sun 21 Aug 2022
+ 3 other dates
13:30-15:30
Fountains by Floodlight
Celebrate 90 years of Fountains by Floodlight with an after-dark adventure...
Sat 01 Oct 2022
+ 6 other dates
17:30-21:00
Fountains by Floodlight - Drive through
Celebrate 90 years of Fountains by Floodlight with an after-dark adventure through the estate from your car...
Sun 30 Oct 2022
18:00-19:00
Music and Lights
Get into the festive spirit with seasonal music and rainbow lighting in the abbey
Sat 19 Nov 2022
+ 20 other dates
14:00-17:00