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Abbey Stores

Ripon, North Yorkshire
The exterior of Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The exterior of Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The sitting room at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The living area at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The kitchen at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The dining area at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The galleried bedroom at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The exterior of Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire The exterior of Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire The sitting room at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire The living area at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire The kitchen at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire The dining area at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire The galleried bedroom at Abbey Stores, nr Ripon, Yorkshire

At-a-glance details

  • Guests 2
  • Bedrooms 1
  • Preferred changeover day Friday
  • Minimum stay 3 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 0
  • Acorn rating 3 What's this?
  • Reference 020004
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About Abbey Stores

Moments away from Fountains Abbey, this characterful cottage has lots of original features.

Ideal for a romantic break, 18th-century Abbey Stores became a shop in the 1930s before being transformed into a cosy holiday cottage in the 1990s. With many original features intact, this characterful cottage, complete with wood-burning stove, is in a truly unique location. 

Just moments away from the entrance to Fountains Abbey, you can’t fail to be impressed by this beautiful World Heritage site dating back to the 12th-century. The abbey had a starring role in The Secret Garden, with the ruins of the East Guest House transformed into part of the magical garden for the film. Explore the grounds of the site at your leisure, even when all the other visitors have gone home.

Further afield, the city of York makes for a fantastic day out. Just 30 miles from the cottage, this famous city is awash with Medieval architecture, traditional inns and narrow lanes. 
 

Why book with us?

  • Unrivalled locations
  • Free entry to our places
  • Award-winning customer service
  • Help us care for nature, beauty and history

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  • Postpone or refund with no admin fee
  • Enhanced cleaning regime
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Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair not available
  • Microwave available
  • Fridge available
  • Freezer not available
  • Dishwasher available
  • Washing machine available
  • Tumble dryer not available
  • Telephone available
  • Television available
  • DVD available
  • WiFi* available
  • Open fire / wood burner available
  • Garden available
  • BBQ not available

Layout

  • First floor

    Open-plan kitchen/dining/sitting area with wood burning stove. Mezzanine: open gallery with sleeping area (one double with 5' bed) and shower room.

Notes for guests

Access: The accessibility guide is for guidance only. For up to date photos, please see the images on the webpage.

Heating: Gas central heating included.

Logs: The fire will be laid for you on arrival. Additional logs may be purchased upon booking or prior to arrival for £6 per bag. Please note there are no logs available to buy on site so you will either need to come equipped with your own logs or ensure you pre-order.

Garden: Shared garden with seating.

Parking: Car parking is available next to Fountains Hall.

Telephone: There is limited mobile phone signal, but there is a shared payphone provided for use by all Cottages for outgoing calls.

*WiFi: This is now available, but please note that intermittent connection problems can sometimes occur and should not be relied upon. We are pleased to provide free WiFi at this cottage which is supported by BT.

Please note: The cottage is located next to a minor road and one of the entrances to Fountains Estate.

Offers: Holiday cottage guests have free access to Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Estate during opening hours and after hours until dusk once the public have gone home. This is with the exception of Fridays in November, December and January when the estate is closed on Fridays.

Guests will benefit from a late Sunday (only) checkout at 12 noon.

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Girl walking among the daffodils at Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Ancient abbey ruins and an awe-inspiring water garden at this World Heritage Site
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Brimham Rocks

Explore dramatic moorland rock formations
Braithwaite Hall in the Yorkshire Dales

Braithwaite Hall

17th-century farmhouse in beautiful Coverdale
A sea of snowdrops and trees in the foregrounds with a wall and building in the distance

Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens

A place of reinvention; evolving gardens and changing art exhibitions.
Ducks sat at the edge of the pond with the house in the distance

East Riddlesden Hall

Historic house and intimate gardens with lots of natural play areas for families to enjoy.
Rievaulx Terrace Ionic Temple

Rievaulx Terrace

One of Yorkshire's finest 18th-century landscape gardens, containing two temples

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About the Acorn rating

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To help find the best cottage for you, we have created our own quality rating system for our holiday cottages called the Acorn rating. Ranging from 1-5 Acorns, the rating gives you an indication of a property’s facilities, fixtures and fittings, with five being the highest quality level. The Acorn rating is not connected to any other industry rating system that may be used for holiday cottages and is only to be used as a guide that covers location, style of interior and the facilities you may be looking for. We do not set our cottage pricing based on the Acorn rating we have given a cottage as all our cottages are of an individual nature. Therefore, we recommend that all factors are considered when making your choice. In addition, some of our cottages are curated to be sympathetic to their time period. This means that they might not have all of the aspects of modern living, but impress in so many other ways.

1 Acorn: simple living accommodation with basic furniture and fixtures fit for purpose and clean. Running water and a toilet are provided. There could be some limitations to heating and washing facilities – details of these will be stated clearly on the cottage's webpage. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied with a few exceptions, which are again clearly stated). Facilities for basic catering and living are provided. In general, a 1 Acorn cottage does not have WiFi.

2 Acorn: a mid-quality range of furniture and fittings. Bathroom facilities are basic or there may be a high number of guests to bathroom ratio depending on the size of the cottage. Very few 2 Acorn cottages have WiFi and the kitchen white goods and washing facilities are basic. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied in all 2-5 Acorn cottages.

3 Acorn: a good, standard offer. Generally it is correctly proportioned for the number of guests but could have a few compromises, for example a small kitchen, or a lower bathroom to guest ratio. The variety of white goods available will be better than a 2 Acorn cottage.

4 Acorn: these cottages have more premium furniture, fittings and lighting. Additionally the ratio of bathrooms to guests is likely to be higher, and the bathrooms would be more likely to have separate and spacious showers instead of showers over baths.

5 Acorn: a luxury accommodation offer with very few limiting factors. This is the highest offer available. It is well-equipped and has spacious facilities throughout the cottage or is set within an extraordinary location or building. The furniture is of a high standard, and has real comfort for modern living.

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