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Ripon, North Yorkshire

Whitefields Cottage

The garden at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The garden at Whitefields Cottage, Yorkshire | © National Trust / Mike Henton
The sitting room at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The third bedroom at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire

Whitefields Cottage

Discover the spectacular ruins of Fountains Abbey from this large cottage with a farmhouse air.

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The sitting room at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The third bedroom at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The garden at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The kitchen at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The dining room at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The sitting room at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The ground floor bedroom at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The third bedroom en-suite at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The second double bedroom at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The third bedroom en-suite at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
The deer park at Studley Royal Water Gardens, North Yorkshire
The garden at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire
 Red deer at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire
A winter view of St. Mary's Church in Studley Royal Deer Park, near Whitefields Cottage, Yorkshire

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Discover the spectacular ruins of Fountains Abbey from this large cottage with a farmhouse air.

  • Guests

    6

    Bedrooms

    3

    Acorn rating

    4What's this?

    Number of dogs welcome

    2

    Reference

    020033

    Stay in this relaxed cottage with the feel of a farmhouse in the heart of Yorkshire. With enough room for six people, it’s ideal for special get-togethers. It can also be booked with adjoining The Boot Room, which sleeps a further two people. The dining table is perfect for big celebratory meals, and afterwards you’ll love to sink into the comfy leather sofas around a roaring log burner. You’ll have an enclosed lawn garden with picnic benches and plenty of space for dogs to run around.

    Guests can enjoy free access to wander across the 700 acres of the busy Studley Royal deer park from the doorstep. Staying here really gives you the opportunity to experience life in a  working deer park. You’ll also have the privilege of your own key to experience the atmospheric ruins of Fountains Abbey and the beautiful Georgian water gardens once the day visitors have left. The cottage is just a 10 minute drive from Ripon town centre, where you’ll find plenty of cosy restaurants and pubs to enjoy.

    You’ll be 20 minutes from the dramatic moorland rock formations of Brimham Rocks and Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Or if you want to go further afield, it’s about an hour's drive into the windswept wilds of the Yorkshire Dales, where there are lots of walking routes. Other places to visit include the York Treasurer’s House, Nunnington Hall and Beningbrough Hall and Gardens.

    • Wi-Fi, available
    • Garden, available
    • Fridge, available
    • Freezer, available
    • Microwave, available
    • Open fire / wood burner, available
    • Television, available
    • DVD, available
    • Washing machine, available
    • Dishwasher, available
    • Tumble dryer, available
    • Cot & high chair, available
    • Near National Trust attraction, available
    • Wildlife spotting, available
    • Trails, available

Book together

There are three cottages in and around the deer park, which can be booked together for groups of up to 18 guests. There are 14 cottages overall at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.

A view of the exterior of Choristers' House in winter, Yorkshire

Choristers' House 

A striking Grade II listed house in the middle of Studley Royal deer park. Sleeps 10.

The garden at Whitefields Cottage, Ripon, Yorkshire

Whitefields Cottage 

This cottage, on the edge of Studley Royal deer park and next to The Boot Room, has a Yorkshire farmhouse feel. Sleeps six, dog friendly.

The exterior of The Boot Room, Ripon, Yorkshire

The Boot Room 

A tiny cottage in corner of Studley Royal deer park, next to Whitefields Cottage. Sleeps two, dog friendly.

View all of the cottages at Fountains Abbey 

Image: Fountains Hall, which houses two holiday apartments, Proctor and Vyner.

A view of Proctor apartment, within Fountains Hall, North Yorkshire

Things to see and do at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 

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

Ripon, North Yorkshire

Fully open today
Autumn colour fills the landscape from the Studley water garden to Fountains Abbey

Things to do at Fountains Abbey 

The ruins of Fountains Abbey are truly something to behold. Discover what to see when you come face to face with some of the oldest abbey ruins in the country.

Two visitors walking through the grounds of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal with the abbey ruins in the background

Fountains Abbey Estate Boundary walk 

Yorkshire

See all the highlights of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal on a circular walk, taking in the Abbey ruins, hall, deer park and 18th-century water garden.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 5 (km: 8)
Autumn colour fills the landscape from the Studley water garden to Fountains Abbey

Light up your evening at Fountains by Floodlight 

Make memories this autumn racing through the abbey glow in the quiet of the autumn night. Create shapes in the shadows and hear the crunch of your footsteps echo through the ruins on a late-night adventure you won’t forget!

Fountains Abbey is aglow with lights from the East Green

Exploring the area

Brimham Rocks 

Explore dramatic moorland rock formations

Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Fully open today
A couple walk along the accessible paths at Brimham rocks on an autumnal morning

Treasurer's House, York 

Step inside this house of contradictions in the centre of York

York, North Yorkshire

Fully open today
Stone house with a lawn and fountain in the foreground

Yorkshire Dales 

Enjoy picturesque villages, drystone walls, flower filled hay meadows and the characteristic rolling hills of the Dales.

Settle, North Yorkshire

Fully open today
Janet's Foss wetland site on the Malham Tarn Estate in the Yorkshire Dales in autumn

Beningbrough 

Art exhibitions, history, and evolving gardens in the Yorkshire countryside

York, North Yorkshire

Fully open today
View of the tree-lined drive and the north front of Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens, North Yorkshire

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