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at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Summer of Play: the circus 

Join us for an entire summer jam-packed full of fun and games here at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.

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on
31 Aug 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00

Garden and abbey tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to discover the secrets and surprises of Studley Royal Water Garden, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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on
31 Aug 2025
at
11:00 to 12:30
+ 1 other date or time

Between Chaos and Light by Ed Kluz 

A new immersive exhibition by Ed Kluz comes to Fountains Hall from summer to winter solstice 2025.

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on
31 Aug to 21 Dec 2025
at
11:00 to 15:00
+ 112 other dates or times

Summer of Play: Family tours 

Robes at the ready? Join us for a free family tour as part of our jam-packed Summer of Play.

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on
31 Aug 2025
at
11:30 to 12:30

Abbey tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to discover more about the largest monastic ruins in the country.

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on
31 Aug 2025
at
12:00 to 13:00
+ 1 other date or time

Deer walks 

Walk with the wildlife volunteers to find out more about the Red, Sika and Fallow Deer.

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on
31 Aug to 25 Oct 2025
at
13:30 to 15:30
+ 4 other dates or times

'Rocks and Roots' geology walk 

Join us on a guided walk to discover more about the rocks and roots that lie beneath the estate.

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on
1 Sep 2025
at
11:30 to 13:00

Medieval Industry: bread, beer and wool tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to discover more about the people who lived and worked on the Fountains Abbey estate.

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on
2 Sep to 28 Oct 2025
at
14:30 to 15:30
+ 4 other dates or times

Fountains Mill tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to find out more about the oldest building on the estate.

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on
9 Sep to 21 Oct 2025
at
14:30 to 15:30
+ 3 other dates or times

Wildlife walk: Wow! I didn't know that 

Discover unusual facts about the trees and wildflowers found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, from the humble dandelion to a great old oak.

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on
10 Sep 2025
at
14:00 to 15:30

Heritage Open Day: the masons' story 

Discover how the stone masons have influenced the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal estate from the moment the first piece of abbey stone was laid.

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on
16 Sep to 18 Sep 2025
at
10:00 to 16:30
+ 1 other date or time

Helios 

See the sun like never before with Luke Jerram’s Helios at Fountains Abbey.

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on
4 Oct to 12 Oct 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
+ 3 other dates or times

Fountains by Floodlight: drive through 

Celebrate Fountains by Floodlight with an after-dark adventure through the estate in your car...

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on
19 Oct 2025
at
18:00 to 20:00

Fountains by Floodlight 2025 

Explore glowing ruins and shadowed archways and hear choral music echoing through the abbey this autumn. Tickets will be available from Friday 19 September.

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on
25 Oct to 1 Nov 2025
at
17:00 to 21:00
+ 3 other dates or times