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at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

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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
21 May to 31 Aug 2025
at
11:00 to 12:30
+ 205 other dates or times
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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
21 May to 31 Aug 2025
at
12:00 to 13:00
+ 205 other dates or times
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May half term 

Enjoy a bird themed nature trail and see how many papier mache birds you can spot hiding in the trees around the bird hide.

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on
24 May to 1 Jun 2025
at
10:00 to 16:30
+ 8 other dates or times
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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
27 May to 28 Oct 2025
at
14:30 to 15:30
+ 11 other dates or times
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Family craft workshop with Henshaws 

Join Henshaws on Wednesday 28 May to craft your own bird decoration

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on
28 May 2025
at
10:00 to 14:30
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Deer Walks 

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

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on
31 May to 25 Oct 2025
at
13:30 to 15:30
+ 7 other dates or times
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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
3 Jun to 21 Oct 2025
at
14:30 to 15:30
+ 10 other dates or times
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Dear Future: I Leave This Place For You - Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 

Find out how a gift in your will can help us protect and preserve the special places in our care.

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on
18 Jun 2025
at
10:30 to 16:00
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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
21 Jun to 21 Dec 2025
at
11:00 to 15:00
+ 183 other dates or times
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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
9 Jul to 10 Sep 2025
at
14:00 to 15:30
+ 1 other date or time
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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
19 Jul to 31 Aug 2025
at
10:00 to 16:30
+ 43 other dates or times
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Summer of Play: Smoking Apples Theatre 

Join the award-winning puppetry and theatre company, Smoking Apples, as part of our jam-packed Summer of Play.

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on
23 Jul to 20 Aug 2025
at
11:00 to 13:00
+ 3 other dates or times
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Summer of Play: craft workshops 

Join us for an environment themed craft workshop as part of our jam-packed Summer of Play.

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on
28 Jul to 1 Aug 2025
at
10:00 to 12:00
+ 9 other dates or times
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Summer of Play: Teddy bear zip wire 

See your favourite cuddly bear flying down a zip wire as part of our jam-packed Summer of Play.

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on
6 Aug to 27 Aug 2025
at
10:00 to 10:30
+ 21 other dates or times
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Mass for the Feast of St Bernard 

Join us in the Abbey Cellarium at 12pm for the Mass for the Feast of St Bernard.

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on
20 Aug 2025
at
12:00 to 13:00
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Summer of Play: live music 

Listen to Spa Sax fill the air, playing some well know tunes on their saxophones, all part of our jam-packed Summer of Play.

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on
30 Aug 2025
at
13:00 to 14:00
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'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
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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 21:00
+ 3 other dates or times