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Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden


Fountains Abbey with Studley Royal Water Garden, located four miles west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, is of outstanding historic and aesthetic importance. No other site in Europe contains such a rich variety of historic monuments set in such a beautiful landscape. The Cistercian Abbey, Georgian Water Garden, Medieval Deer Park, Elizabethan Hall and Victorian Church all offer the visitor an apparelled opportunity to appreciate the range of England´s heritage. Open all year round there´s always something to see and do. Free guided tours, wildlife walks, school holiday fun, exhibitions and special evening events including open air Shakespeare and children´s theatre and the popular floodlighting evenings on Saturdays in the autumn all make this a great place to visit whatever the season.

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Fountains,
Ripon
HG4 3DY

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Information on Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains, Ripon

Organisation/s: The National Trust
Opening Times: All year ex 24 & 25 Dec, Summer 10:00-17:00, Winter 10:00-16:00. Nov-Jan closed Fri.
Admission: WEF 1 Mar: Adult £7.90, Child £4.20, Family £20.90, NT & EH Members Free. Group rates available.
Facilities: Guided Tours, Disabled Full, Sales Point, Shop, Cafe, Refreshments, Restaurant, Parking
Events 2008: Open Air Theatre: