April 15, 2015

Ripon, North Yorkshire, England: Fountains Abbey; things to do

Fountains Abbey  

Ripon, North Yorkshire, 30 miles from York. 

In the valley of the river Skell, the Fountains Abbey estate sits in an area of outstanding natural beauty.  It is Britain's largest monastery ruin and a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its 18th-century landscape, 12th-century abbey (founded by Benedictine monks in 1132), Elizabethan Fountains Hall, and Victorian St. Mary's Church.  It is restful to wander through the Studley Royal Water Garden.  Dotted in classical style with temples, follies, and statues, many consider it England's finest water garden.  It includes a medieval deer park, where today more than 500 Red, Sika, and Fallow Deer graze.


Fountains Abbey entrance in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
Fountains Abbey entrance in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England


Fountains Abbey ruin in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
Fountains Abbey ruin in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

 
Fountains Abbey ruin in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
Fountains Abbey ruin in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England


Water Garden at Fountains Abbey in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
Water Garden at Fountains Abbey in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England


View of Fountains Abbey from Water Garden in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
View of Fountains Abbey from Water Garden in Ripon,
North Yorkshire, England


cottage covered with red creeper near Fountains Abbey in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
cottage covered with red creeper near Fountains Abbey in Ripon,
North Yorkshire, England




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images ©2015 Carole Terwilliger Meyers 


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