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.
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.
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| Fountains Abbey entrance in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England |
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| Fountains Abbey ruin in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England |
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| Fountains Abbey ruin in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England |
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| Water Garden at Fountains Abbey in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England |
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| View of Fountains Abbey from Water Garden in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England |
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| cottage covered with red creeper near Fountains Abbey in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England |
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