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Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal tel: 01765 608888 Area: Yorkshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-fountainsabbeyandstudleyroyalwatergarden -- email: fountainsabbey {at} nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal |
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Abbey, Garden, Visitor Centre, Mill: |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): Adult £9 (£8.15), child £4.85 (£4.40), family £23 (£20.90). English Heritage members free. St Mary's Church: free |
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| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Parking for deer park £3. Minibus service from Ripon to Studley Royal Water Garden and Fountains Visitor Centre, June - Oct; Mon - Sat from 10.30am. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Yorkshire's first World Heritage Site. Cistercian abbey, elegant Georgian water garden and medieval deer park; World Heritage Site; Dramatic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian Abbey; Elegant ornamental Georgian Water Garden; Medieval deer park and Elizabethan mansion; Events, activities and exhibitions; Wonderful views of the Fountains Abbey ruins also the canals and water features down the valley. Designated World Heritage Site. Visitor Attraction of the Year (50,000 visitors and over) FINALIST in Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Awards for Tourism 2009. |
English Heritage Garden Grade: I | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
John Aislabie |
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| This famous garden encapsulates much of the early English landscape style, though none of the famous gardeners of the period worked on it. Typical of the Yorkshire spirit, Aislabie felt he could do it without them and it is clear that he and his son William, without question, succeeded. Starting at the formal Water Garden, which is the basis for John Aislabie's creation, the visitor proceeds past a sequence of curved and semi-circular ponds, with the beautiful Temple of Piety and a number of classical statues set in front of the wooded hillsides, and follows serpentine paths past other buildings and views down the valley. On one side is the Banqueting Hall, on the other the Octagon Tower, Temple of Fame and Anne Boleyn's Seat. The latter features the famous surprise view up the river to Fountains Abbey. Tiers of trees, mostly native species of oak, lime and beech reach up either side of the valley and further down Aislabie accentuated the wildness of the landscape by exposing rocks and planting cleverly to reveal the contours of the land and twists of the river to produce one of the earliest examples of the Picturesque style in England. Finally, leaving by the East Gate, the visitor sees the towers of Ripon Minster framed in the gateway. A masterpiece of landscaping. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| John Aislabie designed the garden from 1716 after his expulsion from Parliament following his involvement as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the South Sea Bubble affair. He continued the development of the garden until his death in 1742 and was followed by his son, William, who completed the project by acquiring Fountains Abbey itself. | ||||||
| Nearby Yorkshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Ripon Spa Hotel |
Restaurants: Sawley Arms, Sawley Galphay Inn, Galphay |
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| Inns & Pubs: Sawley Arms, Sawley Grantley Arms, Grantley |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Ripon - Cathedral and museums Harrogate - Spa Town Valley Gardens RHS Harlow Carr |
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