Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, near Ripon (National Trust)

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden
Fountains
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 3DY
England

Website

www.fountainsabbey.org.uk

E-mail

fountainsenquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

01765 608888

Fax

01765 601002

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Guided tours icon Shop icon Hearing disability facilities icon Visual disability facilities icon Wheelchair access icon

Cistercian abbey, Georgian water garden and medieval deer park:
* World Heritage Site
* Monumental ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian Abbey
* Elegant ornamental Georgian water garden and medieval deer park
* St Mary's Church, a William Burgess masterpiece with fabulous stained glass
* Atmospheric floodlit tours of the Abbey on summer nights

Venue Type:

Heritage site, Garden, parklands or rural site, Sacred space

 General services and facilities
  • Guided tours
  • Parking for coaches
  • Shop
 Disability access
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden
Fountains
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 3DY
England

Website

www.fountainsabbey.org.uk

E-mail

fountainsenquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

01765 608888

Fax

01765 601002

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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 Digital and online resources

Estate Trails

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-fountainsabbeyandstudleyroyalwatergarden.htm

Follow the various paths, including the Under the Bridges water trail, around the estate to discover the landscapes making up this World Heritage Site. An Abbey audio tour is also available.

How to obtain

Call 01765 608888 or email fountainsenquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk for more information.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden
Fountains
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 3DY
England

Website

www.fountainsabbey.org.uk

E-mail

fountainsenquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

01765 608888

Fax

01765 601002

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Related teaching activities

Key stage 2 English, 1 lesson

En2 Reading

Identify the specific features of persuasion used on the Fountains Abbey website to encourage visitors.

Key stage 2 science, 1-2 lessons

Sc2 Life processes and living things

Use ICT for data logging to count the number of plants, animals and insects found in one of the buildings or open areas surrounding Fountains Abbey.

Key stage 3 citizenship, 1 lesson

2.1 Critical thinking and enquiry

Fountains Abbey is a World Heritage Site. In groups, discuss the benefits of protecting heritage sites and decide whether they represent good value for money.

Key stage 3 design and technology, Small project

1.1 Designing and making

Design a structure for your school grounds based on the Georgian water garden at Fountains Abbey.

Key stage 3 religious studies, 1-2 lessons

2.1 Learning about religion

Explore the impact of religious belief on the way people lived at the time when the Cistercian Abbey was built at Fountains Abbey.
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