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Garden and abbey tour

Tue 13 Oct · 11:00

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

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About This Event

Explore the stunning Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden through a guided tour, which highlights the significance of both the abbey ruin and the water garden that contribute to its World Heritage Site status. This recurring series of tours runs on selected dates in Harrogate. Admission is required to participate.

While it's often thought that the abbey ruin is the reason for our World Heritage Site status, it's actually the water garden at Studley Royal. Join a guided tour to find out more about this artificially manipulated 'feat of human creative genius' designed by the Aislabie's in the 1700s. Start to see the abbey as the Georgians did; incorporated into the dramatic designed landscape and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The garden and abbey tour lasts 1 hour 30 minutes and will be run twice a day, seven days a week, until Sunday 1 November.

Unfortunately, sometimes our volunteer guides aren't available and we have to cancel tours. Please ask the admission staff on your arrival for the tour schedule on that day.

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Frequently asked questions

Garden and abbey tour takes place on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 11:00. The event runs until Sunday, 1 November 2026.

Garden and abbey tour is held at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden in Harrogate (Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire).

Tickets for Garden and abbey tour can be booked via nationaltrust.org.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.

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