Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal is a park or estate 2.3 km southwest of Ripon. Its care is managed by the National Trust. Our list has 29 more places within 15 km; first among them is Studley Royal Park, at 100 m.
Park or estate near Ripon
Just outside Ripon
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal is 2.3 km southwest of Ripon. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
The warmest stretch in Ripon is June to September, at 18–21°C in the afternoon.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Park or estate.
It is run by National Trust.
- Type
- Park or estate
- Run by
- National Trust
- Town
- 2.3 km southwest of Ripon
Visiting: the details
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting to Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Orange: Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Also near Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Within 15 km are 29 places, among them 3 historic houses, a garden and an abbey or priory.
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park100 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey1 km away3
CathedralRipon Cathedral4 km away4
Historic house · National TrustFountains Hall1.2 km away5
Historic houseMarkenfield Hall2.3 km away6
Historic houseRipley Castle8.5 km away7
Theme parkLightwater Valley6.5 km away8
CastleKnaresborough Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Where is Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal?
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal is 2.3 km southwest of Ripon, North Yorkshire.
What is Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal?
Park or estate.
Who runs Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal?
June to September are the warmest months in Ripon, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal?
Within 15 km: Studley Royal Park (100 m), Fountains Abbey (1 km), Ripon Cathedral (4 km) and Fountains Hall (1.2 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Hall: Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markenfield Hall: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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