Historic house · near Ripon · North Yorkshire

Fountains Hall

Fountains Hall is a grade I listed historic house museum in Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. This one stands 3.4 km southwest of Ripon. It is in the care of the National Trust.

Photo: Fountains Hall, Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

3.4 km

southwest of Ripon

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Ripon

Just outside Ripon

Fountains Hall is 3.4 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 ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ripon has 276 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Warmest in Ripon are June to September, at 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 1°69 mm

Feb8° / 1°58 mm

Mar10° / 2°54 mm

Apr13° / 4°55 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun19° / 9°75 mm

Jul21° / 11°59 mm

Aug20° / 11°69 mm

Sep18° / 9°60 mm

Oct14° / 6°72 mm

Nov10° / 3°75 mm

Dec7° / 1°74 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ripon, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ripon. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ripon’s full climate →

About

Fountains Hall

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages. Within 15 km there are 30 more places to visit, starting with Fountains Abbey (300 m).

Ripon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 3.4 km southwest of Ripon
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/fountains-abbey-and-studley-royal-water-garden

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Fountains Hall

The map centres on Fountains Hall, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Fountains Hall

Ripon, with 16,593 people, is the largest of the 7. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 3.4 km northeast of it

Ripon

16,593 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 6.1 km east of it

Bishop Monkton

602 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 6.7 km northeast of it

Sharow

574 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 7.1 km northwest of it

Kirkby Malzeard

906 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Fountains Hall is	People	Places to visit
Ripon	3.4 km northeast of it	16,593	15
Bishop Monkton	6.1 km east of it	602	7
Sharow	6.7 km northeast of it	574	9
Kirkby Malzeard	7.1 km northwest of it	906	3
North Stainley	8.6 km north of it	390	6
Grewelthorpe	8.8 km northwest of it	226	5
West Tanfield	11 km north of it	275	3

Make a day of it

After Fountains Hall

Of the 30 within 15 km, look for 2 gardens, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey300 m away 2

Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park1.1 km away 3

CathedralRipon Cathedral5.1 km away 4

Historic houseRipley Castle7.8 km away 5

Historic houseMarkenfield Hall2.5 km away 6

CastleKnaresborough Castle14 km away 7

Theme parkLightwater Valley7.3 km away 8

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Harlow Carr14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Fountains Hall

Where is Fountains Hall?

Fountains Hall is 3.4 km southwest of Ripon, North Yorkshire.

What is Fountains Hall?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Who runs Fountains Hall?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Fountains Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in Ripon, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Fountains Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Fountains Hall?

Within 15 km: Fountains Abbey (300 m), Studley Royal Park (1.1 km), Ripon Cathedral (5.1 km) and Ripley Castle (7.8 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 (9)

Fountains Hall: Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Markenfield Hall: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Harlow Carr: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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