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The National Trust has unveiled its plans to revamp the visitor facilities at Studley Royal Water Garden on the historic estate surrounding the ruins of Fountains Abbey, near Ripon.

Fountains Abbey is the UK's largest monastic ruin and a World Heritage Site. Founded in 1132, this majestic abbey attracts 300,000 visitors a year. When the first monks arrived at Fountains, it ...

The total cost for Studley Revealed is approximately £4.6 million, in addition to the £1 million spent annually by the National Trust on conservation work at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.