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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 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 and Studley Royal attracts more than 400,000 visitors a year. It includes the ruins of a 12th Century abbey and the landscaped Georgian water garden with statues and follies.