Fountains Abbey

Wyatt an incredible national trust site that's stunning to visit in both the summer and winter. We recently went to see the Christmas lights and it was quite the experience.There is a bit of a walk to get to the ruins , but the grounds are easy to navigate and you're hard pressed to find any area that's blocked off, so it's great to explore. I also loved visiting the porter house and the mill to learn more about the history of Fountains. Definitely not an experience that you should pass up!

One of my most favourite places in the world. Calm and peaceful with lovely walks especially early in the morning or later in the evening when no one else is around and you have the Abbey to yourself. The floodlit abbey at night was an extra bonus.....

What a place! Allow at least three hours (and just for the Abbay and the Water Garden).It was raining today during my visit but the views on a better day must be stunning.Expensive place (£18) but free if you are a National Trust member (and English Heritage as well, but I am not completely sure about this).

I was not prepared for how beautiful Foutains Abbey is. Unfortunately I did not have enough time to walk the rest of the park grounds, but I didn't need it. I could have spent hours just walking around the monastery ruins! I can only imagine how amazing it would have been to walk it's halls when it was complete. Some day I hope to bring my family to appreciate it as well. If you're in the area it is a must see!

Beautiful NT site, we had a long stroll around the Abbey, water gardens and deer park.The Abbey ruins are stunning and well worth an explore. The grounds are very well maintained, particularly looking immaculate around the water gardens.Lots of deer in a large herd very soon into our deer park walk, as well as a could of smaller herds further intimate our route.Great to be able to take the dog into the visitors centre for coffee and cake, shame the other cafe isn't the same - and no way to get takeaway coffee without leaving the dog tied up if visiting alone.

This place is amazing, very beautiful, you can easily spend all day here. We did the 7 bridges walk also which was a nice additional. There is a lovely cafe and gift/ homeware shop in the grounds.

Beautiful.Stunning Abbey ruins in a tranquil area with a lovely river and water gardens.Unfortunately due to the severe amount of rain we had had and time we didn’t get to explore the whole grounds this time but will definitely be going back.Has a really nice atmosphere about it.Cafe, shop and toilets are all available at the entrance/exit.

Wow, what an atmospheric place. A beautiful site, that you couls spend hours walking around. Absolutely beautiful site. It's an amazing ruin. The replica in the Porters lodge is worth looking at too. Very helpful lady in the gate. Very helpful. We used the minibus (driven by the lovely Gina) to get around from the disabled parking at the West gate, up to the visitor centre, and then back later. We managed to get the wheelchair down to the abbey ruins and look around. They have mobility scooters for hire from this site too. Parking was free with a blue badge. Great cafe, very reasonable prices. Lovely shop. We had a fabulous day. Definitely recommend visiting here.

Absolutely stunning place to visit and very fascinating. Visited the Abbey a few days ago with my mother and spent the entire afternoon strolling around the grounds. It isn't just the Abbey, there's Fountains Hall and lots of other little areas to visit. Gorgeous views and very photogenic. Loved it. You don't have to go to everything either, once you've had enough it's easy to cut it short and head back to the car which was perfect for us.

It was absolutely beautiful!! It was misting a bit when we arrived but, it just made everything look a bit spooky we weren’t too bothered.As it cost £18 per person we decided to just join The National Trust for £120 for the year for both of us with no issues. It was an effortless process that allows us access to many site and parking areas for 365 days.We enjoyed the trails, nature, and all the pheasants around the grounds. The abbey is truly magnificent and worth visiting. We will have to come back in the summer when the weather is nicer.The abbey looked beautiful with the autumn leaves and the misty rain so, we feel like it was worth the visit!!