Period Living

Winter wonderlands

Studley Royal Water Garden, Ripon, North Yorkshire

he stunning 18th-century creation of John Aislabie and his son William, Studley Royal Water Garden surrounds the romantic ruins of the 12th-century Fountains Abbey. In winter, the skeletal structure of ancient trees are reflected in the still, icy waters of the ornamental lakes and ponds,

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