Studley Royal Park
This beautiful deer park holds many treasures within its grounds, not least the ruins of Fountains Abbey, which helped it obtain World Heritage Status in 1986.
Founded in 1132, Fountains Abbey – the largest monastic ruins in Britain – survived Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries relatively intact, and in 1767 it was purchased by William Aislabie, owner of the neighbouring estate, to complete the elaborate gardens begun by his father, John Aislabie.
Today, UNESCO calls Studley Royal “one of the most magnificent Georgian water gardens
