Abbey Tower |
West wall/entrance |
Nave |
The River Skell behind the refectory (dining hall) |
The river runs through part of the Abbey! |
Cellarium, for storage |
The main attraction here for my children was the playground, which does have a lot of structures to play on. It was a favorite eight years ago too.
Walking after a climb |
Resting in the middle of a challenge |
Sliding down |
Zip line |
Zip line zoomed in |
Crossing a rope bridge |
Another challenging climb |
What am I supposed to do here? |
New watchtower addition (at least it's new to us) |
At the same obstacle |
Sharing a swing |
The fields have other sights like sheep, a small building on wool processing, and lots of plants.
Field of sheep |
A sample garden |
Studley Royal was visited less by us. It's a slightly longer walk from the abbey ruins so we only explored little bits of it in the past. We walked around a lot more on this visit, seeing the water park that served to impress visitors and locals. In 1676, William Aislabie (owner of Studley Royal) was able to purchase the abbey ruins and Fountains Hall for eighteen thousand pounds. He began making improvements, building ritzy gardens from the ruins all the way to his home. We did not see the house.
The lake was the scene of an epic tragedy. The afternoon wind was strong and a gust took my Baltimore Ravens cap from my head and deposited it in the lake. We had no way to reach it and no one to report it to, so that was the end of that.
Along the canal is a building called "Temple of Piety." It is not too big and seems more like a place to shelter if the rain catches visitors off guard. Another impressive bit for visitors, I am sure.
Gates to Studley Royal |
Studley Lake |
Better view of the water |
The lake was the scene of an epic tragedy. The afternoon wind was strong and a gust took my Baltimore Ravens cap from my head and deposited it in the lake. We had no way to reach it and no one to report it to, so that was the end of that.
Canal connecting the River Skell to the lake |
Amazing tree roots |
Semi-circular lakes along the walking path |
Statue of Poseidon in the lake |
Statue zoomed in |
Along the canal is a building called "Temple of Piety." It is not too big and seems more like a place to shelter if the rain catches visitors off guard. Another impressive bit for visitors, I am sure.
Temple of Piety |
Inside the temple |
One of the busts |
Temple of Fame up on a ridge |
Upper canal |
Canal corner |
All three attractions (ruins, water garden, and playground) are worth a visit anytime you are in the area.
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