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Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire

Description

Amidst the historic buildings - not only the abbey but also a Jacobean Hall built with some of the abbey's stones - there are some charming walks around the lake and parkland. Nothing too strenuous, and a pleasant spot to tarry a while.

Address



Ripon
Yorkshire
United Kingdom

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Facilities

Toilets AvailableFood AvailableDisabled Access AvailableCharged ParkingKids Activities AvailableCampervan Access Available

Other Facilities

Park at the National Trust West Gate car park as signed.

There's disabled parking at the visitor centre, but no wheelchair access from there to the abbey. So if you want to visit the abbey use the West Gate car park.

WCs and disabled, NT cafe and shop, visitor centre.

Nearby Ripon has lots of cafes, pubs and restaurants.

Walks

, 40 minutes

Exuberant dogs will find this on-lead National Trust experience a bit dull, but sedate dogs will find plenty to sniff at.

Leaflets describing several walk routes are available at the NT shop.

Directions

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4 miles west of Ripon off the B6265 to Pateley Bridge.

Signposted from the A1, 12 miles north of Harrogate (A61)

MOTORWAY WALKS - The Book

With nearly 200 walks from the Driving with Dogs website, this handy little book is an ideal guide to the best dog-friendly pubs and dog walks within 5 miles of UK motorway exits.

Like the website walks, you'll also find information about campervan access, disabled facilities, kids' activities, safe parking places, sat-nav codes and written route directions too.

Walking the Dog: Motorway Walks for dogs and drivers is available from the RAC shop (link URL http://www.racshop.co.uk/rac-books.html) and all the usual online bookstores such as amazon.

If your local bookstore doesn't have a copy in stock, you can order by quoting the ISBN number: 978-1-845841-02-7

Amazon link: Walking the Dog - Motorway walks for drivers and dogs

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