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at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

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Fountains by Floodlight 

Explore glowing ruins and shadowed archways and hear choral music echoing through the abbey this autumn.

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on
1 Nov to 2 Nov 2024
at
17:00 to 17:30
+ 9 other dates or times
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An autumnal scavenger hunt 

Head on a mystical hunt around Fountains Abbey and find the most magical autumn item you can.

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on
2 Nov to 3 Nov 2024
at
10:00 to 16:00
+ 1 other date or time
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Skell Valley Voices Exhibition 

Explore the histories of the Skell Valley through stories from people that have lived and worked there.

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on
2 Nov to 3 Nov 2024
at
10:00 to 16:30
+ 1 other date or time
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Garden and abbey tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to see the abbey as the Georgians once did; incorporated into the dramatic designed landscape.

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on
2 Nov to 3 Nov 2024
at
11:00 to 12:30
+ 3 other dates or times
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Abbey tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to discover more about the largest monastic ruins in the country.

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on
2 Nov to 3 Nov 2024
at
12:00 to 13:00
+ 3 other dates or times
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Deer Walks 

Walk with the wildlife volunteers to find out more about the Red, Sika and Fallow Deer.

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on
2 Nov 2024
at
13:30 to 15:30
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Family tours 

Robes at the ready; find out what it was like to be a monk at Fountains Abbey on this free family tour.

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on
3 Nov 2024
at
11:30 to 12:30
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Winter abbey tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to discover more about the largest monastic ruins in the country.

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on
9 Nov 2024 to 30 Mar 2025
at
11:00 to 12:00
+ 83 other dates or times
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Winter garden and abbey tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to see the abbey as the Georgians once did; incorporated into the dramatic designed landscape.

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on
9 Nov 2024 to 30 Mar 2025
at
13:00 to 14:30
+ 41 other dates or times
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Winter Tales: live storytelling with author Dawn Casey 

Explore frozen lands and follow heroes and heroines on epic journeys in a live storytelling of the heart warming Winter Tales by author Dawn Casey.

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on
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2024
at
11:00 to 11:45
+ 5 other dates or times
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Live festive music 

Get into the festive spirit with seasonal music and colourful lighting in the cellarium.

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on
30 Nov to 29 Dec 2024
at
14:00 to 15:00
+ 9 other dates or times
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Winter Tales: live storytelling 

Get into the festive spirit with a group story telling session of Winter Tales written by author Dawn Casey, led by one of our volunteers.

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on
7 Dec to 29 Dec 2024
at
11:00 to 11:30
+ 15 other dates or times
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On the hoof 

Trot along to St Mary's Church to watch the wild deer munching through their winter feed. See some antlers up close and chat to the wildlife team.

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on
7 Dec to 21 Dec 2024
at
11:00 to 12:00
+ 1 other date or time
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Boxing Day Pilgrimage 

Join the service in Ripon Cathedral at 9.30am before setting off on this ancient pilgrimage to the abbey where the service continues in the Cellarium from approx. 12 noon.

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on
26 Dec 2024
at
12:30 to 13:00