Fountains Hall
Early 17th-century mansion beside the ruins of Fountains Abbey, with displays about its owners, included in the estate admission.
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Over het museum
Fountains Hall stands beside the ruins of Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s, the abbey estate changed hands several times. In 1597 Sir Stephen Proctor bought it and soon began to build this mansion as his country home in the early seventeenth century. Proctor was a staunch Protestant who held the manorial court here.
Over the following centuries the hall had many uses. It housed a Catholic chapel for the Messenger family, then became part of the Aislabie estate, which created the neighbouring Studley Royal water garden in the eighteenth century. The building was later used as a courthouse, lodgings for estate workers and a farmhouse, and the Vyner family, the last private owners of the estate, were among its inhabitants before the 1960s.
The National Trust cares for the hall as part of the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal estate, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and came into Trust care in the 1980s. Visitors explore the Stone Hall, Minstrel Gallery and Great Chamber with the help of room guides and displays about the people who lived there. A portrait of the Mallory family, owners of Studley Royal, has been restored and returned to the Great Chamber. Part of the building is let as holiday flats.
Hoogtepunten
- Mansion built by Sir Stephen Proctor in the early 17th century
- Stone Hall, Minstrel Gallery and Great Chamber
- Restored portrait of the Mallory family
- Included in admission to the abbey and water garden
- Set within a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Vaste collectie
- Fountains Hall – Room-by-room displays and room guides tell the story of the people who lived in the hall from the late sixteenth century to the 1960s.
- Beheerder
- National Trust
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | £ 21 |
|---|---|
| Kinderen & jongeren | £ 10,50gratis t/m 4 jaar · Child ticket for ages 5 to 17; under-5s are free. |
| Groepen | £ 19,95 p.p.Adult group price; child group price £9.98. |
| Gezinnen | £ 52,502 adults and up to 3 children. |
| One-adult family ticket | £ 31,501 adult and up to 3 children. |
Fountains Hall is included in the admission to the abbey and water garden. Prices are without the Gift Aid donation; with Gift Aid an adult pays £23.10, a child £11.60 and a family £57.80. No advance booking is needed. Free entry and parking for National Trust, National Trust for Scotland and English Heritage members who show their card. Other English Heritage-linked memberships and newspaper vouchers are not accepted.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The hall is a historic building with limited adaptations: there are 20 steps to the Stone Hall, 16 to the Minstrel Gallery and 14 to the Great Chamber. The estate has a level-access West Gate car park, and the hall lies about 100 metres from the West Gate entrance. Wheelchairs and mobility scooters can be borrowed free of charge if booked in advance, and a free visitor transport service runs between the three entrances from 10:00 to 16:00. Accessible toilets are at the visitor centre and near the West Gate. Induction loops are at all till points. Only assistance animals may enter the hall.
Kinderen & gezin
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 4 jaar |
|---|---|
| Gezinsticket | £ 52,50 · 2 adults and up to 3 children. |
- Speeltuin / speelhoek
An adventure playground with a wooden abbey, climbing nets and swings is less than two minutes from the visitor centre. Children under 5 enter free, and family tickets are available.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Fountains Abbey (DalesBus 139)
Transdev bus 36 runs from Leeds and Harrogate to Ripon, and DalesBus service 139 runs from Ripon to Fountains Abbey on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays all year. Further DalesBus services run on summer Sundays and bank holidays until 18 October 2026.
Met de auto
Gratis parkeren
Parking at the visitor centre and the level-access West Gate car park is free. The Studley Royal lakeside car park is pay and display (£7 for four hours, £10 for the day) and has no direct access to the abbey and water garden. Cycle parking is next to Fountains Hall.
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
The estate is off the B6265 between Ripon and Pateley Bridge, about 4 miles from Ripon and 11 miles from Harrogate. Visitors should enter 'Fountains Abbey' in the satellite navigation rather than the postcode, which can lead to the wrong side of the estate; for the West Gate car park use HG4 3DZ.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museumwinkel
The visitor centre has a restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, and a large National Trust gift shop and plant centre. Refreshment kiosks operate at the visitor centre and the Mill. Toilets are at each entrance and in the Studley car park.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Audiotour | ja |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Rooms in the hall have room guides. Free guided tours of the abbey and water garden start at Porter's Lodge (normal admission applies), and an audio guide handset can be collected at the visitor centre and West Gate admission points. The whole estate needs a full day to explore. Dogs on short leads are welcome in most outdoor areas but not inside the hall. |
