In his definitive book on Yorkshire’s ruined abbeys the 19th century historian W. C. Leroy described Fountains as “the crown and the glory” of English monastic houses. However, but for a dispute ...

Multimillion-pound plans to improve a World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire have been submitted. The £3.5m proposals for the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal estate, near Ripon, would focus on ...

Helios, by acclaimed artist Luke Jerram, will be shown to the public at Fountains Abbey, in Ripon, later this year. The sculpture – named after the ancient Greek mythological god who personified the ...

The Green Man was originally carved and fitted to cover up a crack in one of the arched windows on the outside of Fountains Abbey. The statue itself is a man's head, with vines flowing out of his ...