Just stepping onto the grounds of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden will make you feel better. This special place, which encompasses a World Heritage Site is a one-of-a-kind where you can find sanctuary exploring the ancient abbey ruins, feel at peace in the awe-inspiring water garden and stretch your legs along the green lawns that wind down to the riverside - a perfect spot for a picnic before meandering down riverside paths that lead to the deer park.

If you are visiting before October 2022 you can experience Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden in a unique state of stillness with a brand new exhibition by renowned landscape photographer, Joe Cornish. Imagine a stillness which will likely never come to this special place again. Through the lens of Joe Cornish, explore the tactile beauty of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal over three years and during the silence of the coronavirus lockdown.