Early purple orchids, cowslips and bugle. The first of the wildflowers at the Banqueting House are in bloom! National Trust #wildflowers #orchids

May Half Term at Fountains Abbey 25 May - 2 June:
🌳'Making faces' tree trail everyday 10am - 4:30pm
🌸Spring craft everyday 11am-3pm
🦉Wood Owl and the Box of Wonders - 26 May at 11am and 2pm. Tickets £5 from Ripon Theatre Festival
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There's a real buzz about the place this #WorldBeeDay ! Our little fuzzy friends need all the help they can get! Pop into the shop to see what the gift shop has in store for your green spaces and window boxes.

After you've explored Fountains Mill, it's just a short walk before you reach Mill Cafe.
Enjoy a light bite, whilst looking across to the abbey ruins. It's the perfect spot to pause your exploring and refuel.
#NationalMillsWeekend

With all the rain we’ve had, there have been a few walls tumbling down.
This wall is on De Grey’s Walk, it collapsed due to pressure from the movement of soil & water run off behind the wall. The work to strip & rebuild the wall was all done by hand by our stonemasons onsite.