Plan your visit
Getting here
54.11745, -1.57417
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Little Grebe
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Studley Royal Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Little Grebe
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Studley Royal Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Little Grebe, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: BANQUETING HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 100 METRES TO WEST OF THE CANAL; Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Plagiochila porelloides, Crescent-cup Liverwort +12 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
18 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Ripon Sanctuary WayWalking route16 km
Aislabie WalkWalking route27 km
Circular route between Studley Royal and Hackfall woods
Short Powered Mobility Vehicle Route, Fountains AbbeyWalking route
5 mobility scooters & 4 wheelchairs are available to hire, free of charge, at NT's Fountains Abbey. Book in advance on 01765 608888 and collect your mobility scooter or wheelchair from the West Gate entrance between 10.30am and 11.30am.
The Seven Bridges Valley Walk, Fountains AbbeyWalking route6.1 km
Take this circular walk to see a more rustic & beautiful side of the estate. Starting at the Lake outfall, this walk follows the meandering Skell river along the steep-sided valley via a series of delightful arched bridges, of which only five remain.
Studley Royal Deer Park Walk, Fountains AbbeyWalking route4.8 km
Our deer ranger has picked this circular walk as one of his favourites within the Studley Royal deer park. Look out for some of the 300 wild deer that live there. Mostly flat parkland, some uneven ground, with height drops & deep running water.
🚴Cycling
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 67Cycling route
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
National Byway (Ripon Loop)Cycling route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Main RouteCycling route27 m
🐴Horse riding
22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Plumpton Lanebridleway · 107 m
Plumpton Lanebridleway · 633 m
Wildlife to spot
Photos
![Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden [53]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/96/7029617_fab33394.jpg)
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