Fountains Abbey

I have been to Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, once in 1979 on a school trip and then again in the 1990s when I was visiting York. These photographs are from that visit in the 1990s.

Fountains Abbey

This National Trust property is ruined, was burnt down by Henry VIII following his arguments with Rome over divorce.

Fountains Abbey

Though I was at the University of York in the late 1980s, I never actually got around to visiting again, in the main as when I was at University I didn’t have a car, and public transport wasn’t always an option.

Fountains Abbey

I keep meaning to visit again, we went to York at Easter 2013, but the cold weather at the time (it snowed a lot) meant that we kept to indoor attractions such as the Castle Museum and the National Railway Museum.

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey

If you are a member of the National Trust, and though I went a long time ago now, I would recommend a visit.

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