With the days getting longer and the sun getting hotter it feels like the perfect time to come and explore Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal. Spend a full day running, jumping and discovering the abbey ruin and Studley Water Garden. If you find yourself in the deer park, keep an eye out and you may
catch a glimpse of the new baby deer.
Pick up your watery-themed trail map and enjoy finding a variety of giant pond themed creatures as you wander the site. Let your nose lead the way, following the scents of wild garlic and bluebells filling the air. Head to the sweet chestnut tree on the abbey west green and listen to what happens behind the bark of a tree with our tree listening installation. The world has come alive again and you’ll be able to see signs of the late springtime all over the estate.
Join in our pond dipping activity, learn more about our watery wildlife and see what mini beasts you can discover. Take your hand at building a mini raft out of sticks and test how well it floats in the water garden. Or why not bring the whole family along and learn how to make a mini dragonfly using a peg?
All of our activities are free with normal admission and there’s no need to book, just pop along and have fun!
Event Listings
Tree listing instillation.
The event is running daily until 31st July. Head to the sweet chestnut tree on the abbey west green and put on a pair of the hanging headphones. The highly sensitive microphones pick up the hidden sounds in the tree.
Waterlogged: an art trail with the Henshaws.
The event is running From Saturday 28th May – 19th June, pick up a trail map from any admissions point and enjoy finding a variety of giant pond themed creatures around the site anytime between 10:00am and 4:30pm.
Family Crafts: make a dragonfly.
Join us between 11:00am and 3:00pm any day between Saturday 28th May and Sunday 5th June at Swanley Grange Workshop to have a go at some simple but striking craft. Be inspired by the giant sculptures on our Waterlogged trail to make your own mini dragonfly work of art to take home.
Mini Raft Building
Come along between 2:00pm and 3:30pm on Monday 30th May to enjoy building rafts out of sticks and seeing how well they float in the ornamental ponds of Studley Royal’s water gardens.
Pond Dipping
Come to the water gardens at any time between 11:00am and 3:00pm on Wednesday 1st June to have a go at pond dipping. Learn more about watery wildlife by seeing what you can find and identify. All equipment will be provided.
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