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Jan
National Trust to begin £4.6 million project at Studley Royal
A £4.6 million project that will see the most significant change for a generation to the Studley Royal Park UNESCO World Heritage Site near Ripon is due to get underway this week.
The National Trust has described the Studley Revealed initiative as the biggest change to the park, which attracts 430,000 paying visitors each year, since the visitor centre was built at the Fountains Abbey end of the site in the 1990s.
It involves creating a new Studley admission point and making the nearby tearoom and toilets more accessible.
When it is finished the tearoom, which is currently free to enter, will only be available to paying visitors. The toilet block outside the Studley entrance is being converted into a food and drink kiosk to compensate for the loss.
A trust spokesperson said today:
You'll start to see preparation work happening around the current tearoom from this week. This includes tree works, removal of some smaller structures and erection of temporary fencing.
Main construction is due to begin in autumn 2026 at which time the Studley tearoom and entrance between the deer park and water garden will close until the new facilities are open in late 2027.
An official closure date for the tearoom and entrance is expected to be revealed by the middle of next month.
You can read more about the project here.
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