One of the most spectacular properties in the Harrogate district has gone on the market for £8 million.
Studley Royal House is situated in the National Trust-owned Studley Royal deer park, with views across the park and beyond to Ripon Cathedral.
The park, which extends to about 800 acres, was modelled by Capability Brown and is part of the only UNESCO world heritage site in Yorkshire.
The house is in the deer park. Pic: Savills
Located close to Fountains Abbey, the grade two listed house has eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms and six reception rooms. The main bedroom has two en-suite bathrooms.
The house was originally the stables for the Aislabie family’s mansion on the Studley Royal estate. It was occupied by Queen Ethelburga’s College during the war.
The dining room. Pic: Savills
Crispin Holborow, of agents Savills, said:
“Studley Royal is a beautiful Palladian country house which lives up to its grade II* classification.
“It sits within a World Heritage site, giving it complete protection as well as the opportunity to enjoy Studley Royal Park without the burden of management.
“It is the perfect house for entertaining and requires minimum looking after.”
The drawing room. Pic: Savills
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Why Fountains Abbey is pawfect for dogs
This story is sponsored by the National Trust.
Finding something to do at the weekend can be challenging, especially if you have dogs, but the National Trust team at Fountains Abbey say they’re on a mission to make it easy.
Under the National Trust’s Paw Print dog-friendliness scheme, the attraction has been named a three-paw site – the highest possible rating.
Jenni Shepherd, senior marketing and communications officer at the National Trust, said:
“We’re always getting comments about how welcoming we are to dogs at Fountains Abbey.
“The admissions team even has doggy treats on hand for the waggiest tails!”
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Park is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, and includes the ruins of the medieval monastery, the Georgian water garden and the deer park.
Where you lead, your dog can follow!
Visiting dog-walkers can see all the historic attractions up close, as well as following paths around the site and trails through surrounding woodland.
“When people see the amazing abbey ruins, they often think they can’t possibly take a dog there, but actually at Fountains, dogs can go pretty much everywhere their owners do,” said Jenni.
“We get a lot of tourists visiting from other areas of the country, where historic sites perhaps don’t welcome dogs so readily, and so they think they can’t bring their dogs here either.
“But Fountains Abbey is actually one of the best places to bring a dog.
“There are drinking stations and dog waste bins throughout, and there’s a wide range of pet products for sale in the Visitor Centre shop.
“There’s even dog-friendly ice-cream available at the Studley refreshment kiosk and in the Visitor Centre restaurant.
“Your dog can go everywhere you go. Dogs are even allowed in the deer park, as long as they’re kept on a short lead.”
Woodland walks are a favourite pastime among dog-owners visiting Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.
Last month, the National Trust unveiled plans to upgrade its facilities at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.
A new visitor building will be built around the existing tearoom. There will be a fully accessible café, more toilets and a new admissions area, with all areas remaining dog-friendly. Jenni added:
“Yorkshire as a destination is a dog-lovers’ paradise, and Fountains Abbey really stands out as one of the best places here to take your dog.
“There’s so much to do and see here, you can stay all day – and your dog never has to leave your side.”
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Find out more about visiting – with or without dogs – here.
Fire at Fountains Abbey causes carols to be cancelled
An electrical fault caused a fire at Fountains Abbey near Ripon yesterday.
Ripon firefighters were called to the National Trust-owned property at 12.13pm after staff discovered there had been a small fire.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident log said staff on site had already summoned an electrician and firefighters isolated the electricity supply.
A spokeswoman for Fountains Abbey said:
“There was a small electrical fire in the abbey on Sunday morning.
“Ripon fire service were contacted immediately and on arrival, they confirmed the fire was out and had been contained.
“Due to the nature of the fire, as a precaution, we took the decision to cancel Carols by Candlelight – despite its name, the event does require electrical power for a sound system to amplify the service to visitors, and to ensure there is sufficient lighting the abbey for the safety of our visitors.
“We’re very grateful to the fire service for their quick response and support.”
The UNESCO World Heritage Site is is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England.
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