After our lovely stay in Hebden,it was sadly time to head home as Mrs R was at work on Saturday,but all was not lost as we planned to visit Fountains Abbey.
This amazing world heritage site has to be seen to be believed if you haven't visited before and coupled with the Studley Royal water gardens and deer park it is well worth a visit.
The abbey was founded in 1132 by an order of Cistercian monks and ran for 407 years until the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1539.
It was one of the wealthiest in England and was the second Cistercian monastery in North Yorkshire after Rievaulx.
The deer park and water gardens are lovely to walk around as well as the abbey ruins and we walked up to St,Mary's Church.
A lovely Red Kite was seen here as we walked,a species which is doing well in the area and Tracey found a stunning male Banded Demoiselle near the Abbey.
The following are my favourite photos from our final day away.
St.Mary's Church,Studley Royal.
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| A Lovely Old Sweet Chestnut Tree,Studley Royal. |
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| Jackdaw,Studley Royal. |
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| Fountains Abbey. |
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