In the 18th century a designed landscape of exceptional beauty was created around the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire. The spectacular ruins of the 12th century abbey and water ...

The charity’s mounting financial pressures could lead to job cuts and site closures, sparking concern over the erasure of ...

The abbey, managed by the National Trust, is one of the largest Cistercian abbey ruins in Europe. It was a thriving monastic community for 400 years until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539.

The Cistercian Order said closing the abbey was a very difficult decision "After much reflection and soul searching, we as an Order have had to make some very difficult decisions with the aim of ...

Near to where I live are the magnificent ruins of Fountains Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded in 1132, the Abbey was a centre of monastic work and prayer in the Cistercian tradition ...