A short walk down a lovely path from Fountains Abbey is the Studley Royal Water Garden. We don't know much of the history of the water garden, other than it's from the Georgian period (early 18th century) and it's pretty.
A plaque said the stone pavilion amongst the trees was built using stone remnants from Fountains Abbey's demolition piles.
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| Studley Royal Water Garden and Pavilion |
You could walk a loop around the entire water garden, but by the time we walked to one end we were ready for a tea luncheon and to head back to our car. We are members of the National Trust, so we are able to come back here at any time to explore free of charge. We will be coming back!
Part of the river and formal gardens. You can see the gentle waterfall and bridge further in the distance.
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| Waterfall and bridge - Studley Royal |
A closer photo of the bridge and small statue. Somewhere on the grounds of the Studley Royal Water Park there is a headless statue of Anne Bolyn symbolizing what she (ahem, Henry VIII) did to the catholics and their churches, abbeys, etc... and what eventually happened to her.
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| Bridge and Statue - Studley Royal |
Which reminds me of a children's rhyme we were taught recently at a dinner party: in order to remember the many wives of Henry VIII in chronological order, just say
Divorced, beheaded, died.
Divorced, beheaded, survived!
And on that happy note, I think I'll end this blog post :-)
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are taking full advantage of being there and going on outings so often, and taking part in the cultural and educational opportunities as well. The two day class sounds very interesting. Maybe you'll be able to use that in your work when you return.
Love reading about all your adventures! And of course, seeing all the photos.