From the A1(M) northbound: J48, A168, B6265, follow the brown signs for Fountains Abbey.

From the A1(M) southbound: J50, take the A61 signposted Ripon, A6108, B6265, follow the brown signs for Fountains Abbey.

 

There is ample free parking at the Visitor Centre.

 

Priority disabled parking is at West Gate. Studley Royal car park has a £3 charge.

 

 

Fountains Abbey is linked by bus from the nearby City of Ripon (approx 4 miles away). For details of all buses to Fountains Abbey please call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33.

The Ripon Roweller 139 service runs Monday - Saturday throughout the year. Call 01423 526655 for details or download a timetable.

During the summer, Sunday services are in operation from Ripon, York, Grassington and Bradford. 

 

To reach Fountains Abbey from Ripon it’s also possible to take a taxi from the Market Square, or to walk (approx 4 miles each way).

 

Ripon has no railway station, but there are good bus links to Ripon from the railway stations at York, Harrogate and Leeds. For details of train times call 08457 48 49 50 or see www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney/.

 

To plan a journey by public transport in the UK you can also use the Transport Direct journey planner.

 

If you wish to travel to Ripon by coach, call National Express on 0990 808080 for bookings and enquiries.

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford International Airport (tel 0113 250 9696). A daily bus link operates from the airport to Harrogate.

 

Further travel information can be obtained from the following Tourist Information Centres: