Fountains Abbey

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Today we went to Fountains Abbey. It is Britain's largest monastic ruin, founded in 1132 by 13 Benedictine monks. It was sold in 1540 to a merchant following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 by Henry VIII. It's a shame that so many of the beautiful abbeys were destroyed during that time period.

I tried not to go overboard on the photos in this section. I took 57 photos of the abbey and have only posted the good ones. I have more than a couple not so good photos. I didn't know you could get blurry photos with a digital camera.

This place is huge, you could easily spend an entire day here. Lots of walking paths on the grounds. I was very tired at the end of this day from all the walking. It was the only day that it got warm. I think it got into the 80's that day, very warm for this time of the year there.

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Photos

Fountains Abbey
This is called "The Rustic Bridge."

Fountains Abbey
This is off to the side of a path around the Abbey grounds. I like all the green that comes through in the photo.

Fountains Abbey
I love all the shadows in this photo.

Fountains Abbey
I really like this photo. I don't know if it's how the sun hits the steps or the framing of the photo, but it's one of my favorites.

Fountains Abbey
This photo gives you an idea of the height of the abbey.

Fountains Abbey
The building is called the Temple of Piety.