Such beautiful and complete ruins of what was once one of the grandest Cistercian abbeys – until Henry VIII set the Dissolution in motion. In the 1200s there were more than 600 monks living here, but this figure was down to 21 by the time it closed.

You have to pay to enter but there's a cafe that can be visited for free and, naturally, the view of the ruins doesn't cost anything from the road. If you park at Helmsley, there's a beautiful walk here along the Cleveland Way.

Anja 🏡

December 30, 2022

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Rievaulx Abbey was the first major abbey of the Cistercian order in England, which arose in Burgundy in the late 11th century.

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Stacey

May 12, 2021

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Stunning!

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Location: Rievaulx, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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