Parks · Yorkshire & the Humber
Rievaulx Terrace
In or near Sproxton.
Rievaulx Terrace — park and garden in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Rievaulx Terrace is located in North Yorkshire, postcode YO62 5LJ. Entry is free, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Rievaulx Terrace is a public park in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 24 km². Heritage designation: Grade I listed park and garden. Owned by National Trust. Managed by National Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "park and garden in North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.2553°, -1.1145°.
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Summary from the official site
Rievaulx Terrace is an 18th-century landscape garden featuring two classical temples and offering scenic views of the nearby Rievaulx Abbey ruins. Visitors can enjoy walking through lush woodlands and wildflower banks, making it a picturesque spot for relaxation and exploration.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Rievaulx Woods SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rievaulx Terrace is a site located in the North York Moors National Park, in North Yorkshire, England, overlooking Rievaulx Abbey and owned by the National Trust. The site is a grass-covered terrace following a serpentine course across the side of a wooded escarpment overlooking the ruins of the abbey. At either end of the terrace stand two mid-18th century follies: small Palladian temples.
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Background
History
The Terrace is on land that was, until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, owned by Rievaulx Abbey. It was then granted to Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland and it passed from him to the George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. On the death of his son, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, it was sold to Sir Charles Duncombe in 1687 and inherited by his nephew Thomas Duncombe in 1711. The site was created in 1758 by Thomas Duncombe III who had inherited it from his father along with the adjoining Helmsley estate (now Duncombe Park) some ten years previously. His desire was to complement, and perhaps even surpass, the more formal terrace and temples laid out in about 1730 by his father…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.2553, -1.1145
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Rievaulx
- Postcode
- YO62 5LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Established
- 1758
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7333196 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rievaulx Terrace (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tuscan Temple, Rievaulx.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rievaulx Terrace?
- Rievaulx Terrace is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO62 5LJ), in the parish of Rievaulx.
- What is Rievaulx Terrace?
- Rievaulx Terrace — park and garden in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Rievaulx Terrace?
- Drivers can use postcode YO62 5LJ.
- When was Rievaulx Terrace built?
- Built or established in 1758.
- Who runs Rievaulx Terrace?
- Rievaulx Terrace is operated by National Trust.
- Is Rievaulx Terrace a listed building?
- Rievaulx Terrace is officially recognised as Grade I listed park and garden listed.
- Is Rievaulx Terrace a protected site?
- Yes — Rievaulx Terrace is part of the Rievaulx Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Rievaulx Terrace free to visit?
- Yes, Rievaulx Terrace is free to enter.