This 12th century abbey was once one of England’s largest and most prosperous. That is, until 1536 when Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Over the following centuries, Fountains Abbey was slowly reclaimed by nature.
“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” ― Bill Bryson