The Parts of Fountains Abbey I'd Missed
I've visited Fountains Abbey a few times, but somehow I'd always managed to miss Fountains Hall. This time, we followed the path through the grounds and discovered the hall and the gardens beside the river.
The old stone of the hall was surrounded by autumn colours, and I enjoyed wandering through the orchard and along the river.
I'd also never noticed the old mill before. Crossing the bridge from the gardens brought us to another part of the grounds, with the twelfth-century mill sitting beside the water. It's funny how you can visit somewhere more than once and still find things you've never noticed before. I'd always thought of Fountains Abbey as the main attraction, but there was much more to discover around it.
Fountains Hall is apparently said to be haunted, although thankfully, we didn't encounter anything unusual during our visit!
