Rievaulx Terrace | Exploring The 18th-century landscape garden, Picturesque - 4K

Today I visited Rievaulx Terrace for the very first time. It was lovely to go through the woodlands to see the two Temples just nearby to Rievaulx Abbey. Two fantastic little Terraces and what we got to see for extras they had an exhibition on down below from the second terrace. Info One of England’s finest ‘Picturesque’ landscape gardens, Rievaulx Terrace and Temples were created in the 1750s for Thomas Duncombe II, owner of Rievaulx Abbey and a nearby mansion. Set on the hillcrest overlooking the abbey, the terrace provided his guests with dramatic glimpses of the romantic ruins. Today, as you stroll along the wildflower-fringed lawns, you get a series of changing views of the abbey ruins far below, seen through gaps in the trees. At one end of the terrace stands the domed Tuscan Temple with a 13th-century tile pavement brought from the quire of the abbey church. At the other is the pedimented Ionic Temple, a sumptuous garden banqueting house with the blingiest of Georgian furnishings and a ceiling painted with mythological scenes. There’s an exhibition about the Terrace in the temple basement, which was once a below-stairs kitchen. Please note, National Trust members can get free entry to Rievaulx Abbey and Terrace. Simply enter the code G03ANZ at checkout when you book. You will need to provide proof of National Trust membership when you arrive at the site. Rievaulx Terrace will reopen on 17 July 2026. Please visit english-heritage.org.uk/rievaulx-terrace for full details. Location Rievaulx, Helmsley, York YO62 5LJ Opening Times Sunday 10 am–5 pm Monday 10 am–5 pm Tuesday 10 am–5 pm Wednesday 10 am–5 pm Thursday 10 am–5 pm Friday 10 am–5 pm Saturday 10 am–5 pm #ruins #copyrightfree #copyrightfreemusic ‪@EnglishHeritage‬ ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ I'm giving my full credit to the Composer and track song The music in this video is licensed under a ‘Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)’. You can find the link to that license here: https://creativecommon... The Overstory by Savfk [CC-BY royalty free music - neoclassical strings piano] #savfk    • The Overstory by Savfk [CC-BY royalty free...      / @savfkmusic     / savfk