Liked the tranquillity and the views of open countryside. The Visitor centre has good information about the abbey and school. Tea rooms are in a courtyard at the back .

The School and Abbey are beautifully situated in a broad valley accessible down some narrow (and in our case, flooded) roads. The minute you arrive it becomes very clear that the Benedictines, unlike, say, the Franciscans, do not observe a rule of poverty. Everything is nicely set up and prosperous-looking. They certainly know how to look after themselves! OK -... More

St Benedict's rule talks about treating each visitor as if he (and I presume she) was Christ himself. While it didn't quite live up to that expecatation it was an enjoyable side trip and gives an interesting insight to the life there. No idea what the fees are but it's a high end boarding school with superb facilities and makes... More

I liked the quality of the food and the fact that is was often locally sourced and I liked the fact that it was part of a long tradition of hospitality for the order that runs the school.

My six year old was working on his faith badge for Beavers.He learnt alot in a fun relaxed way.The visitors centre was a great source of information and free to visitors.We had a nice walk around the abbey and finished in the cafe /tea room for drinks.The food looked very good an we could not resist leaving without cider and... More

I visit many times for walking and then going into cafe for lunch - beautiful scenery. The Abbey is very interesting and a lovely looking building and at certain times you can have tours - they now make a good ale.

I came for a visit with my York People First/Once Seen Theatre Company for a research trip for our play we are going to do in November. We had a very good welcome then went to the Tea Room for drinks and shortbread. The staff were fantastic and Welcoming. We then had a tour of the Abbey which we found... More

It is worth coming into this valley, where Ampleforth Abbey and College are located. Fee entrance with a plenty of parking available. Very interesting small museum about Abbey, Team room with good service. Architecture is fantastic.

The tearoom here is excellent. We had the best ploughman's lunch ever. As a visitor attraction, I found it lacking however. With the exception of the very friendly woman in the Visitor Centre who provided us with a map of the grounds, although didn't provide any other helpful information, the other accessible areas were unmanned or not signposted, e.g. the... More