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Rievaulx Terrace
Rievaulx, Yorkshire
A curving Georgian terrace above Rievaulx Abbey with two small temples and abbey views.
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min

Rievaulx Terrace is a long, grassy terrace above the abbey valley, built in the 1750s as a pleasure walk. Two classical temples sit at either end, and the views look down on the ruins and the valley. It is run by the National Trust.
Good to know
- Combine with the abbey visit below
- Check NT opening
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Open
- Seasonal
- Getting there
- B1257 near Helmsley, car park
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Facilities
- Toilets
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