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Large agricultural show with livestock, show jumping, sheep-dog trials, trade stalls, craft stalls, food outlets and more. It's held on the last Tuesday of July.
Built in the 12th century: the monks of Rievaulx used to scuttle here for refuge from attack. In Tudor times it was converted into a mansion, and later held out for the Royalists, so Cromwell had it partly demolished. It passed into the hands of the Duncombe family, who built a grand residence nearby at Duncombe Park and left the ruin as a picturesque garden ornament.
Parkland and gardens around a country house built in 1713, which is not open. The park is often used for antiques fairs, steam rallies and the like.
say "REE-voo"
Handsome substantial ruins of a grand Cistercian abbey in the dale of the River Rye. It grew fat (and so did the monks) on wool and other enterprise, but was laid low by a mix of sheep scab, raiding Scots then the Black Death. It was dissolved in 1538.
In a landscape studded with ruined medieval abbeys, this one is a 19th century foundation. It's run by Benedictine monks and has a school and college. You can visit the abbey church and stroll the peaceful grounds.
Mansion house built in the 1680s on the site of a nunnery. It passed to the National Trust in 1952 and now displays a sumptuous series of rooms in 17th-century style, plus extensive gardens. It suffered flood damage in 2025 and is closed for repairs.