Fountains Mass marks Feast of St Bernard

Canon Michael Loughlin will be the principal celebrant at Mass to celebrate the Feast of St Bernard at Fountains Abbey on Monday August 21 at noon.

Admission to the abbey is free to members of the National Trust, which has agreed to waive normal charges and allow free admission for those attending the Mass.

Entry is via the Visitor Centre, where there is ample parking, and a shuttle bus is available for those who might find the walk too much.

Access for people with disabilities is via the West Gate, where all parking is reserved for them. Special arrangements can be made for wheelchairs.

Fountains Abbey has been a place of religious worship for nearly 900 years.

This tradition is joyfully continued through the work of the Fountains Abbey Chaplaincy, an ecumenical group of ministers and lay readers of all denominations from local churches working as part of National Trust Volunteering.