Visitors can become National Trust members by requesting information about the benefits at the admission desk.

 

There is a large car park, costing £3 per car for all day parking.

 

There are toilets, disabled toilets and baby change facility at Lakeside.

 

Lakeside Tearoom overlooks Studley Lake and is located in a pretty Victorian building which was probably originally constructed as a house for the estate stewards of the 1st Marquess of Ripon in c. 1860. 

 

However, it was a tearoom by the 1890s, a reminder that Studley Royal Water Gardens were as popular over a century ago as they are now. The Tearoom garden has picnic benches for those who wish to eat outside.

 

A refreshment kiosk is open during the summer months behind the Tearoom, selling snacks, drinks and locally made Braymor icecream.

 

A second National Trust shop is situated at Lakeside, providing another opportunity to purchase a memento of your day at Fountains.

 

Information about other local National Trust properties is available at West Gate.