Bolton Abbey Stepping Stone Bridge,Sandholme Wharfedale, Yorkshire. UK Stock Image

Bolton Abbey Stepping stone bridge, Sandholme Wharfedale, Yorkshire. UK Synonymous with Bolton Abbey, the stepping stones were the crossing point for the lay workers at the Priory. The 60 stepping stones offer a fun and challenging experience for today's visitor. Bolton Abbey in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England, takes its name from the ruins of the 12th-century Augustinian monastery now known as Bolton Priory. The priory, closed in the 1539 Dissolution of the Monasteries ordered by King Henry VIII, is in the Yorkshire Dales, next to the village of Bolton Abbey. Bolton Abbey is separate. over a year ago. No it is not National Trust. Admission applies to all unless you arrive on foot/bike or hold an annual admission! Its valley is known as Wharfedale. The river source is at Beckermonds in Langstrothdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and flows through Kettlewell, Grassington, Bolton Abbey, Addingham, Ilkley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Otley, Wetherby and Tadcaster. It then flows into the River Ouse near Cawood.