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During the 19th century, the Royal Family would stay at Bolton Abbey for grouse shoots and the Devonshire Arms, which was often used for hospitality, expanded, so that by 1840 it could stable 20 horses and four carriages.

Canine fun in the River Wharfe

Go through a metal gate opposite and onto a riverside path (signposted for Bolton Priory). Keep on to a metal kissing-gate, where the priory comes fully into view, and from the gate continue along a green path that crosses a wide riverside pasture and then rejoins the riverbank. Now simply parallel the river to the bridge that spans the Wharfe close to the priory.

BOLTON ABBEY OR BOLTON PRIORY?

Wayfarers travelling up the Wharfe may be a little confused by the proliferation of signs pointing to ‘Bolton Abbey’ or ‘Bolton Priory’, and perhaps wonder if there are two buildings here. This is not so – the village is called Bolton Abbey, but the monastic ruins overlooking the River Wharfe are those of Bolton Priory, although they are often referred to as Bolton Abbey.