View on Rievaulx Abbey from close by National Trust's Rievaulx Terrace (read full article for more info)
Rievaulx Abbey.
It was here that monks gathered to eat. They ate in silence while listening to a reading delivered from the pulpit, the large recess in the wall to your right. The monks diet was largely vegetarian. The main hot food was the thick soup, made from beans and vegetables.
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