Big Green Week
We are pleased to say that we are running a couple of free events in association with the Big Green Week. The first is one of our historic gardens tour, starting at 2:00 pm. You can find more details here.…
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The Gyesburn Bible – an unlikely survival
Although it was dissolved in 1540 several books are known to exist which were once owned by Gisborough Priory. Most are service books and liturgical calendars and in various libraries and collections around the country. However, the Gyesburn Bible stands…
The Great Fire
On the 16th of May 1289 at a little before noon, and just as the Convent was gathering for a procession and mass, a fire broke out on the Priory Church roof. A “vile plumber”, engaged to repair holes in…
Heritage Open Day 2022
Sunday 11th Sept 2022 What Did the Priory Do for Guisborough? A Short Walk and Guided Tour starting at 2:00 pm at the hut in the Priory Grounds. There will be a poster and artefact display from 10:00 am to…
Our New Hedge
Recent visitors to the site will have seen that we have a new mixed native tree hedge. This has replaced the earlier boundary, which was old, broken, and diseased. In 2018 English Heritage began a project to replace the broken-down…
Snowdrop Weekend Take 2!
In view of the rather unpleasant weather last weekend, we are pleased to say that we are going to open the Priory again this weekend, to give you a second chance to see the snowdrops. Hopefully the weather will be…
Snowdrop Weekend is here!
Guided Tours 2022
We are pleased to say that we have now planned our guided tours for the first half of 2022. Sunday April 17th Priory Sunday May 1st Priory Friday June 3rd Garden Sunday June 19th Priory Thursday July 7th Garden Sunday…
900 Years of History
The history of Gisborough Priory covers more than 900 years from its foundation in 1119. After the dissolution in 1540, formal gardens covered much of the site. The gardens became increasingly elaborate but eventually became abandoned. In the late 1990s…
Gisborough Priory Historic Woodland Wander
12 & 19th September 2020 11.00am – 4.00pm Gisborough Priory is a free to enter English Heritage site, managed by Gisborough Priory Project (GPP). The adjacent woodland garden, entered via the Priory, has been brought back to life by a…