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Following the Prime Minister’s latest statement on the 22^nd of September 2020 we would like to reassure our visitors that Gisborough Priory remains open as normal from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesdays to Sundays and will remain open until we are due to close on the 1^st of November 2020, other cirumstances permitting.

Prebooking is not required, although we have had to change the way we do various other things.

These are:

• Using the track and trace system either through the NHS COVID-19 App or by giving your contact details to the custodian on duty.
• There are no toilets on site. There are public toilets in the Northgate car park (about 5 minutes walk) and many cafes, pubs and bars in the town centre remain open.
• The Priory is a large site and there should be little difficulty in maintaining a safe distance generally. However, the entrance and exit are still both via the narrow door next to the parish church. Visitors must ensure, when approaching the door, that social distancing is maintained.
• Visitors are not allowed into the Custodian’s Office. There are instructions on site as to how to contact the Custodian if the Custodian is in the hut or elsewhere on the site.
• We are not allowed to give you leaflets. However, you can download our leaflet with a map of the site, highlighting points of interest, free of charge.
• The official English Heritage guidebook to Gisborough Priory is available to buy on site. The cost is £3.50 and we only accept cash payments currently. The guide book may also be purchased from Guisborough Book Shop on Chaloner Street, in the town centre, or online from English Heritage.

Other than that the Priory remains open as usual and we look forward to welcoming you back.

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We are pleased to announce that, from 5 August, Gisborough Priory will be open to visitors from 10am to 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday, and also on Bank Holiday Monday (31 August).

We are grateful to all our volunteer custodians who are making it possible to open the site to visitors. Please do ask the custodian for information when you visit – they will be happy to share their knowledge.

Note that opening hours will remain as 12 noon to 4pm up to and including 2 August (Wednesday to Sunday only).

The Gisborough Priory site will be open again from tomorrow, Wednesday 1 July, for the first time since March. Come along and explore the priory and the woodland gardens – the perfect place for a picnic.

Opening times will be 12 noon to 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday). Please keep your distance from others and be especially careful around the narrow gate that is both the entrance and exit from the site.

The information below has been provided by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council’s Community Network. We hope it will be of help to you.

DO YOU NEED SUPPORT OR CAN YOU PROVIDE SUPPORT?

We’ve set up a phone line and email address offering help and support for vulnerable people and those in need. Anyone who needs non-medical help should call 01642 774774 or email support@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk.

We’ve also set up a Facebook group where residents, community groups, charities and businesses can let everyone know about the help and support they are offering. You can find the group on Facebook, here.

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Social Media Links:

Helping the Elderly in Teesville / Normanby / southbank that are isolating

Teesside Community Action Group (COVID-19 Support)

Red Cross Volunteer

Money Saving Expert £1m available to fund urgent small charity CoronaVirus poverty relief

Middlesbrough Covid-19 Mutual Aid Group

Guisborough Community Support (Coronavirus)

Guisborough Community Support (Coronavirus Information)

Guisborough Bridge Association

With the recent warm weather, many more flowers are now blooming in the priory and woodland gardens. Come along and see them, Wednesdays to Sundays, 10am to 4pm.

Yesterday the Mayor of Guisborough, Alma Thrower, unveiled the 900th anniversary mosaic in Gisborough Priory. Among the special guests were Helen Gaunt and Derek Mosey (the artists who designed the mosaic), Sally Wilson (English Heritage) and Lord Gisborough.

An appreciative crowd of visitors was full of admiration for the mosaic and found out more about its design from Christine Clarke (secretary of Gisborough Priory Project).

This was our first open day of 2020 and the sun came out to welcome over 400 visitors who braved the windy conditions to admire not only the mosaic, but also the thousands of snowdrops and other spring flowers in the woodland gardens.

Refreshments were available to visitors as well as snowdrops and winter aconites sold by Mike Heagney. Almost £480 was raised from refreshment sales and visitor donations – a wonderful start to the year.

Today’s volunteer work session in the woodland gardens and on the priory flower borders has been cancelled because of the bad weather. Hopefully the weather will improve so that we can get to work at the next scheduled session on Monday 17 February.

You can find more details about volunteer work sessions on site here.