We had a lovely afternoon out last week at Mount Grace Priory in Northallerton and while we were there we decided to buy an annual family membership to English Heritage which meant that we didn’t pay anything on the day but will pay around £7 a month for the next twelve months.
We’ve been considering this for a while but were in two minds whether to buy an English Heritage or National Trust membership – we went for the English Heritage after seeing just how many places there were to visit within an hours drive.
Family entry in to Mount Grace Priory without the pass would have cost £16.90 so the annual pass seems like great value for money when I think of how many places we can get into using it.
Anyway, back to our afternoon! 😉
Mount Grace Priory is described on the English Heritage website as being an unusual monastery which is the best preserved Carthusian priory in Britain. It goes on to tell you that you can ‘discover how the monks lived 600 years in the reconstructed monk’s cell and herb plot’ and boasts that it’s ‘the perfect tourist attraction for a relaxing and peaceful day out’.
We had a great time exploring and we weren’t the only family there having fun – there was a family football game going on in one of the courtyard areas, what looked like a great game of hide and seek and other children just climbing trees and generally enjoying themselves.
It’s definitely somewhere we’ll go again but I would say that it’s not a day out – it’s a couple of hours max in our opinion and it’s probably not the best place to go if it’s raining. Also, the shop there sells drinks and they’re £1.70 a for a bottle of pop so you should definitely take you own with you.
Oh, don’t forget to take change for the car parking which we thought was a bit steep at £4 – luckily for us the ticket machine was out of order so no-one had to pay for car parking today!
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We are members of English Heritage – we changed last year from National Trust. Hoping to visit Mount Grace Priory – when we get some good weather. Living in the North it will probably be May. Did you go on the walk? If so, how long did it take?
This looks great! I'm adding this to our to do list!
That looks great, we've not visited an English Heritage site yet.
English Heritage has such great properties. We have a membership and this reminds me that we really should make more of it.
What a really interesting place to visit. I shall look into what we have in our area.
My boys would just love this place! You can CLIMB! As soon as they see any hint of castle or ruin, they seem to want to go skyward! I'm glad you had such great day!
This looks like such a fantastic place to visit, amazing photos!
You take such beautiful pictures. This looks a great place to visit! Next time we are in the area will keep it in mind to visit
There is nothing better than exploring in the fresh air with your family! And with your pass you have lots to go and check out now x
What a great place to explore. We are considering a NT membership we were talking to someone about it the other day, there are so many places I'd like to visit.
Looks so beautiful. We have always wanted a NT membership and think we will definitely consider it now in the new year.
Wow that looks lovely. We have actually just bought National Trust membership after struggling to choose as there were places near our holiday choice this year to visit and have decided to go for English Heritage next year when our NT membership runs out. We love family days out like this!
Wow, what a stunning place. Shame we are so far away as would love to visit
This looks like a great place for a family picnic, if the weather's fine. The car park charge seems a bit steep though!
It does look like such a fabulous day out x
Can you believe it is only 10 minutes from us and we have never been!
Oh wow what a stunning looking place to visit – I adore exploring such places. x
looks like such a beautiful place to visit and explore. I agree with taking your own drinks as that seems a tad pricey