URPoint Details
Kirkham Priory, (EH), 5m SW on minor road off A64. Open April to September, daily 10am-6pm. Admission charge; picnics welcome in abbey grounds; dogs on leads only; no toilets.
Disabled parking beside property, 10m from ticket office across level stone-flagged path. Access to priory and grounds easily accessible apart from steps from cloister to refectory; three benches overlooking river.
The ruins of this Augustinian priory, including a magnificent carved gatehouse, are set in a peaceful and secluded valley by the River Derwent.
- Type:
- Landmark