Priory Gardens
Plan your visit
Getting here
54.53543, -1.04798
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Grade I listed building: PRIORY DOVECOTE, TO WEST OF ST MARY'S PRIORY RUINS
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +12 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Walk GreenWalking route
Walk RedWalking route
Walk WhiteWalking route
Tees LinkWalking route
🚴Cycling
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route
NCN National Route 168Cycling route
Saltburn LoopCycling route
Guisborough LoopCycling route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Skelton BMX TrackMountain bike route
Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route
Forest Enterprise Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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