Lanercost Priory

Access

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You can book online until 8.45am on the day of your visit. You can still buy a ticket when you arrive, but you won’t get the discount. 

Tickets are valid all day, so you can arrive at any time and stay for as long as you like within our opening hours.

Tickets are free for members. You can still book online if you’d like – just remember to bring your English Heritage membership card.

You can join as a member online or during your visit. 

We can’t wait to see you at Lanercost Priory soon.

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Mobility / Older Visitors
Accessible Toilets
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Adult Changing Area
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Handrails
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Easy-use Cutlery
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Assistance Dogs Welcome
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Wheelchair Loan
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Site Folders
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Dog Bowl and Toileting
There is a dog bowl filled with water next to the entrance.
Wheelchair Access
We have portable ramps to access the site (there is a step up from the shop to the site), but this only allows access to part of the site due to steps and uneven surfaces.
Entrance / Set Down
No
Disabled Parking
No separately allocated disabled parking spaces.
OnSite Transport
No
Stairs
Several flights of three or four stairs. No other way round and several raised steps in doorways. One longer staircase to boiler room (not accessible to public).
Lift Access
No
Seating And Restpoints
Two benches, one near the entrance and the other at the far end of the site.
Pathways Surface And Gradients
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Blind / Visually Impaired
Accessible Toilets
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Handrails
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Assistance Dogs Welcome
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Braille Guides
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Braille Signage
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Torches
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Sensory Experiences
No special plants on-site, although being in the country there is birdsong, sheep bleating etc.
Dog Bowl and Toileting
There is a dog bowl filled with water next to the entrance.
Handling Objects
No
Audio Tours
No
Site Tours
No
Tactile Models
No
Areas Of Low Lighting
There is an undercroft, which it has access to natural light. A passageway leading off is somewhat darker.
Colour Contrasts
No
Large Print
No
Deaf / Hard of Hearing
Assistance Dogs Welcome
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Vibrating Fire Alarms
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Tour Transcripts
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Film Subtitles
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BSL Tours
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Audio Installation Transcripts
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Dog Bowl and Toileting
There is a dog bowl filled with water next to the entrance.
Induction Loops
No
Learning Difficulties
Accessible Toilets
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Adult Changing Area
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Easy-use Cutlery
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Sensory Experiences
No special plants on-site, although being in the country there is birdsong, sheep bleating etc.
Handling Objects
No
Easy Read Material
No
Large Print Material
No
Culinary / Dietary
Easy-use Cutlery
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Bottle / Food Warming
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High Chairs
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Health And Safety
Deep Water
None on site
Trip Hazard
We have historic steps, low ruined walls (though not hidden), uneven grass surfaces and sometimes the rabbits like to dig up part of the grounds.
Sheer Drop
Only drop is down longer staircase to boiler room. It has railings round the top.
Slip Hazard
Flagstones in transepts can become very slippery when wet, as can the stonework around the site.
Steep Slope
One small bank.
Steep Stairs
Spiral staircase to upper level not open to public.
Beware Of Traffic
Traffic in the car parks
Uneven Ground
The grassed surface of the site is uneven, protruding stonework can constitute a trip hazard.
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