Norton Priory Museum & Gardens

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, situated on the edge of Runcorn, is one of Cheshire’s hidden gems. Once home to a medieval church, this is the most excavated monastic site in Europe. Visitors can explore the 12th century undercroft with beautiful vaulted ceiling and the priory ruins showing the layout of the medieval buildings. Norton Priory was founded in 1134, and achieved mitred abbey status in 1391. Two key families have links to the site: the Dutton family and the Brooke family. The Duttons supported and engaged with Norton Priory as a monastic site, up until the Dissolution in 1536. The Brooke family made Norton Priory their home between 1545 and 1921, when they left the site to move to a new home in Worcestershire.

• Norton Priory: UNCovered, an exhibition by Re-View Textile - 19.4.24 - 14.5.24 - All Day
• Norton Priory: Home. Land - 27.4.23 - 31.5.23 - All Day
• Norton Priory: Family Art Activities - 17.3.19 - 13:00 - 16:00
• Norton Priory: Blue Room Exhibition - 17.3.19 - 26.3.19 - All Day