Not far from home, Mount Grace Priory allows us to use our English Heritage card and tire Ivy out.
Mount Grace Priory was the last of the great Yorkshire monasteries, founded in 1398. Five centuries later, its ruins were bought by wealthy industrialist Sir Lowthian Bell, enthusiast for the late Victorian Arts and Crafts movement. Bell refurbished a 17th-century mansion within the priory buildings and created terraced gardens. Wander the terraces with their mature, richly planted borders and walk through a wildflower meadow to the Monks’ Pond.
Here's how the Priory used to look.
And how it looks now.
Ivy liked climbing everywhere.
She was very proud of it.
It's not just ruins, there is a part of the site which is still standing, but not dog friendly.
And some outdoor gardens with a lake.
