Castle Acre Priory

In case you missed our neolithic neighbour Grime's Graves on Digging Up Britain's Past.... Well done Rob.
https://www.channel5.com/show/digging-up- britains-past/

Good morning. A brrr and crispy priory today at Castle Acre.

Good morning from Castle Acre Priory.

Did you know that Castle Acre Priory was used in the Vincent Price film, Tomb of Ligeia? What a great day when the ESC group visited the site with Vincent Price's grandaughter. It was lovely to meet everyone. We've watched the film and love looking out for the bits of the priory they used for filming.

Happy New Year from all of us at Castle Acre Priory. Hope to see you all in 2019.

Good morning! We have another dramatic, beautiful wintery scene for you. It's of Castle Acre Priory being engulfed by the Beast from the East. The storm was so severe it blocked the roads into and out of Castle Acre.

A glorious Winter scene and Seasonal Greetings from Castle Acre Priory

Good morning from a wintery Castle Acre Priory. Sunrise was at 8am so when doing our daily checks we managed to catch the sun peaking from behind the latrines.

Castle Acre Priory weekend winter weather report: Tomorrow will be sunny, blue sky with a moderate breeze. Sunset at 3.44pm.

Hey, little mouse, are you celebrating the Winter Solstice? Oh, you have been sipping a Monk Fizz made with mead? A Green Monk Fizz, made with Chartreuse? That will definately make you sing.

As we approach the winter solstice the sun sets earlier and earlier. This means closing the Prior's Lodgings a little earlier too. This evening the rooms looked dramatic... but cold and dark.

Good morning everyone. Snow is forecast? Better come inside Castle Acre Priory. Winter weather plus priory equals great photo opportunities.

What's did you say little mouse? You're reading the Castle Acre Priory guidebook while you're waiting for the retail sale to start tomorrow. What else did you say little mouse? Oh, but you're not in the sale? Ok.

When the dark clouds and rain clear away, the evening begins, and the West front of the church at Castle Acre Priory looks glorious. Almost makes you want to sing 'glorious!' out loud. See you tomorrow (singing optional).

Phew! A winter sunset on the West Front of the Priory. At this time of the year the sun sets really quickly so had to act fast to get this photo.

What a damp day. The priory looks good whatever the weather.

Good morning Castle Acre Priory fans. Apparently mead is on trend. As well as being one of the world’s oldest alcoholic drinks, mead is the 'new' up and coming ingredient in cocktails - we blame Game of Thrones. We also sell mead.
For a Monks’ Fizz you will need: 40ml Heritage Mead 40ml fresh squeezed orange juice... 75ml English sparkling wine Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
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Monks' Fizz?

Inside Castle Acre Priory's herb garden there's an espalier Ashmead's Kernel tree (one of four fruit trees). But, what's that nestled amongst the branches? There's three of them!

És un lugar relajante, precioso, fantástico, muy interesante en definitiva increible. El paisaje como siempre precioso en Inglaterra.

What a fantastic place , one not to miss ! . Very interesting , very well looked after , nice museum and I learned a fair bit

Voor de liefhebber van geschiedenis een bezoek welke de moeite waard is.

Very informative and beautiful. Our little one loved running round the ruins, playing hide and seek.

Simply enchanting!

Come on a week day and have the place to your self�

Second visit to Castle Acre Priory and it was even better than the first, fantastic audio tour very informative and easy to follow.

My grandson loved the priory its a lovely building..took a picnic

.Had lots of fun ..will be going back again .

Lovely place to visit the information posts around were great for the children

The only downside was lack of facilities a small tearoom would be nice !!

Great site with great staff.

Great place, the ford is a fantastic place to paddle! And great work being done on restoration!

Great place! Tons for kids to explore lots of history in one place and beautiful picnic grounds :)

Great place to spend a few hours.

Great job Julie Enefer

Great day out with the kids, made even better as the medievil weekend was on!!! Shame the rain came down in the afternoon, would highly recomend as a day out. Stunning views and the grounds are fantastic!

Fantastic place to visit. Full of history. Field for my imagination how it used to be, how People used to live. I am impressed!

Fantastic place to visit, there's so much information there and wonderful experience walking through the site. Well worth the trip and I would definitely go again

Comprehensive set of monastic ruins in a glorious setting.

Amazing building complex with lots to discover and explore.

Always a very nice priory to visit. Lawns well groomed and seating areas always clean. The staff are always polite and helpful.

My wife and I brought our granddaughter along with us, she had a talking device and was engrossed in the history and was talking about her visit all the way home.

Always a pleasure visiting Castle Acre, it's a beautiful spot with a spectacular ruin. Lovely village close by with tea rooms and a pub. Loved by all our family, young and old.

A really impressive ruin. Well worth a visit. Allow enough time to see it properly.

A lovely historical site. Our dog Harry loves it there as he can run around and explore!! �

A great place to visit. Very informative and enjoyable. Medieval weekend was great despite the typical wet British summer weather. Enjoyed some wine and chutney tasting too. We will be back to visit again.

És un lugar relajante, precioso, fantástico, muy interesante en definitiva increible. El paisaje como siempre precioso en Inglaterra.

What a fantastic place , one not to miss ! . Very interesting , very well looked after , nice museum and I learned a fair bit

Voor de liefhebber van geschiedenis een bezoek welke de moeite waard is.

Very informative and beautiful. Our little one loved running round the ruins, playing hide and seek.

Simply enchanting!

Come on a week day and have the place to your self�

Second visit to Castle Acre Priory and it was even better than the first, fantastic audio tour very informative and easy to follow.

My grandson loved the priory its a lovely building..took a picnic

.Had lots of fun ..will be going back again .

Lovely place to visit the information posts around were great for the children

The only downside was lack of facilities a small tearoom would be nice !!

Great site with great staff.

Great place, the ford is a fantastic place to paddle! And great work being done on restoration!

Great place! Tons for kids to explore lots of history in one place and beautiful picnic grounds :)

Great place to spend a few hours.

Great job Julie Enefer

Great day out with the kids, made even better as the medievil weekend was on!!! Shame the rain came down in the afternoon, would highly recomend as a day out. Stunning views and the grounds are fantastic!

Fantastic place to visit. Full of history. Field for my imagination how it used to be, how People used to live. I am impressed!

Fantastic place to visit, there's so much information there and wonderful experience walking through the site. Well worth the trip and I would definitely go again

Comprehensive set of monastic ruins in a glorious setting.

Amazing building complex with lots to discover and explore.

Always a very nice priory to visit. Lawns well groomed and seating areas always clean. The staff are always polite and helpful.

My wife and I brought our granddaughter along with us, she had a talking device and was engrossed in the history and was talking about her visit all the way home.

Always a pleasure visiting Castle Acre, it's a beautiful spot with a spectacular ruin. Lovely village close by with tea rooms and a pub. Loved by all our family, young and old.

A really impressive ruin. Well worth a visit. Allow enough time to see it properly.

A lovely historical site. Our dog Harry loves it there as he can run around and explore!! �

A great place to visit. Very informative and enjoyable. Medieval weekend was great despite the typical wet British summer weather. Enjoyed some wine and chutney tasting too. We will be back to visit again.