History Get Together Group

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.

The museum displays thousands of objects discovered at the site, which tell the 900-year history from priory to mansion house and the stories of the people who lived here. It is also surrounded by woodland walks, bringing opportunities to discover secret summer houses, sculptures and a stream glade.

The Plant Hunter's Fair is also on. There will be a tremendous range of plants available for sale from a host of favourite specialist plant growers. Buy away or just have a wander and a browse!

We shall meet at the museum's Café around 11am, and shortly afterwards look around the beautiful undercroft and museum. After eating at the cafe we shall explore the walled garden, grounds and flower fair.

Norton Priory has a free car park. Access to the museum and grounds is £9 if purchased in advance and (most likely) £13.50 on the day. To buy tickets in advance, go here: https://nortonpriory.greatbritishevents.org/events/85d95efa-4b31-474d-95e3-77a4c4ba7686 . Be sure to get the "Adult - Plant Hunters' Fair Early Bird Entry (WHOLE SITE)"

For anyone who hasn't paid for annual membership of this meetup group, please give me a couple of quid on the day to cover this event so I can afford to keep running them. Cheers!

Find out how three sisters, daughters of a country clergyman, grew up to produce some of the most powerful and dramatic novels in the English language.

Haworth Parsonage – the former home of Yorkshire’s famous literary family - is now a museum and showcase for the world's most extensive collection of Brontë items. Located in the beautiful village of Haworth, it was home to the Brontë family from 1820 to 1861, and is the place where Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë wrote some of the country's greatest novels: Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

We shall meet at the nearby Old Haworth Post Office (which is actually a cafe) at 11am, and shortly afterwards go to the museum. Then after looking around we'll get lunch at a cafe and either return to the museum or explore the beautiful streets of Haworth. A good place to visit is visit is St Michael and All Angels church opposite the Museum, where all the Brontës except Anne are buried.

The museum is £15 for a standard ticket, with concessions available (see the booking page, https://www.bronte.org.uk/general-admission ). For anyone who hasn't paid for annual membership of this meetup group, please give me a couple of quid on the day to cover this event so I can afford to keep running them. Cheers!

Let's visit Samlesbury Hall near Preston.
A family home until 100 years ago, the house dates back to 1325. In its time it has served as an inn and a school. There is a garden café.

Admission by voluntary donation; free parking .

https://samlesburyhall.co.uk/history/

Accessible by public transport, which I shall be using : Details below

Meet at Manchester Victoria station at 1030 for the 1043 Clitheroe train to Blackburn. At Blackburn we get the 59 bus that takes us to the door !

Joint event with the Days Out by Public Transport Meetup group.