St Bees Priory, Church Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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An interesting and impressive church.
As you approach the attractive village of St Bees from the north, the priory stands out as being far too large a church for the location. It is an attractive building, set in the oldest and most attra...
We did not go into the church when we visited St Bees village but from the outside it looks to be a very substantial building and very impressive as it dwarfs all the other buildings in the locality a...
Being in the Seacote Hotel next to the cliffs and beach. When the tide went out, there was at least a half mile of solid beach to walk on, and another several 100 feet to get in the water from the wai...
Legend has it, that around 850 AD, an Irish holy girl, named Bega, fled from a forced marriage to a Viking Chief, landed at St Bees, and lived as a hermit. Norman settlers, over the next 200 years, ca...
‘Fridays at Five’ talk by Chris Robson, that takes a quick run through the history of St Bees and the Priory
We attended the Fridays at Five illustrated talk, by Chris Robson, that covers the history of St Bees and the Priory. It is a whistle stop tour of the key historical events and is delivered in an easy...
An interesting and impressive church.
As you approach the attractive village of St Bees from the north, the priory stands out as being far too large a church for the location. It is an attractive building, set in the oldest and most attra...
Impressive and substantial
We did not go into the church when we visited St Bees village but from the outside it looks to be a very substantial building and very impressive as it dwarfs all the other buildings in the locality a...
Place to Stay and Enjoy
Being in the Seacote Hotel next to the cliffs and beach. When the tide went out, there was at least a half mile of solid beach to walk on, and another several 100 feet to get in the water from the wai...
fantastic historical church
Legend has it, that around 850 AD, an Irish holy girl, named Bega, fled from a forced marriage to a Viking Chief, landed at St Bees, and lived as a hermit. Norman settlers, over the next 200 years, ca...
‘Fridays at Five’ talk by Chris Robson, that takes a quick run through the history of St Bees and the Priory
We attended the Fridays at Five illustrated talk, by Chris Robson, that covers the history of St Bees and the Priory. It is a whistle stop tour of the key historical events and is delivered in an easy...