Runcorn Museum
Museum in Runcorn, England, United Kingdom
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The Norton Priory Museum and Gardens
The Norton Priory Museum and Gardens in Runcorn, Cheshire, England is managed by a trust and offers a wide ranging events programme and activities for all ages, there are also lectures and tours including nearby Halton Castle. The 18th century Walled Garden is absolutely stunning with orchards, a fruit garden, beautiful rose walks, a wildflower meadow and woodland surrounds. The Norton Priory Museum and Gardens features a 12th century undercroft, and the museum, the Norton Priory is the most excavated monastic site in Europe with statues, stone carvings, grave markers and other excavated material for a fascinating walk back through their 900 year history. The Norton Priory Museum and Gardens is ideal for groups and the venue is available for hire, for functions and corporate events, and makes for a beautiful wedding venue in the Georgian Walled Garden or the atmospheric Medieval undercroft and ruins setting the idyllic scene for your special day. Come for a fascinating visit and tour, it's all here.