Conishead Priory and Buddhist Temple
A5087 Coast Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9QQ
Tel: 01229 584029, Fax: 01229 580080, Email: visits@manjushri.org, Web: www.manjushri.org
G ROUP V ISITS TO C ONISHEAD P RIORY ON W EEKDAYS IN 2015
Conishead Priory is home to a thriving Buddhist
How to book a weekday Group Visit in 2015
community and the mother centre of a worldwide
We only have visits from Monday to Thursday.
network. We have a beautiful Temple open to everyone
Maximum capacity is 50 people. Please email your
and provide meditation courses throughout the year.
preferred dates to our Visits Manager at
People come to see the World Peace Temple, learn
visits@manjushri.org or phone 01229 584029 (Ext 234).
about the spiritual life of the Buddhists who live here,
We will say if the dates are available, and suggest
and view the historic House in its beautiful parkland
alternatives if they are booked. Then email, fax or post us
setting. There are gardens, woodland walks and the
your booking form with the agreed date and we will email a
shoreline of Morecambe Bay to enjoy. Please see our
confirmation letter.
annual Visitor Guide leaflet.
Please note we are closed for Group Visits during our
‘Just looking at the Temple with a happy mind
brings inner peace’
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Buddhist Festivals and College holidays in 2015:Mon 11 May and restart on Mon 8 June
Mon 13 July and restart on Tue 1 Sept
The House is a superb example of Romantic Gothic
Wed 30 Sept and restart Mon 12 Oct
architecture, completed in 1836 by the Braddyll family,
and its design reflects the original 12th century
Augustinian Priory. It is has huge reception rooms with
decorative ceilings, grand staircase, 48m long cloister
corridor, stained glass windows and vaulted great hall.
‘It is an amazing house, one of the most spectacular
in Cumbria’
Hunter Davies, ‘Best of Lakeland’
What happens on the day?
We will greet you on arrival and have a space reserved
Our 2015 charges are:Guided Tour at £4 each
Optional extra of an afternoon cream tea at £4 each
Cheques made payable to ‘Manjushri KMC’ please.
Access. There are just a few steps and no stairs on the
tour, and chairs for sitting down as we go round. The
Temple and the ground floor of the House have wheelchair
access, and there is a disabled toilet near the Temple.
for your coach / minibus. The 1½ hour guided tour starts
Getting here by road. LA12 9QQ. 30 minutes / 26 miles
when you arrive (there is no fixed starting time). It
from J36 on the M6. After 3½ miles from motorway turn left
begins with looking at part of the historic House and you
onto A590 for Barrow. In Ulverston take second exit at
will hear some of the stories of the people who have
roundabout by Booths Supermarket and pass Shell
lived dating from 1160. We then take a six minute walk
garage. Take second left onto the A5087 signposted
through the gardens to the Temple and watch a DVD of
Bardsea / Croftlands and ‘Coastal route to Barrow’. We are
the history of Conishead and Modern Buddhism. Finally
two miles along on the left hand side. Please park in front
your guide will explain how the Temple is used every
of the historic mansion with the twin towers.
day.
Other Attractions to Visit and Places to Eat.
As an optional extra you can enjoy an afternoon Cream
Ulverston is an historic market town with cobbled streets
Tea after the tour. Tables are reserved for you in our
and specialist shops. There are lots of cafes and pubs for
Dining Room so you can sit down, without having to
lunch. Thursday morning is livelier than other weekdays
queue, and we will serve you.
with a small outdoor market. Please email for a copy of
Sorry but our small Conservatory Cafe cannot provide
‘Attractions to Visit’ and ‘Places to Eat’.
lunch or sandwiches for Group visits. You are welcome
to bring a packed lunch.