The beautiful blooms provided a delicate white carpet of flowers for this year's Snowdrop Walk
Pictures by Katie Lunn 
Snow drop walk at Gisborough Priory Project
A stunning spectacle greeted visitors to historic Gisborough Priory.
The visitors wandering through Gisborough Priory Gardens enjoyed the sight of a sea of snowdrops at the weekend.
The beautiful blooms provided a delicate white carpet of flowers for this year’s Snowdrop Walk, which took place yesterday.
Walkers were able to stroll between the great lime trees of the Monks’ Walk and see hundreds of snowdrops blooming.
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Many other spring flowers are also starting to show their faces, including drifts of winter aconites.
Volunteers have worked tirelessly over the years to restore the gardens and woodland surrounding Guisborough's ancient priory.
Christine Clarke, chair of the Gisborough Priory Project, said work on the restoration project was ongoing.
She said they had come a long way since those early days.
She recalled: “When we started you couldn’t actually get on the site because of the nettles and brambles.
“All the paths were overgrown.
“We have cleared all the paths and opened up the Monks’ Walk.”
Meanwhile a donation was handed over to replace items destroyed in a suspected arson attack on a steel container used to store tools and equipment.
David France, who runs a stonemasons in Darlington, said donations had been made by Alan Wadkins Tools of Darlington and Sterling Safety of Newton Aycliffe.
David France said they had been happy to help the volunteers as they didn't receive any funding.
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