Visitors to Gisborough Priory were greeted by a white carpet of snowdrops today.
The annual Snowdrop Sunday, which is Gisborough Priory Project’s opening event this year, welcomed visitors young and old to see the blooming spectacle.
The volunteer-run charity has been working hard over recent years to restore the historic gardens in the market town.
Chairman of the project, Doug Moore, said: “This is our first open day of the year. It is difficult to gage exactly when they will come depending on the winter we have.
“We generally get a lot of people in each year.
“Before we started on this project, all of the area was covered in brambles and woodland debris. We couldn’t really get into it all. It was all overgrown.
“Once it was all uncovered, it let a bit of light in and out the snowdrops came. It was a nice surprise.”
Jenny Thomas, 65, from Guisborough, has been volunteering as part of the Gisborough Priory Project since 2007.
She said: “When we cleared the centre of the Monks’ Walk the snowdrops appeared. The more we cleared the more snowdrops we got.”
Beverley Jones, from Marske, also went along to see the snowdrops with her mum, Sheila Fawcett.
Beverley said: “Mum loves snowdrops so we thought we could come along and see. It’s a shame they are not out in the summer. The weather would be so much better.”
Madeline Jones, 69, from Redcar, has enjoyed the beautiful sight of the flowers for a number of years now.
She said: “Today has been in my diary for a few weeks. I love snowdrops. I have been several times and it is always a pleasure to come, even when the weather is like this.”
From next month, Gisborough Priory Project will take over the whole site, greeting visitors on arrival as well as continuing with their gardening work.
Doug Moore said: “The aim of the Gisborough Priory Project is to restore the Priory gardens. We are trying to make it more accessible for the public. We are working to make it more user-friendly.”
To find out more about Gisborough Priory Project and to get involved visit http://bit.ly/1zxtnck .
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