Opening times, Guided tours, & Special Events
Everyone is welcome to attend the meditation courses and retreats. The centre is also open for school and group visits throughout the year, and during the summer months visitors enjoy the café and house tours.
Many people come to Manjushri Centre each year simply to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and beautiful surroundings.
Just south of the Lake District, Conishead Priory is situated in seventy acres of beautiful woodland and gardens on the shores of Morecambe Bay.
The centre is open to the public daily, throughout the year, offering a range of visitor services. Opening times vary seasonally so please check before visiting to avoid disappointment. Free parking is available and most of the ground floor of the historic house and all of the Temple is wheelchair accessible.
Admission to to the Temple, Gift Shop, Café, Grounds and toilets is free. The house is only open for viewing on a guided tour £2.50, children free).
The centre also hosts a number of special events each year that are open to the public.
Opening Times
| Easter - October 29 | 3 Nov - Easter | |
Temple | W/E & Bank Hols | Every day 2 – 4pm |
Café | W/E & Bank Hols 12 – 5pm | Closed |
Gift shop | W/E & Bank Hols | Every day |
Guided tours | W/E & Bank Hols | Not available |
Gardens | Every day dawn to dusk* | Every day dawn to dusk* |
*Please note, during 2008 Conishead Priory & Grounds will be closed at the following times for Buddhist Festivals:
Sat 17 May - Sun 1 June,
Sat 19 July - Sun 17 August
Fri 30 Oct - Fri 7 Nov
Guided tours
The fascinating hour-long guided tour of the house and Temple brings alive the spiritual and healing work at Conishead Priory over the centuries. Available at weekends and bank holidays during the season at 2.15pm or 3.30pm. The tour starts with a DVD showing the history of Conishead Priory and its transformation into the Buddhist Centre.
Tickets available from the gift shop.
Special Events
Gardens Open Day
Sunday 4 May 2 – 5pm in aid of National Gardens Scheme.
Free guided tours.
Explore 70 acres of gardens and woodland surrounding this historic Gothic mansion. The Temple garden is an oasis of peace. Restored greenhouse, lake & wildlife garden, arboretum, cottage gardens. Woodland walks to Morecambe Bay. Free Guided House and Temple Tours from 2pm onwards with garden ticket. Conservatory Café and Gift Shop. Free parking. Admission £3, children free, all donations go to charities supported by National Gardens Scheme.
Heritage Open Day
Sunday 7 Sept 2 – 5pm.
Free guided tours.
Your chance to explore Conishead Priory. Free Guided Tours from 2pm onwards. Unique Kadampa Buddhist Temple and Romantic Gothic Mansion surrounded by 70 acres of gardens and woodland walks to Morecambe Bay. Conservatory Café and Gift shop. Free parking and admission.
Click on the link to find out more about Heritage Open Days.