Heritage Open Day: Explore the Priory Church of the Order of St John and its twelfth-century Norman crypt, as well as the Victorian interiors of St John’s Gate. For Heritage Open Days we will be opening up the historic rooms upstairs at St John’s Gate, including the Chapter Hall and Council Chamber, and the Priory Church and Crypt, all of which are usually only accessible on paid-for guided tours. Visitors will be able to explore the rooms at their own pace, with stewards on hand to talk about the history and architecture of the spaces.
The Priory was founded in the 1140s as the English headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller.