Marrick Priory

Outdoor Education and Residential Centre

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First Warden

Date: Thursday 1st April 1971
Headline: First Warden
Source: The Northern Echo

First Warden
Rev. Bailey

The Rev. Jonathan Bailey, 31 (above), former deputy vicar of a parish in Warrington, has become the first warden of the Young People’s Adventure Centre at Marrick Priory in Swaledale. His wife, Susan, a former domestic science teacher, will be responsible for the housekeeping at the centre.

The Priory, once a twelfth-century Benedictine Nunnery, has been converted into a residential centre for youth organisations and schools for adventure courses and field studies.

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Marrick Priory is a historic 12th century medieval building that was developed in the 1970s into an Outdoor Education and Residential Centre.  It is situated in Swaledale in the heart of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park and welcomes groups of visitors from all over the world. The Priory is licensed to provide a wide range of adventurous activities and can be booked on a day or residential … Continue Reading

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Marrick Priory is run by the Head of Centre and a board of dedicated and active trustees. There is a close affiliation with the Church of England through the Diocese of Leeds, who have been instrumental in supporting and developing the centre since the 1960’s. The Diocese appoints half of the trustees, with the other half being made up of locally recruited representatives.

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