Entrance to Mount Grace Priory is via the Mount Grace Manor House. This was formerly the guest house. The Manor House, Priory and Gardens are open to the public for a small entrance fee and there is ample parking. The rooms, halls and attics of the manor are accessible, and one of the former monks cells has been reconstructed on site. A small cafe is also on-site. The Manor House has a separate Grade II Listing.

The 15th century guest house faced east into the inner court. It was converted in the 17th century into the current Manor House, facing west.

The Manor House was converted from the remains of the Priory Guest House during the early 17th century and refurbished by Sir Lowthian Bell at the end of the 19th century. Its current condition is close to how he left it. The timber panelling and brass grate were installed between 1900 and 1901.

From the inner court there is a splendid view to the church, much of which is still largely intact. Overlooking the church is Mount Grace Wood, the southern appendage of Arncliffe Wood. To the north of the church is the great cloister, garth and monks' cells.

To the south and east of the church 6 smaller cells were added during the 15th century for the lay brothers, or conversi. Lay brothers were servants to the monks and ran the domestic life of the Priory such as cooking, cleaning, baking and brewing. A cloister connected them to the church, and, to the south, the kitchen, granary and stables. Within the cloister was the inner court.

The Prior is the head of the Priory. The Prior's Cell joins the west end of the range that connected to the west of the church. Between the Prior's Cell and the church was the Refectory, or dining room. The Prior's Cell had access to the Great Cloister as well as the Inner Court.

English Heritage have a 2 bedroom holiday cottage located within the Priory's grounds, opposite to the Great Cloister. All three properties are annexed together to form one single dwelling. The cottages were built during the mid 18th century from stone taken from the ruins.

The Mount Grace Guest House was restored between 1987-88 and built within the shell of the orginal erected in the 1420s. The hall of the Guest house was the central focus of the building

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