Visit Manjushri KMC at Conishead Priory
The former Conishead Priory is situated close to the market town of Ulverston, Cumbria.
From 1150 it was a hospital and in 1188 a priory of the Augustinian Order, when it was demolished (bits of it still make up the chimney piece at Holker Hall).
Today, it is the Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre (KMC)
The KMC is a haven of peace and tranquillity.
Founded in 1998 by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, a world-renowned meditation master, the centre offers a variety of courses and retreats to help people of all levels of experience learn and practice meditation.
Conishead Priory
The original Conishead Priory on this site was founded as a hospital by William De Taillebols, Baron of Kendal. Eventually, it was raised to the status of a Priory and dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
It was dismantled soon after the “Dissolution of Monasteries” in 1536. A house was built on the ruins first by Lord Monteagle and later in the 17th century by the Braddyll family.
In later years, it was used as a Hydropathic Hotel.
In the 1920s, this large Gothic mansion was bought by the Durham Miners as a convalescent home.
Today, the centre is the Mother Centre of modern Kadampa Buddhism and is used as a College for Buddhist studies. It is also home to the beautiful Temple for World Peace.
The Temple and parts of the main building are open to the public for most of the year.
The centre has 70 acres of grounds including lawns, mature woodlands, extensive paths, a lake, streams, and delightful beach walks with extensive views of the Lakeland Fells.
If you are looking for a holiday cottage close to Manjushri KMC at Conishead Priory, the centre is 30 minutes by car from Lothlorien or 15 minutes by train from Kents Bank, Grange-over-Sands.
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