Beverley Minster will be revealing its secrets through Heritage Open Days with tours and creative activities. Few people know about the secret gardens, the green men carved into the Minster stones or the graffiti left by the pilgrims and sanctuary men, but these secrets are now being revealed thanks to a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant towards the £700,000 costs of restoring the Minster’s Lesser South Transept roof and telling the story of its fascinating medieval role in Sanctuary.
On Friday 11th to Sunday 13th September 2020, discover the stunning Secret Garden, once part of the extensive Vicar’s garden and reflect in the beautiful Quiet Garden, part of the Quiet Garden Movement. Tours will reveal these two gardens, which are lovingly tended by local volunteers.
Tours of the newly re-opened Minster will focus on the many Green Men which gaze down on tourists and worshippers. The medieval carvings are full of hidden nature, including leaves, acorns and animals. Come and discover their secret meanings. Find out how the Green Man, once considered a pagan symbol, became part of Christian imagery.
For further details and to book, go to:
https://beverleyminster.org.uk/heritage-open-days-2020/
On Saturday 12th September, celebrate the medieval graffiti done by pilgrims and Sanctuary men with modern day urban yarn bombing. Join our community yarn bombing picnic in the church yard and plan your yarn graffiti for our October yarn bombing, which will take place between Saturday 24th October and Saturday 31st.
