The Priory at Scorton operates a boutique bed and breakfast accommodation and café located in Lancashire, UK. The business targets tourists, local visitors, and academic visitors to nearby Lancaster University, offering hospitality services in a scenic countryside setting. The website is professionally designed with clear navigation, modern technologies, and integrated social media channels, supporting a positive user experience and business credibility. However, the domain WHOIS data is unavailable due to an invalid domain registration error, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy and registration consistency.
Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, Google reCAPTCHA v3, and Google Analytics, hosted likely behind Cloudflare. The site is mobile optimized and performs moderately well, though accessibility features could be improved. Security posture is decent with HTTPS enforced and form protection via reCAPTCHA, but lacks important security headers and published security policies.
Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for a small hospitality business, but the domain registration inconsistency and lack of privacy policy reduce trust and compliance levels. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy documentation, and domain registration verification are recommended to enhance security posture and business credibility.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
Not visible from outside
This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.
GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.
Priority findings
7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Security headers
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High
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
Forces HTTPS connections
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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Results by check
Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.
How this score is calculated
The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.
Counted in this score
SSL/TLS
42
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
60
Not counted
NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.
Findings that cap the score at 49
Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.
The certificate is not trusted by browsers
The website is not served over HTTPS
A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
The page loads a script from a compromised source
The domain registration has expired
SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain
Partial scans
When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.
Risk levels
Critical0–25
High26–49
Medium50–75
Low76–100
Breach exposure
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Dark web exposure
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Tracked
3
Registered
3
Resolving
3
High or critical
0
Last checked 2026-06-19
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The Priory at Scorton is positioned as a boutique hospitality provider in Lancashire, leveraging its unique location near the Forest of Bowland and proximity to regional towns and Lancaster University. The business model focuses on accommodation and café services, targeting tourists and academic visitors. The website supports this with clear service descriptions, menus, and local attraction information. The company maintains active social media profiles and uses Google Analytics for visitor insights. The lack of visible certifications or formal privacy policies suggests a small to medium enterprise with room for maturity in compliance and security practices. No related or subsidiary domains were identified, indicating a standalone operation.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and Google reCAPTCHA v3 protecting form submissions. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, limiting transparency and preparedness. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented, but no privacy policy is available, impacting GDPR compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small hospitality business but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.
Recommendations
Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
The Priory at Scorton
Description
The Priory offers stylish boutique accommodation and traditional hospitality; the perfect base from which to explore the beautiful Forest of Bowland, Lancashire and North West England. It includes a café and vintage coffee van, located in Scorton, Lancashire.
Key services
Bed and Breakfast accommodation, Café and vintage coffee van, Local tourism information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
Bootstrap 4.3.1, jQuery 3.5.1, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Ekko Lightbox, FontAwesome 5.14.0, Google Fonts (Montserrat, Volkhov), CookieConsent v3, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Cloudflare Insights beacon
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Google reCAPTCHA v3 implemented on forms
Cookie consent banner with opt-in/opt-out
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Marketing tools
CookieConsent
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
No privacy policy or terms of service pages found
Cookie consent banner present with opt-in/out functionality
Contact information is clearly displayed with phone, email, and physical address
Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and TripAdvisor
Use of modern web technologies and frameworks
No visible security headers detected in HTML source
Google reCAPTCHA v3 implemented for form protection
WHOIS data unavailable due to domain registration error
Website content is safe and suitable for general audiences
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern and widely supported technology stack including Bootstrap 4.3.1 for responsive design, jQuery 3.5.1 for scripting, Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection, and Google Analytics for visitor tracking. External resources are loaded from reputable CDNs ensuring performance and availability. The site is hosted likely behind Cloudflare, benefiting from CDN and security features. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. However, the absence of a CMS or structured data formats like JSON-LD limits SEO potential. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. No broken links or errors were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced SEO and accessibility improvements.
Standards and sources
Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.
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