What’s on in the in 2013

These pages feature some of the fantastic Dogs are welcome at many events, but please events taking place in 2013. assume they are NOT permitted unless otherwise stated, and always contact the Please contact the organiser for more organiser beforehand to avoid information on the event you are interested in disappointment. - booking is essential for some activities. Come and enjoy the exciting wildflower activities taking place across the National Park between March and Where dogs are allowed they must be fit You can also ring or call in at a National Park November. With everything from botanical identification enough to negotiate stiles and steep Centre where staff will be happy to give you courses and art and crafts to bumblebee, bat and bug ascents, be well-behaved and be activities, this year’s Flowers of the Dales Festival offers guidance. kept under close control at something for everyone! Don’t forget to dress appropriately for walks all times. Assistance dogs Now in its fifth year, the festival aims to encourage all to and outdoor activities - the weather in the are always welcome. appreciate and enjoy the incredible diversity of the Dales Yorkshire Dales can be changeable. Bring drinks landscape.

and snacks, wear stout footwear and carry Events are run by organisations including the Yorkshire Disclaimer Dales National Park Authority, The National Trust, Natural clothing to suit all conditions. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority cannot be held responsible for any omissions, subsequent changes or revisions England and the Field Studies Council, and the Festival is Visit our NEW online ‘what’s on’ calendar at that may occur with events information supplied by external co-ordinated by local charity, the Yorkshire Dales www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events for agencies. Millennium Trust. Readers are STRONGLY ADVISED to contact the event provider further details on these and many more events to confirm the information given before setting out. All Look out for the flower icon in these pages, and across the region in 2013. information included is believed to be correct at the time of find the full programme at www.ydmt.org going to press.

Listings marked as a ‘National Park Event’ are packed lunch on full days - and don’t forget organised and run by the Yorkshire Dales National National Park Park Authority. guided walks a hot drink on cold days. We are holding around 150 exciting activities in • Guided walks cost £3 and are • For your own safety and insurance purposes the National Park in 2013, from guided walks FREE for under 16s (unless we will ask you for your name and (marked with a boot icon) and talks to otherwise stated) and public transport users. emergency contact details when you register demonstrations and craft activities, all led by • Sturdy footwear and waterproofs are for one of our outdoor events, as well as an either specialist staff, Dales Volunteers or invited required - walk leaders can only accept email address for your feedback. The experts. participants who are appropriately prepared information will be treated as strictly At our Dales Countryside Museum for the conditions. confidential. many events are included in the • Bring warm clothes including gloves and hat price of admission. See our • Where events are held off the beaten track in winter and sun protection in summer. ‘Victorian ladies’ demonstrating we have included a grid reference to help domestic work in times gone by or • Bring plenty to drink and a snack, or a you find the meeting point. come along to wildlife talks and traditional craft workshops.

Find out more about this wonderful heritage Give your car a holiday Booking attraction housed in Hawes’ former railway Many National Park events can be reached by Some of our most popular events must be buildings on page 34. bus or train. Where possible we have included pre-booked and pre-paid to guarantee a place. Whatever you do, have a great day in the Dales! the postcode or grid reference of the venue or For others, places are allocated on the day on starting point to help you. a ‘first come, first served’ basis - please turn up Miles without stiles The Dales Countryside Museum is accessible early to avoid disappointment. Your safety and We are working hard to improve the enjoyment are very important to us so we have by public transport and heritage buses drop accessibility of our events. Contact our to limit numbers. This means that sometimes National Park Centres to check whether an off and pick up here. we may have to turn people away. Please event listed here is suitable for your needs. For more information visit www.dalesbus.org respect the walk leader’s decision. If you are a All events at the Dales Countryside Museum or www.transportdirect.info or call group of five or more people always ring ahead. are fully accessible for wheelchair users, and Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. assistance dogs are always welcome on our Remember to bring money to pay at the start events. Always check whether a service is running of walks as there’s not always a cash machine before setting out as timetables may change. around! For more specific questions about accessibility in the National Park, please call Access Development Officer Rachel Briggs on 01969 652363. Be Safe Our event leaders have discretion not to accept Although all reasonable steps have been taken Remember - you can attend many of our events participants who are not suitably equipped or to ensure safety, participants join in at their own for FREE on production of a valid bus or rail ticket. whom they consider unable to participate safely. risk.

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Page 15 Night Sky / Night Walk at Malham Tarn March

Join National Trust staff on 9 February, 9 March, Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 March 5 October and 2 November to marvel at the Mother’s Weekend wonders of the night sky. If we can’t see the 10:00 to 17:00 stars we’ll take you on a night walk instead. Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET Booking essential. Adults £5.00, children £2.50. Make a beautiful card and bouquet of tissue flowers Visit www.nationaltrust/malhamtarn for details. or bead bracelet for your mum. 01969 623981 [email protected] February www.boltoncastle.co.uk

Saturday 2 February Saturday 9 March Free walk: Scenic Wharfedale and Riffa Woods Free Walk: Early Spring in Long Preston 10:30 to 12:30 10:30 to 12:30 Pool in Wharfedale Village Hall, LS21 1LG Meet The Maypole, Long Preston BD23 4PH Join Chris Hartley on this 4 mile (6.4km) walk Delightful 4 mile walk led by Dr Chris Wright through local countryside with views along the River exploring this beautiful and historic village. Dogs Wharfe. Dogs welcome on leads. welcome. 01756 749400 01756 749400 [email protected] [email protected] www.yds.org.uk www.yds.org.uk

Saturday 2 February Saturday 9 March Talk: Birds of the Washburn Valley Talk: The Birtwhistles of & Galloway 14:15 to 16:15 14:15 to 16:15 Long Preston Village Hall, BD23 4NU Pool in Wharfedale Village Hall, LS21 1LG Farmer and conservationist Tom Lord leads a walk on his farm A fantastic opportunity to hear from experienced Author Dr Tony Stephens explores the fascinating ornithologist Peter Riley. £3 members/£5 non- history of this droving family. Members £3/non- members £5. Sunday 31 March to Friday 12 April Wednesday 3 April members. 01756 749400 Eggcellent Easter Introduction to Geocaching 01756 749400 [email protected] 10:00 to 17:00 13:30 to 16:00 [email protected] www.yds.org.uk Bolton Castle, nr Leyburn DL8 4ET Meet Buckden National Park car park www.yds.org.uk 01969 623981 Fancy having a go at geocaching but not sure how [email protected] Sunday 10 March to begin? Join us on this family event to learn the Saturday 9 February www.boltoncastle.co.uk National Park Event - Mother's Day activities basics. Booking essential. Adults £5.00, children Family History Computer Club 10:00 to 17:00 Sunday 31 March £2.50. Dogs welcome. 13:00 to 16:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT National Park Event - 01729 830416 Hudson House, Reeth DL11 6SZ Join us for a range of craft activities for children - Discover the Hidden Village [email protected] A drop-in club for anyone who would like practical Mum's visit is free on her special day! 11:00 to 16:00 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale help and advice with their research. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 01748 884759 Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) A moderate 6.5 mile (10km) walk to find the village Thursday 4 April [email protected] Wednesday 13 March never found by Scottish marauders. Booking advised. www.upperdalesfhg.org.uk National Park Event - Local food: Spring Fun at Malham Tarn (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) tea, cakes and recipes 10:00 to 14:00 Friday 15 February Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle 14:30 to 16:30 Sunday 31 March BD24 9PT National Park Event - Scenes, shows and Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT National Park Event - Mini meadow magic celebrations in the Dales Bring along your favourite cake to share - tea swilling, 14:00 to 16:00 Come and look for signs of spring and have a go at 19:30 cake eating, recipe swapping fun. Free event. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT free family craft activities. Booking essential. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Help make a wildflower meadow collage at our 01729 830416 A talk by Jonathan Woolley as part of the Friends of family workshop and sow your own mini meadow. [email protected] the Dales Countryside Museum annual lecture Friday 15 March We provide the seed and soil and you provide the www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn programme. £2. National Park Event - Evening lecture: Victorian Keld plant pot. 19:30 (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Thursday 4 April Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Our Leadmining Heritage A talk by Duncan Blythell as part of the Friends of Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 February 10:00 the Dales Countryside Museum annual lecture April Medieval Life Weekend Meet Surrender Bridge, Langthwaite to Low Row Rd 10:00 to 17:00 programme. £2. Tuesday 2 April (SD 9889 9982) Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Explore Swaledale's history and archaeology A moderate 4 mile (6.4km) walk exploring the Experience Medieval cookery, dancing, herbal Sunday 17 March 09:45 remains of the leadmining industry around medicine and weapon drills. National Park Event - Two Scenic Wonders: Meet bus shelter, north Reeth village green Surrender Bridge and Old Gang. Adults £4, under 01969 623981 Janet's Foss & Gordale Scar A 6 mile (9.7km) walk visiting Maiden Castle and 16s free. [email protected] 11:30 to 13:00 the Iron Age and Bronze Age landscape of 01748 884938 www.boltoncastle.co.uk Meet Malham National Park Centre (SD 899627) Harkerside. Adults £4, under 16s free. [email protected] 01969 623658 An easy 2 mile (3.5km) walk visiting two Malham www.swaag.org Saturday 16 February landmarks: enchanting waterfall Janet's Foss and [email protected] Bird Box Making www.swaag.org awe-inspiring Gordale Scar. Friday 5 April 10:00 to 16:00 (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) Gayle Mill, Gayle, Hawes DL8 3RZ Tuesday 2 April Discover Swaledale's Historic Environment 09:45 Build a nest box and take part in arts and crafts in Wednesday 20 March National Park Event - Local food: Easter cake tasting the historic mill setting. £2 entry, under 5s free. National Park Event - Local food: 10:00 to 15:00 Meet bus shelter at top of Reeth Green Booking advised. tea, cakes and recipes evening Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT A 6 mile (9.7km) moderate to difficult walk climbing 01969 667320 18:30 to 20:30 Drop in and sample a recipe from the Museum Fremington Edge for spectacular views and visiting [email protected] Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT cookbook. Free event. the enigmatic Jabz’ Cave. Adults £4, under 16s free. www.gaylemill.org.uk For details see 13 March. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 01748 880108 [email protected] Wednesday 3 April Monday 18 to Friday 22 February Tuesday 26 March www.swaag.org Explore Swaledale's Geology Terrific Tudors National Park Event - 09:45 10:00 to 17:00 Malham and its Famous Cove Meet Keld Car Park Saturday 6 April 11:30 to 13:00 Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET A moderate 5 mile (8km) walk along the upper National Park Event - Easter crafts Meet Malham National Park Centre (SD 899627) Tudor trails, games and crafts, including pomander Swale valley and Swinner Gill to Swinner Gill Kirk 10:00 to 16:30 An easy 1.5 mile (2.5km) walk through this beautiful and plague bag making. and Hind Hole. Adults £4, under 16s free. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT village. Stroll by the clear waters of Malham Beck 01969 623981 01969 623658 Drop in and make something to take away. before finishing at the world famous 70m high [email protected] [email protected] Children £2. limestone cliff. www.boltoncastle.co.uk www.swaag.org (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Wednesday 20 February Wednesday 3 April Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April Saturday 6 April National Park Event - Local food: Yorkshire rhubarb National Park Event - Clapham Village Tour Easter Egg Hunt Free visit: Arkleside Moor 10:00 to 15:00 13:00 to 15:00 10:00 to 16:00 14:00 to 16:30 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Meet National Park car park, Clapham (SD 745691) Bolton Abbey Estate, Skipton BD23 6EX A rare opportunity to experience a behind the Drop in and taste Yorkshire rhubarb and friendship A short, easy 2m (3km) stroll around the 01756 718009 scenes tour of a private moorland estate in cakes. Free event. picturesque village, hearing about its historic [email protected] Coverdale. Booking essential. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) market, famous people and buildings. www.boltonabbey.com (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) 01756 749400 Monday 25 February [email protected] Saturday 30 March to Wednesday 3 April Join us in the Dales Countryside Museum www.yds.org.uk Free walk: YDMT Guided Walk, Burnsall Harrogate International Youth Festival 10:00 Harrogate and surrounding areas amphitheatre for a practical demonstration Sunday 7 April Meet Burnsall Car Park (SE 03165 61087) Bringing together local and international music and and talk about the history of the traditional A lovely 7 mile walk following the Dales Way to the dance groups. Highlights include the Grand Easter rural craft of drystone walling and wall Retro Fair outskirts of Grassington, returning through scenic Parade and concerts at the Royal Hall and Ripon management in the National Park. On 2 10:00 to 16:00 farmland. Booking required. Dogs welcome. Cathedral. Adults £10, children/conc £8. and 9 April, 28 May, 30 July, 6, 13, 20 and The Station, Station Yard, Richmond DL10 4LD 015242 51002 020 8295 8637 27 August at 12.30. Contact Hawes National 01748 850123 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Park Centre for details - see page 35. www.ydmt.org www.hiyf.co.uk www.thestation.co.uk

Page 16 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Friday 19 April Sunday 7 April Ride2stride is a week long celebration of National Park Event - Highway to an National Park Event - Evening lecture: May the wonderful landscape and culture of Ancient Woodland Harlow Carr Gardens Thursday 2 May 11:00 to 15:30 19:30 the western Dales, with events the length A Historical and Geological Foray into Meet Settle Market Cross, adjacent to Town Hall Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT of the fabulous Settle-Carlisle railway line. Crummack Dale (SD 819638) As part of the Friends of the Dales Countryside Walks leave from and finish at a station 10:30 to 15:15 A moderate 5.5 mile (8km) walk onto the old Museum annual lecture programme Angela Hudson Meet Horton-in-Ribblesdale Railway Station while speakers share their knowledge and highway to Cleatop Park ancient woodland. talks about 60 years of the gardens. £2. love of the area in village halls, and pubs (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) Dr David Johnson leads a free circular 7 mile (11km) (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) walk examining an area of great historical and are buzzing with music and song. Sunday 7 April geological interest. Part of the Ride2stride festival Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 April The full programme from Tuesday National Park Event - Pathfinder Introduction www.ingleborougharchaeologygroup.org.uk 12:30 to 16:30 George and the Dragon! 30 April to Monday 6 May is at Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 10:00 to 17:00 Thursday 2 May www.ride2stride.org.uk. Look out for See feature on page 18. Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET An Archaeology of Malham Moor events marked as part of the festival - Make a knight or dragon mask and discover the 19:30 to 21:30 including National Park guided walks - in Tuesday 9 April legendary tale on an exciting trail of the Castle. Friends Meeting House, opposite Victoria Hall, Settle these pages. Nature Detectives at Hudswell Woods Beware of the dragons you meet! BD24 9DX 11:00 to 14:00 An illustrated talk by author and Chairman of 01969 623981 Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May Meet Round Howe car park, Hudswell Woods, nr [email protected] Ingleborough Archaeology Group Dr David Johnson. Tulip Festival Richmond www.boltoncastle.co.uk £3. Part of the Ride2stride festival. 09:00 to 17:00 Join us for a short walk, discovering the natural www.ingleborougharchaeologygroup.org.uk Constable Burton Hall Gardens, Nr Leyburn DL8 5LJ world. Learn to identify trees and hunt for mini- Sunday 21 April to Tuesday 28 May The northern show garden for Chelsea award beasts. Booking essential. Adults £5.00, children National Park Event - Local food: Pop up Food Fair Friday 3 to Monday 6 May winning nursery Bloms Bulbs. A chance to visit the £2.50. Dogs welcome. Annual Art Exhibition gardens at their finest. Adults £4, children 50p, conc 01729 830416 10:00 to 15:00 10:00 to 17:00 £3. Dogs welcome. [email protected] Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Leyburn Methodist Hall 01677 450428 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn Free food fair with local producers and providers. 01748 824514 [email protected] (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) [email protected] www.constableburton.com Wednesday 10 April Introduction to Geocaching Sunday 21 April Friday 3 May Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 May 13:30 to 16:00 National Park Event - Mossdale National Park Event - Landscapes of Designer and Makers' Fair Meet Buckden National Park car park & Cotterdale Round Upper Ribblesdale 10:00 to 16:00 For details see 3 April. 11:00 to 16:00 10:15 to 15:15 The Station, Station Yard, Richmond DL10 4LD Meet Appersett village green (SD 8583 9070) Meet Horton-in-Ribblesdale Railway Station Quality contemporary crafts, designed and made by Wednesday 10 April people from the northern Dales. A moderately strenuous 8 mile (12.8km) walk along (SD 803727) National Park Event - Cross Eleven Bridges 01748 850123 the Ure valley to Mossdale then over the hill to A moderate 7 mile (11 km) walk, with views of the (A bridge too far) [email protected] Cotterdale. magnificent Three Peaks and including stretches of 14:00 to 16:30 www.thestation.co.uk Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) the Pennine Way, Ribble Way and Pennine Bridleway. An easy 4½ mile (7km) walk crossing a variety of (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May bridges built for a variety of purposes. Wednesday 24 April Dales Festival of Food and Drink (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) National Park Event - Leadmining on Friday 3 May 10:00 to 17:00 Grassington Moor Talk: Thunder in the Mountains Field opposite Tennants Auctioneers, Leyburn DL8 5SG Thursday 11 April 14:00 to 16:30 14:00 to 16:00 Fun-packed event in the heart of Wensleydale, with National Park Event - Make your own felt and Meet Yarnbury, Moor Road, Grassington (SE 0150 6588) Friends Meeting House, Kirkgate, Settle BD24 9DX food hall, beer tent, stories from authors including beaded jewellery An easy 4.5 mile (7km) walk in an area of former Author Bill Mitchell gives a talk on the building of Gervase Phinn, live music and demos. Day £8, 10:00 to 16:30 industrial activity, viewing remaining structures, and life in the settlement around weekend £12, under 16s free. Dogs welcome. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 07909 586358 their former functions and the processes involved. Batty Green. Members £1, non-members £3. Family drop in activity - £2. Part of the Ride2stride festival. [email protected] (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 01756 749400 www.dalesfestivaloffood.org [email protected] Saturday 27 April Thursday 11 April www.yds.org.uk Sunday 5 May Spring Fun at Malham Tarn 59th Three Peaks Race 2013 National Park Event - Over Blea Moor 10:00 10:00 to 14:00 Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May 10:15 to 15:15 Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Meet Ribblehead Railway Station LA6 3AS The classic 37km challenge from Horton in Skipton Waterway Festival BD24 9PT A moderate 9 mile (14.5km) walk, taking the train Ribblesdale over Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and www.penninecruisers.com/festival.htm For details see 4 April. lngleborough. to Dent Station through Blea Moor Tunnel, then walking back via Blea Moor to Ribblehead. Part of [email protected] Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May Friday 12 April the Ride2stride festival. www.threepeaksrace.org.uk Buzzy Bees Weekend Be a Ranger for a day (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Kilnsey Park, Kilnsey, Nr Skipton BD23 5PS 09:00 to 16:00 Sunday 28 April Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Learn why bees matter - includes a guided walk Sunday 5 May BD24 9PT National Park Event - Pathfinder Introduction with a bee expert, beekeeping demonstrations and National Park Event - Ever wondered what it is like to be a Countryside 12:30 to 16:30 candle making. Adults £4, children/conc £3, family Where is Backstone Edge Ranger? Join us and experience a day in the life. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT £12. Dogs welcome. 11:00 to 16:00 Gain valuable work experience, practical skills and See feature on page 18. 01756 752150 Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) knowledge on this free event for ages 14+. Booking [email protected] A moderate 6.5 mile (10km) walk looking down essential. Tuesday 30 April www.kilnseypark.co.uk to Grassington from moorland on the other side 01729 830416 Free walk: A Dales Hill Farm and the Hoffmann Kiln of the Wharfe. (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) [email protected] 09:45 to 15:00 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn Meet Settle station Heavy horse class at Kilnsey Show Colin Speakman will lead a free 6 mile (9.7km) Friday 12 April circular walk visiting the fascinating Hoffmann Kiln National Park Event - Victorian kitchen 10:00 to 15:00 and Tom Lord’s hill farm at Lower Winskill. Dogs Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT welcome. Part of the Ride2stride festival. The Victorian farmhouse kitchen will be brought to 01756 749400 life by Friends of the Museum in costume. [email protected] (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) www.yds.org.uk

Saturday 13 April Tuesday 30 April National Park Event - Easter crafts Free walk: Settle Town Trail 10:00 to 16:30 09:45 to 11:45 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Meet Settle station For details see 6 April. Rhona Thornton will lead this gentle informative walk around the historic town. Dogs welcome. Part Sunday 14 April National Park Event - Swaledale Stroll of the Ride2stride festival. 13:30 to 16:00 01756 749400 Meet Reeth National Park Centre [email protected] An easy 3.5 mile (5.6km) walk down to the River www.yds.org.uk Swale to Grinton and back along the fields. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Tuesday 30 April Talk: Butterflies on a Dales Hill Farm Tuesday 16 April 19:30 to 21:30 YDMT Spring Woodland Walk Friends Meeting House, Kirkgate, Settle BD24 9DX 10:00 Conservationist and farmer Tom Lord gives an The Traddock, Austwick, Nr Settle LA2 8BY (SD illustrated talk about the species to be seen and 76878 68278) their importance in maintaining biodiversity in the A pretty 3 mile (4.8km) circular walk through the magical Oxenber woodland and back across scenic Dales. Members £1, non-members £3. Part of the farmland. Booking required. Dogs welcome. Ride2stride festival. 015242 51002 01756 749400 [email protected] [email protected] www.ydmt.org www.yds.org.uk

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Page 17 Wednesday 8 May Thursday 16 May Saturday 25 to Friday 31 May National Park Event - Dark Skies National Park Event - Riverside and Ingleton Overground Underground Festival Navigate your way 19:30 to 21:00 Woodland Birds Ingleton Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT to new skills 08:30 to 12:30 An unexpected take on the hills and dales around An illustrated talk by local astronomer, Jack Sutton, Ingleborough, with lots to try and experience for all Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) on the night skies. Part of the national 'Museums at Walking is one of the main attractions of this ages. Some events free, some ticketed. Dogs Join our Wildlife Conservation Officer on a fairly Night' event. Adults £4, children £2. Booking required. welcome on some activities. wonderful area and effective navigation is easy 4.5 mile (7km) walk by the and in (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) one of the key skills for any walker to learn. Grass Wood. [email protected] (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) Friday 17 May www.ogug.co.uk Our popular Pathfinder courses - based at National Park Event - Evening lecture: Life in the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes Wednesday 8 May Haworth at the time of the Brontes Saturday 25 to Friday 31 May and costing £10 - cover fundamental map Tunnels Below Buckden Pike 19:30 Gaping Gill Winch Meet and compass techniques, giving increased 10:00 to 15:30 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 08:00 to 17:00 A talk by Isobel Stirk as part of the Friends of the confidence to explore the fantastic Meet Buckden car park Ingleborough - park in Clapham and walk 2km past Dales Countryside Museum annual lecture landscape on your doorstep for yourself. Delve into the depths with a qualified guide and Ingleborough Cave. programme. £2. Join Bradford Pothole Club on their annual winch experience the conditions that lead miners of old (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Contact Hawes National Park Centre for endured. Booking essential. Adults £30, children £15. meet and be lowered down Gaping Gill’s incredible main chamber on a bosun’s chair. Admission £10. more details - see page 34. 01729 830416 Saturday 18 May [email protected] Sedbergh Gala 01484 683260 Sunday 7 and 28 April www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale www.sedbergh.org.uk/events [email protected] Pathfinder Introduction www.bpc-cave.org.uk 12:30 to 16:30 Saturday 11 May Saturday 18 May A basic navigation course covering fundamental Birds of Upper Swaledale - Guided Walk Introduction to Landscape Photography Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May techniques to give confidence to walk on low Keld Countryside & Heritage Centre, Keld DL12 6LJ 10:00 to 16:00 Airton Art & Crafts Exhibition level clear paths. Children must be 12 and over Meet at Buckden car park Spend a full or half day with knowledgeable 10:00 to 16:00 and accompanied by an adult. A full day workshop with local landscape volunteer Dr David Peel. Bring binoculars. Booking Friends Meeting House, Airton BD23 4AE photographers Mark Butler and Jim Round. Improve Join exhibitors in a friendly cup of tea or coffee and Sunday 2 June and 14 July essential. Over 8s only. Full day £5, half day £3, composition while discovering beautiful corners of homemade refreshments. Free event. Booking Pathfinder Intermediate children free. Upper Wharfedale. Booking essential. Adults £50. advised. Dogs welcome. Local bus route to Malham. 10:30 to 16:30 01748 886845 01729 830416 01729 830717 A full day's navigation course, mainly outdoors [email protected] [email protected] and covering more topics than the Introduction, www.tkrc.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale [email protected] including map reading, grid references and compass work. Not suitable for children. Saturday 11 May Sunday 19 May Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June YDMT Woodland Open Day National Park Event - Exploring Clapham Art Group 62nd Annual Exhibition Sunday 29 September 10:00 to 16:00 Gunnerside Gill 11:00 to 18:00 Pathfinder Advanced Meet St. Joseph's Wood, near Aysgarth Falls car park 10:45 to 15:15 Clapham Village Hall, Cross Haw Lane, Clapham Meet parking area between bridge and Post Office, 10:00 to 16:30 (SE 01700 89000) LA2 8DZ Gunnerside (SD 9509 9821) A full day's advanced navigation course, mainly The 12 hectare site was established in winter 1998. 01729 823767 outdoors and focusing on practising and A moderate 7 mile (11km) walk into the heart of the Come and see how the trees you helped us plant old leadmining area, visiting the sites of the Sir developing existing skills in open country. Saturday 25 May are doing 15 years on. Booking required. Francis and Bunton Mines as well as Blakethwaite Previous navigation experience required - a 015242 51002 Smelt Mill. National Park Event - Hawes Town Trail perfect follow on from the Introduction and [email protected] (Contact Reeth NPC - see page 31) 13:15 to 15:15 Intermediate courses earlier in the year. Not www.ydmt.org Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT suitable for children. Sunday 19 May An easy 2 mile (3.2km) walk looking at the history, Saturday 11 to Sunday 12 May Malham Tarn Wildflowers industry and buildings in the area. Tudor Life Weekend & Introduction to Ecology (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 10:00 to 17:00 11:00 to 15:00 Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET Meet Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Saturday 25 May Settle BD24 9PT Meet some colourful characters from the household Nicholas Reckert Enjoy, identify and photograph wild flowers on a and have a go at weapon drills and calligraphy. 20:00 to 22:00 free guided walk and learn about the ecology and St Andrew's Church, Grinton, Richmond DL11 6HL 01969 623981 nature conservation of this amazing place. Booking [email protected] essential. Amazing 16 year-old BBC Young Musician finalist www.boltoncastle.co.uk 01729 830416 and audience favourite. Booking required. [email protected] 01748 880019 Sunday 12 May www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn [email protected] Introduction to birds and bird watching www.swalefest.org at Hudswell Woods Wednesday 22 May 08:00 to 11:00 National Park Event - Both sides of the Sunday 26 May Meet Round Howe car park, Hudswell Woods, nr Wharfe twixt Kettlewell and Starbotton Upper Wharfedale Wildflowers 13:30 to 16:30 Richmond & Introduction to Ecology Meet Kettlewell car park (SD 968723) This 3 mile stroll will focus on native woodland 11:00 to 15:00 Enjoy varied views of the dale on this moderate 5 mile Meet Buckden car park birds, migrant warblers and bird activity along the (8km) walk, walking upstream through meadow Enjoy, identify and photograph wild flowers on this Swale. Adults £5.00, children £2.50. Booking and woodland and returning by the pastoral Getting to grips with geocaching essential. Dogs welcome. riverside. guided walks and learn about the ecology and 01729 830416 (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) nature conservation of this amazing place. Booking [email protected] essential. Adults £5.00, children £2.50. Dogs welcome. Sunday 5 May www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June 01729 830416 National Park Event - Malham's Three National Park Event - Where's William? [email protected] Scenic Wonders Sunday 12 May A medieval mystery trail for families www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale 11:30 to 15:30 National Park Event - Cavendish Pavilion, Bolton Abbey, Skipton BD23 6AN Meet Malham National Park Centre (SD 899627) Redmire Force & High Lane This self-guided 2 mile (3.2km) family trail through Sunday 26 May A moderate 5 mile (8km) walk, descending 400+ Strid Wood has clues and puzzles leading to William 10:30 to 16:00 National Park Event - History of knitting steps from the world famous Malham Cove. Also and his dog - available free of charge on entry. The Meet West Burton Village Green (SE 0172 8667) in the Yorkshire Dales visiting enchanting Janet's Foss and awe-inspiring trail is along an accessible route. Estate admission A moderate 9.5 mile (15.5km) walk through 13:00 to 16:00 Gordale Scar, this is a limestone classic. charges apply. Bishopdale and Wensleydale to an attractive Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) waterfall on the . Return by an ancient lane Learn how to knit with four needles and see knitting sticks from the Museum collection. Sunday 5 May which affords fine views into three valleys before Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Free walk: Settle Story Walk descending to Cauldron Force waterfall. Wild About Orchids Kilnsey Park, Kilnsey, Skipton BD23 5PS 14:15 to 15:45 (Contact Aysgarth Falls NPC - see page 27) Celebrate the wonderful world of wild orchids and Meet Settle Railway Station at 14:20, timed for Monday 27 to Friday 31 May get close to those growing on our nature reserve arrival of Leeds train Sunday 12 May Magical Mayhem National Park Event - Springtime including the rare Lady's Slipper orchid. Guided 10:00 to 17:00 Join Director of Settle Story Festival and nature walks, storytelling and a special orchid high Flowers in Ancient Woodlands Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET accomplished and engaging storyteller Sita Brand tea in our café. Adults £4, children/conc £3. Dogs 14:00 to 17:00 Design and make your own witch or wizard hat and on this fantastic family walk. Part of the Ride2stride welcome. wand, mix up some magical potions, and watch the festival. Meet Graystonber Lane, below The Traddock, 01756 752150 01756 749400 Austwick (SD 769682) [email protected] school owls practice their flying display. [email protected] A moderate 3.75 mile (6km) amble to view ancient www.kilnseypark.co.uk 01969 623981 www.yds.org.uk Oxenber/Wharfe woodland, carpeted with springtime, [email protected] lime loving flowers, walking along old tracks before Saturday 25 to Thursday 30 May www.boltoncastle.co.uk Monday 6 May taking a footpath onto a small wooded hill. Malham Safari Free walk: Following in Elgar’s Footsteps (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) http://malhamdale.com/safari.htm Monday 27 May 09:45 to 15:45 Austwick Cuckoo Festival and Street Market Saturday 25 May to Saturday 8 June Meet Settle Railway Station Thursday 16 May to Monday 23 September 10:00 Swaledale Festival A moderate 9 mile (14km) walk remembering the Working the View exhibition Austwick Village Green Events take place all over Swaledale, Wensleydale Craven Gallery, Town Hall, High Street, Skipton Fun family day with live music, stalls, food, Edwardian composer who visited the area on many and Arkengarthdale. BD23 1AH exhibitions, children's activities and entertainment occasions and conducted an orchestra in the town’s A fantastic programme of theatre, music, Victoria Hall. Dogs welcome. Part of the Ride2stride A free exhibition of landscape photographs of the workshops, walks and talks with international and the popular fell race festival. National Park, with accompanying texts exploring artists. Booking required. 01729 825862 01756 749400 the relationship between the landscape and its 01748 880019 [email protected] [email protected] guardians. [email protected] www.austwick.org/street-market/ www.yds.org.uk www.workingtheview.co.uk www.swalefest.org general-information.html

Page 18 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Sunday 9 June Meadows & Moorland - Guided Farm Walk 11:00 to 13:00 Meet Keld Countryside & Heritage Centre, Keld DL12 6LJ Join local farmer, Chris Calvert for a walk through Swaledale's wild flower meadows and onto the moor. Own car required for the short drive to the farm. 01748 886845 [email protected] www.tkrc.org.uk

Sunday 9 June National Park Event - Malham's Unique Tarn to Breathtaking Cove 11:00 to 15:00 Meet Water Sinks car park, south of Malham Tarn (SD 899627) A moderate 5 mile (8km) walk in classic limestone scenery exploring the Ice Age landscape and discovering the magical relationship between limestone and water. (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14)

Sunday 9 June National Park Event - Dent: Sunnyside & Moneyside 13:30 to 16:00 Meet Dent village car park, opposite school A gentle 4 mile (6.5km) walk along the River Dee, through pleasant meadows, returning on a centuries-old route linking the farms on the northern side of the dale. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Pen-y-ghent makes a dramatic backdrop to a cycle trip Wednesday 12 June Monday 27 May Wednesday 29 May Sunday 2 June The Wildflowers of Ingleborough National Park Event - Muddy Monday National Park Event - Wild Wednesday National Park Event - Pathfinder Intermediate National Nature Reserve: Scar Close (you have been warned!) 11:00 to 15:00 10:30 to 16:30 10:00 to 15:00 11:00 to 15:00 Cavendish Pavilion, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, BD23 6EX Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT A moderate 2 mile (3.2km) guided walk to one of Sandholme car park, Bolton Abbey, Skipton BD23 6EX Drop in any time and join the fun. Can our natural See feature on page 20. Britain's finest limestone pavements exploring the Lots of drop in, messy activities for children and history expertise help you complete the trail and find superb variety of plants to be found amongst the families to try to solve the mystery throughout the the Boy of Egremont? Estate admission charges apply. Sunday 2 June clints and grikes. Booking required. day. Children with disabilities are very welcome. (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) National Park Event - Grassington 015242 42021 Activities accessible by wheelchair. & Hebden Circuit [email protected] (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) Thursday 30 May 11:00 to 16:00 Mountain Bike Taster Day Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) www.naturalengland.org.uk Monday 27 May 10:00 to 16:00 A moderate 6.5 mile (10km) walk rising above West Burton May Fair Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Grassington, descending to Hebden and returning Friday 14 to Saturday 29 June 13:30 to 16:00 BD24 9PT along the Dales Way. Grassington Festival Village Green, West Burton (SE 01650 86580) Ever fancied mountain biking but not sure where to (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) Grassington’s annual arts festival with music, dance, Stalls and entertainment. Dogs welcome. start? Join an experienced guide to learn the basics theatre and comedy. Acts range from internationally 01969 663385 then put it all into practise on a ride around Tuesday 4 June renowned to up-and-coming. Booking required. www.westburton-yorkshire.co.uk Malham.Suitable for ages 7+. Booking essential. National Park Event - Meet a Ranger 01756 456007 Adults £15.00, children £10.00. 14:00 to 15:00 [email protected] Tuesday 28 May 01729 830416 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT www.grassington-festival.org.uk Pond Dipping at Malham Tarn [email protected] Join Upper Wensleydale Area Ranger Matt Neale for 10:00 to 12:00 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn a free talk on the work of the National Park Authority Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Saturday 15 June and how it keeps the area special. Buckden Gala BD24 9PT Friday 31 May (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Come and discover the hidden natural world at National Park Event - Victorian kitchen www.buckdengala.co.uk Malham Tarn - join in free to see what lives in the 11:00 to 15:00 Wednesday 5 June Saturday 15 to Sunday 16 June water. Booking essential. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT National Park Event - Old Gang Mines & Mills 01729 830416 For details see 12 April. 14:00 to 17:00 Fathers Weekend [email protected] Meet Surrender Bridge, near Reeth (NY 9925 0070) 10:00 to 17:00 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn Friday 31 May An easy 3.5 mile (5.6km) walk looking at the Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET National Park Event - Fun on Friday leadmining industry, its associated ruined buildings 01969 623981 Tuesday 28 May 11:00 to 15:00 and workings. [email protected] National Park Event - Local food: Nettles, Sandholme car park, Bolton Abbey, Skipton BD23 6EX (Contact Reeth NPC - see page 31) www.boltoncastle.co.uk a taste of the wild For details see Muddy Monday, 27 May. 10:00 to 15:00 Wednesday 5 June Saturday 15 to Sunday 16 June Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT National Park Event - Spring Flowers Drop in and taste some delicious nettle recipes. Open Studios June of Grass Wood (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 10:30 to 17:30 Saturday 1 June 14:00 to 17:00 For details see 8 June. Meet Grass Wood, quarry car park, 1 mile west of Tuesday 28 May Dentdale Beauty & the Beast Grassington (SD 9838 6521) Introduction to Geocaching in Hudswell Woods Cycling sportive Saturday 15 June A moderate 3 mile (5km) walk enjoying the spring 13:30 to 16:00 www.discoverdentdale.co.uk National Park Event - flowers. Meet Round Howe car park, Hudswell Woods, nr Hawes Rural Heritage Trail (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) Richmond Saturday 1 June 11:00 to 15:30 For details see 3 April. Free walk: Haymeadows at Lower Winskill Farm Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 13:00 to 16:00 Saturday 8 to Sunday 9 June A moderate 7 mile (11km) walk through fields and Wednesday 29 May National Park Car Park, Stainforth BD24 9PQ North Yorkshire Open Studios along old bridleways picking out signs of past Denbuilding in Upper Wharfedale Join farmer and archaeologist Tom Lord for an easy 10:30 to 05:30 industries and rural methods. 10:00 to 14:00 walk around his hill farm with its ancient field walls Each year, artists and makers across North Yorkshire (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Meet at Buckden car park and wonderful haymeadows. Meet YDS Chairman invite the public to view their original work in a host Come on a woodland walk (3 mile return) and have Colin Speakman Settle Market Place 11am for an of intriguing spaces - their homes, gardens, even a go at some woodland crafts, including optional 3 mile pre-walk passing the amazing harbourside huts! Saturday 15 June denbuilding and geocaching. Booking essential. Hoffmann Lime Kiln en route. Dogs welcome. 01756 748529 FC25 Day of Dance Adults £5, children £2.50. Dogs welcome. 01756 749400 [email protected] 11:00 to 16:00 01729 830416 [email protected] www.nyos.org.uk The Flagcrackers of Craven Border Morris Dancers [email protected] www.yds.org.uk celebrate 25 years of fun and frolics, performing www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale Sunday 9 June around Skipton town centre and a massed Sunday 2 June Hudswell Woods Wildflowers gathering at the canal basin. & Introduction to Ecology Wednesday 29 May Hudswell Open day 01282 868040 10:00 to 13:00 National Park Event - 10:00 to 15:00 [email protected] Lower Malhamdale Marvels Meet Round Howe car park, Hudswell Woods, Meet Round Howe car park, Hudswell Woods, www.flagcrackers.co.uk/ 11:00 to 15:00 Richmond nr Richmond Meet Malham National Park Centre (SD 899627) Join us for a day of fun including denbuilding, Enjoy, identify and photograph wild flowers on a A moderate 6 mile (9km) meander from Malham minibeast hunts, miniature raft building and making guided walk and learn about nature conservation in Saturday 15 June to tranquil Airton and return via historic Kirkby bird / bug houses. Suitable for primary school ages. this amazing place. Adults £5, children £2.50. National Park Event - Cross Eleven Bridges Malham. We will follow the infant and Adults £5, children £2.50. Dogs welcome. Booking required. Dogs welcome. (A bridge too far) famous Pennine Way, to explore various geological 01729 830416 01729 830416 14:00 to 16:30 and historical marvels. [email protected] [email protected] Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn For details see 10 April.

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Page 19 Saturday 22 to Sunday 23 June Herbs for Health Kilnsey Park, Kilnsey, Nr Skipton Red alert for red Celebrate the opening of our new sensory herb garden. Discover how the Kilnsey monks used herbs squirrels! in their daily life in the 1200s and how growing Fascinated by our native furry friends? Come herbs in your garden can benefit wildlife. Adults £4, along to hear National Park Ranger Matt Neale children/conc £3, family £12. Dogs welcome. on how they are faring in the National Park, or 01756 752150 join us on a wild walk to see if you can spot one. [email protected] www.kilnseypark.co.uk

Saturday 22 June National Park Event - Sample the Dales Way 12:30 to 17:30 Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) Easy 5 mile (8km) linear walk starting with a picnic lunch stop at Appletreewick having caught the bus there, then walking downstream past Barden and the Strid, returning by bus from Strid Wood. Part of Grassington Festival. (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) 30 May, 27 June, 25 July and Sunday 23 June 29 August National Park Event - West Burton Circular Wildlife of Snaizeholme 11:00 to 15:00 14:00 to 16:30 Meet Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre (SE 011887) Meet Mirkpot House, Snaizeholme, Hawes An easy 6 mile (10km) circular walk visiting two (SD 8273 8708 ) dales, two villages, two follies, two waterfalls and attractive countryside between. A gentle 1.5 mile (2.4km) walk spotting (Contact Aysgarth Falls NPC - see page 27) the tracks and signs of local wildlife, including a visit to the red squirrel reserve Sunday 23 June viewpoint. Half of the proceeds donated Upper Wharfedale Butterflies, Flowers to support conservation work in & Introduction to Ecology Snaizeholme. 11:00 to 15:00 Meet at Buckden car park Tuesday 9 July and 10 Sept Enjoy, identify and photograph the wild flowers and learn about the ecology and nature conservation of Red Squirrels in the National Park this amazing place. Adults £5.00, children £2.50. 14:00 to 15:00 Dogs welcome. Booking essential. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 01729 830416 An illustrated talk looking at habitat, [email protected] competition from grey squirrels and www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale future conservation.

Sunday 23 June Contact Hawes NPC for details - see page 34. National Park Event - Build a nest box 14:00 to 16:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Thursday 27 June Led by Rangers and Dales Volunteers. Make a nest Malhamdale Wild Flower Walk box and either take it home or donate it to a Parish 13:00 to 15:00 Wildlife project. Part of the Festival of Ecology. Meeting point TBC Wildflower meadow, Swaledale Free event. Booking required. Join us for a glorious wild flower walk in (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Malhamdale. Booking essential. Adults £5.00, children £2.50. Sunday 16 June Wednesday 19 June Tuesday 25 June 01729 830416 The Three Peaks Classic YDMT Summer Meadow Walk 08:00 YDMT Woodland Open Day [email protected] 10:00 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn A sportive around the famous Yorkshire three peaks Meet Askrigg 10:00 to 16:00 of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside & Ingleborough. Choice Harrison's Wood, nr Dacre and Darley, Nidderdale Learn about wildflowers and pollenating insects on Friday 28 to Sunday 30 June of two routes. Adults £30. Booking required. this lovely, easy 2 ½ mile (4km) walk - the (SE164605) 0844 665 1998 Dentdale Music & Beer Festival haymeadows should be looking at their best at this Come and see how the trees you’ve helped us plant [email protected] www.discoverdentdale.co.uk time of year. Booking required. Dogs welcome. in this lovely broadleaf species woodland have www.3peaksclassic.co.uk settled in. Booking required. 015242 51002 Saturday 29 June 015242 51002 [email protected] Festival of the Fleece Sunday 16 June [email protected] www.ydmt.org Hubberholme Church National Park Event - Fathers Day activities www.ydmt.org 10:00 to 17:00 01756 760480 Wednesday 19 June Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] National Park Event - Burnsall Byways Tuesday 25 June A range of craft activities for children taking place 13:30 to 16:30 National Park Event - Nature Trail throughout the day. Museum admission charges Saturday 29 June Meet Burnsall Bridge (SD 032612) to Trow Gill apply except for dads on their special day! Woodland Open Day A fairly easy 5 mile (8km) walk, exploring some 13:00 to 16:00 (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 10:00 to 16:00 of Burnsall's history, continuing to Hebden and Meet Clapham National Park Car Park (SD 745691) Harrison's Wood, nr Dacre and Darley, Nidderdale returning along the riverside. Part of Grassington Sunday 16 June A moderate 4.5 mile (7km) stroll taking in part of (SE164605) 1940's day! Festival. Clapham village, the beautiful and historic wooded For details see 25 June. 10:00 to 18:00 (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) Nature Trail and then on past Clapham Cave to Trow The Valley Gardens, Harrogate. Gill gorge. Trail charge 65p. Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 June A fun day out for all the family with themed Wednesday 19 June (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) Settle + District Open Gardens 2013 shopping, music, children’s activities and scrummy Malham Tarn Wild Flower Walk 11:00 to 17:00 food! Dogs welcome. 19:00 to 21:00 Wednesday 26 June £5 day, £8 weekend, children free. Booking advised. [email protected] Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Bumblebees of the Yorkshire Dales 07891 560280 www.friendsofvalleygardens.co.uk BD24 9PT 10:30 to 14:00 [email protected] Guided flower walk around the beautiful Malham Lower Winskill, , Settle BD24 9PZ Sunday 16 June Tarn National Nature Reserve. Marvel at the variety An introduction to the ecology, lifecycle and Saturday 29 June of special flowers in this peaceful scenic reserve. Free walk: Victorian Mill Workers - Their Grand different types of bumblebee you are likely to National Park Event - Discover the Hidden Village Booking essential. Day Out in the Dales encounter in a Dales haymeadow. Booking required. 11:00 to 16:00 01729 830416 10:15 to 17:00 015242 51002 Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) [email protected] Meet Gargrave Village Hall, BD23 3RD [email protected] For details see 31 March. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn Join Colin Speakman on a 7 mile (11km) walk as he www.ydmt.org, www.lowerwinskill.co.uk recalls the 1848 trip by steam train taken by 2,000 Saturday 29 June workers from Titus Salt’s Bradford Mills. Dogs on Friday 21 June Gargrave Open Gardens Wednesday 26 June leads welcome. Summer Solstice Walk 11:00 to 17:00 National Park Event - Leadmining on 01756 749400 19:00 to 22:00 Village Hall, West Street, Gargrave BD23 3RD Grassington Moor [email protected] Meet at Buckden car park 01756 749443 14:00 to 16:30 www.yds.org.uk Join us for a 5 mile guided walk from Buckden to [email protected] Cray and Hubberholme, then back along the River Meet Yarnbury, Moor Road, Grassington www.opengardens.co.uk/open_gardens.php?id=376 Tuesday 18 June Wharfe. Booking essential. Adults £5.00, children (SE 0150 6588) Clipping Day £2.50. Dogs welcome. For details see 24 April. Saturday 29 June 13:00 to 16:00 01729 830416 National Park Event - Local food : Hazel Brow Farm, Low Row, Richmond DL11 6NE [email protected] Wednesday 26 June How to make elderflower cordial Come and visit for a unique woolly experience! Fully www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale Malham Tarn Wild Flower Walk 14:00 to 16:00 accessible. 19:00 to 21:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 01748 886224/886059 Saturday 22 to Sunday 23 June Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Learn how to make elderflower cordial in 30 [email protected] Georgian weekend BD24 9PT minutes. Book your free slot. www.hazelbrow.co.uk Masham For details see 19 June. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34)

Page 20 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Sunday 30 June Saturday 6 July Wednesday 10 July Sunday 14 July to Sunday 8 September National Park Event - Let's get buzzy Bug Walk at Kilnsey National Park Event - Riverside Best Shots Photographic Exhibition 13:30 to 14:30 14:00 to 16:00 & Haymeadows Flowers 09:00 to 12:00 Kilnsey Park, Kilnsey, Nr Skipton BD23 5PS Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 11:15 to 16:00 The Station, Station Yard, Richmond DL10 4LD Get busy with a variety of fun bumblebee, butterfly Join bug expert Roger Key for a gentle walk to A chance to view award-winning images from The discover the extraordinary diversity of tiny life all Meet Buckden car park and bug craft activities whilst learning how Station’s international photographic competition as around us. Includes the chance to make your own An easy walk mostly along the upper Wharfe important these little pollinators are. Children £3. bugbox. Dogs welcome. between Buckden and Yockenthwaite. selected by landscape photographer, Joe Cornish, (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 01756 752150 (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) BAFTA’s CEO Amanda Berry and Roger Tooth from [email protected] The Guardian. Sunday 30 June www.kilnseypark.co.uk 01748 850123 Wild Flower Meadows and Woods Walk Wednesday 10 July [email protected] 11:00 to 15:00 The Wildflowers of Ingleborough National Sunday 7 July Meet at Yockenthwaite Bridge (SD 905790) Nature Reserve: High Brae www.thestation.co.uk National Park Event - Rugmaking workshop A moderate walk through woodlands and flower- 10:00 to 15:00 11:00 to 16:00 filled meadows with one of our rangers. Booking A moderate 4 mile (6.4km) guided walk to this Sunday 14 July Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT essential. Dogs welcome. Adults £5, children £2.50. National Park Event - Pathfinder Intermediate Learn to make rugs with expert Heather Ritchie. scenic limestone pasture grazed by native breed 01729 830416 10:30 to 16:30 Booking essential, £15 including all required materials. cattle. Booking required. [email protected] (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 015242 42021 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn [email protected] See feature on page 20. Sunday 7 July www.naturalengland.org.uk Sunday 30 June National Park Event - Circular Route Sunday 14 July National Park Event - between Grassington & Conistone Saturday 13 July National Park Event - Wild Wednesday: Mossdale & Cotterdale Round 11:00 to 16:30 Bugs and beasties 11:00 to 16:00 National Park Event - Local food: Tastes of the past Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) 10:00 to 15:00 11:00 to 15:00 Meet Appersett village green (SD 8583 9070) A moderate 7 mile (11km) walk rising to Bare House, Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre For details see 21 April. descending Conistone Dib and returning via Dib To celebrate the Festival of British Archaeology, Family outdoor drop in event. Children with disabilities Beck and Grass Wood. are very welcome. Please phone for advice. (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) drop in and sample foods of the past. July (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) (Contact Aysgarth Falls NPC - see page 27) Sunday 7 July Tuesday 2 July Skipton Sheep Day Saturday 13 July Sunday 14 July Wild Flower Meadows and Woods Walk 10:00 to 16:00 Haymeadows Photowalk in the Dales National Park Event - Norber: A Special Little Brow 11:00 to 15:00 www.sheepday.co.uk 14:00 to 16:30 Meet Yockenthwaite Bridge (SD 905790) 10:00 to 16:00 For details see 30 June. Ingleborough National Nature Reserve, LA6 3JF Meet Townhead Lane below Austwick Hall, Sunday 7 July Take better digital pictures, practice skills, and Austwick LA2 8BS (SD 769687) National Park Event - Kisdon Classic Circular Wednesday 3 July review with a professional photographer. Aimed at A short 2.5 mile (4km) moderate walk in classic 11:00 to 16:00 The Wildflowers of Ingleborough National beginners but experienced photographers welcome. limestone scenery - walk through fields before a Meet Keld Heritage & Countryside Centre Nature Reserve: Colt Park Meadows gentle climb to Norber Brow with its famous erratic (NY 8929 0112) £35 - booking required. 10:00 to 15:00 A moderate 6.5 mile (10.4km) walk along the 01729 824537 boulders. A moderate 2 mile (3.2km) free walk exploring the Corpse Way to one of the finest viewpoints in the [email protected] (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) diversity of wildflowers to be found in traditionally Dales, returning past the ruins of the Beldi Hill Lead www.veronicasgallery.co.uk www.ydmt.org managed haymeadows of the Dales. Booking Smelting Mill at Swinner Gill. Wednesday 17 July required. (Contact Reeth NPC - see page 31) Saturday 13 July National Park Event - Grinton Mines & Mills 015242 42021 Free walk: Dentdale History and Community Life 13:30 to 16:30 [email protected] Sunday 7 July 10:30 to 14:30 Meet Grinton Youth Hostel (SE 0481 9758) www.naturalengland.org.uk Village Open Gardens Meet main car park, Main Street, Dent LA10 5QJ A moderate 3 mile (4.8km) walk looking at the 11:00 to 17:00 Join Matthew Clayton for a stunning 5 mile (8km) history and old workings of the Grinton system Thursday 4 July Carperby, nr Leyburn. walk beside the river, up on to the Occupation Road of lead mines. Upper Wharfedale Butterfly Walk Up to 20 gardens will be open for public viewing in 11:00 to 14:00 this delightful Dales village half a mile from Aysgarth (ancient walled green lane) and back through (Contact Reeth NPC - see page 31) Meet Yockenthwaite Bridge (SD 905790) Falls. Admission £3.50, children free. Dogs welcome. dramatic Flintergill. Dogs welcome. A guided moderate walk through Strans Wood with 01969 663740 01756 749400 Wednesday 17 July one of our rangers. Booking essential. Adults £5.00, [email protected] [email protected] Romeo and Juliet children £2.50. Dogs welcome. 19:30 to 21:30 01729 830416 Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 July Saturday 13 July Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET [email protected] Great Yorkshire Show National Park Event - The all-male HandleBards company use their bikes www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn 07:30 to 19:30 Semer Water & Raydale to power them through the show, guaranteed to be Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate HG2 8NZ 13:00 to 17:00 unique entertainment! Adults £12, children £10. Saturday 6 July Food hall, top class show jumping, sheep shearing, Meet Semer Water Foreshore car park, 01969 623981 National Park Event - Animation workshop country skills and more than 5,000 of Britain’s best 10:00 to 16:00 cattle, sheep and pigs competing for the coveted near Bainbridge (SD 9220 8753) [email protected] Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT championship awards. A moderately strenuous 5 mile (8km) circular walk www.boltoncastle.co.uk Come and make your own props and short film. 01423 541222 starting from the shores of Semer Water before Part of the Festival of Ecology. [email protected] climbing above and around the lake to give lovely Exploring the underworld Free event. Booking advised www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk views of Raydale. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) of Stump Cross Caverns

Saturday 6 July Keld to Muker Wildflower Walk 10:00 Keld Countryside & Heritage Centre, DL11 6LJ Wildflower identification walk with The Yoredale Natural History Society looking at hedgerow, woodland and pastures. Return bus from Muker at 2.56 pm. 01748 886845 [email protected] www.tkrc.org.uk

Saturday 6 July National Park Event - Mallerstang Magic (To Hell and Back) 10:30 to 16:30 Meet (SD 7886 9181) A moderately strenuous 8 mile (12.8km) walk that gives spectacular views of Wild Boar Fell and Swarth Fell, as well as the Settle-Carlisle Railway. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34)

Saturday 6 July Bumblebees of Colt Park Meadows, Ingleborough NNR 10:30 to 14:00 Ingleborough National Nature Reserve, LA6 3JF 015242 42021 [email protected] www.naturalengland.org.uk

Illustrated Talks at Fremington Village Hall, Reeth Every Monday at 8pm from 1 July until 19 August on local topics of interest as well as wider themes. Call 01748 884366 or visit www.swaledalearkengarthdaleparish.org.uk

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Page 21 Friday 19 July National Park Event - Evening lecture: Metcalf history 19:30 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Part of the Friends of the Dales Countryside Museum annual lecture programme and Gift Day. Bring your donations and enjoy a social evening and a talk by Viv Metcalf on this famous local family’s history. £2. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34)

Saturday 20 July Ingleton Gala and Mountain Race 12:00 www.ingletongala.co.uk

Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 July 48th Masham Steam Rally 10:00 to 17:00 Marfield Fields, Leyburn Road, Masham Adults £8, children £2, concessions £6. Dogs welcome. 01765 689569 [email protected] mashamsteamrally.co.uk

Sunday 21 July National Park Event - Archaeology: what can you find? 10:00 to 16:30 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT A drop-in event with archaeologist, Keith Webster, as part of the Festival of British Archaeology. Keith will show us how to look at finds and what they can tell us. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34)

Sunday 21 July National Park Event - Stone Mine Saturday 27 July Monday 29 July to Friday 2 August Art in the Pen, Skipton Auction Mart & Stone Circle Story Walk with Rhoda Marvellous Middle Ages 13:00 to 16:30 Keld Countryside & Heritage Centre, DL12 6LJ 10:00 to 17:00 Meet Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre August Follow professional storyteller, Rhoda Fraser, Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET An easy 6 mile (9.5km) walk with historical, through Keld Woods to the waterfall - all her stories Discover what people did for fun in the Middle geological and scenic interest. Thursday 1 August are woven around local characters, customs and Ages. Dress up in authentic costume and have a go (Contact Aysgarth Falls NPC - see page 27) events. Dogs welcome. Above & Below: Caving & Gill Scrambling in at our medieval crafts, toys and games. 01748 886845 Langstrothdale 01969 623981 Monday 22 to Friday 26 July [email protected] 10:00 to 15:30 [email protected] Marvellous Middle Ages www.tkrc.org.uk Meet Buckden car park www.boltoncastle.co.uk 10:00 to 17:00 Explore the mysterious gills and secret caves of the Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 July Dales with a qualified guide. Be prepared to get wet With pomander making, plague bag-making, Tuesday 30 July Tournee and you’re sure to have a great day. Booking calligraphy, costume collages and medieval games. National Park Event - On Malham Moor 10:00 to 17:00 essential. Adults £30.00, children £15.00 01969 623981 Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET In the Footsteps of Monks and Drovers 01729 830416 [email protected] Travel back in time and discover military life in the 11:00 to 14:00 [email protected] www.boltoncastle.co.uk early 1300s. With displays of arms, archery Meet Water Sinks car park; south of Malham Tarn www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale competitions and arming a knight demonstrations. (SD 894 658) Wednesday 24 July 01969 623981 An easy 4 mile (6.4km) stroll around Malham Moor, National Park Event - Wild Wednesday: Thursday 1 August [email protected] with views of Upper Malhamdale's limestone scenery Meadow Magic National Park Event - Local food: www.boltoncastle.co.uk and far beyond. Explore the ancient travellers routes. 11:00 to 15:00 Yorkshire curd tart on Yorkshire Day Meet Malham National Park Centre (SD 899627) (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) Saturday 27 July 10:00 to 15:00 Drop in any time and join the fun. Borrow a fishing National Park Event - Archaeology drop-in: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT net and see what you can catch in the stream, make Wednesday 31 July build a stone henge a mini-meadow to take home or join in free games National Park Event - Animation workshop Celebrate Yorkshire Day by dropping in to taste this 10:00 to 16:30 and activities. famous dish. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 10:00 to 16:00 (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) As part of the Festival of British Archaeology, Keith Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Webster will describe prehistoric monuments and Part of the Festival of Ecology. For details see 6 July. Wednesday 24 July Friday 2 August landscapes, how they were made and how we National Park Event - Birds in the Dales: thought they worked. Explore equinox alignments Wednesday 31 July National Park Event - Story walk an illustrated talk and have a go at building a stone henge. National Park Event - Wild Wednesday: 14:00 to 16:00 14:00 to 15:00 (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Float your Boat Discover the hidden secrets in our outdoor sculpture Free event with Yorkshire Dales National Park 11:00 to 15:00 Saturday 27 July Authority Wildlife Conservation Officer Ian Court. Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre trail with our storyteller. Meet in the railway carriage Part of the Festival of Ecology. National Park Event - Hawes Town Trail Free family outdoor drop in event. Borrow a fishing at the Museum for an adventure! (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 13:15 to 15:15 net and discover what lives in the river or take up (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Meet Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT our challenge to build a boat from natural materials. An easy 2 mile (3.2km) walk looking at the history, Wednesday 24 July Children with disabilities are very welcome. Sunday 4 August industry and buildings in the area. National Park Event - Heritage of Linton Please phone for advice. National Park Event - Stone-carving workshop (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 14:00 to 17:00 (Contact Aysgarth Falls NPC - see page 27) 10:00 to 16:00 Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT An easy 4.5 mile (7km) walk visiting an ancient Sunday 28 July Wednesday 31 July Drop in and learn to create in stone, guided by church and finding what connection this village Family Fun Day at Malham Tarn Denbuilding at Hudswell Woods Jennifer Tetlow. had with London's great plague and fire and with 10:00 to 15:00 Castle Howard. Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle 11:00 to 15:00 (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) BD24 9PT Meet Round Howe car park, Hudswell Woods, nr Join us for a day of fun up at Malham Tarn with Richmond Sunday 4 August Thursday 25 July pond dipping, minibeast hunts, guided cycle rides Come on a woodland adventure, have a go at National Park Event - Kisdon Classic Circular Linton Falls Hydroelectric Power Station Public (bring your own bike & helmet), craft activities and denbuilding and some nature art. Booking essential. 11:00 to 16:00 making bird / bug houses. Adults £5.00, children Open Days 2013 Adults £5.00, children £2.50. Dogs welcome. Meet Farmers Arms pub, Muker DL11 6QG £2.50. Dogs welcome. 12:00 to 15:00 01729 830416 For details see 7 July. Linton Falls, Grassington BD23 5LB (SD 999634) 01729 830416 [email protected] [email protected] One hundred years after it was built, the power www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn station has come out of retirement and is generating www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn electricity again. Rare opportunity to take a look. Wednesday 31 July Guided Bat Walks at Malham Tarn 01756 799425 Sunday 28 July National Park Event - Leadmining around www.jnbentley.co.uk National Park Event - Moth identification Bring a torch to view our nocturnal 11:00 to 13:00 Langthwaite woodlanders on 15, 20, 22 and 29 August Friday 26 July Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 14:00 to 17:00 at 8pm. Adults £5.00, children £2.50 - National Park Event - Victorian kitchen Join National Park Area Ranger, Paul Wilkinson, for a Meet Red Lion Inn, Langthwaite (NZ 0050 0248) booking essential. A moderate 4 mile (6.4km) walk looking at the 11:00 to 15:00 moth identification workshop. Part of the Festival of Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ mining industries of Arkengarthdale. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT British Ecology. malhamtarn for details. For details see 12 April. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) (Contact Reeth NPC - see page 31)

Page 22 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Sunday 4 August Thursday 8 August Wednesday 14 August Sunday 18 August Meet A Mystery Writer Mountain Bike Taster Day The Wildflowers of Ingleborough National Park Event - 10:00 to 16:00 11:00 to 16:00 National Nature Reserve: Ridge Walk East Cowgill Circular Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Countryside & Heritage Centre, Keld DL12 6LJ 10:00 to 15:00 12:30 to 16:30 BD24 9PT Call in for a chat and book signing with Susan Parry, A strenuous 5 mile (8km) guided walk onto the Meet (SD 7635 8752) For details see 30 May. who writes from her home in Swaledale - her ridge between Ribblesdale and Chapel-le-Dale This moderate 6 mile (9.6km) walk follows the valley Yorkshire Dales Mystery Stories are all based around of the River Dee to Arten Gill and the Coal Road. Friday 9 August exploring the suite of upland wildflowers and plants the local area. that inhabit the higher reaches. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 01748 886845 National Park Event - Story walk 14:00 to 16:00 015242 42021 [email protected] Monday 19 to Friday 23 August Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] www.tkrc.org.uk www.naturalengland.org.uk Knights and Dragons For details see 2 August. 10:00 to 17:00 Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET Sunday 4 August Wednesday 14 August Saturday 10 August Have a go at dragon-themed activities including kite, National Park Event - Wharfedale Villages National Park Event - Arncliffe Gala mask and puppet making. 11:00 to 16:00 Delightful Dentdale 01969 623981 Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 August 11:00 to 16:00 [email protected] A pleasant, mostly easy 7 mile (11km) walk visiting Kilnsey Park 35th Birthday Celebration Meet Dent village car park, opposite school www.boltoncastle.co.uk Linton, the hidden village of Thorpe and using a Kilnsey Park, Kilnsey, Nr Skipton BD23 5PS A moderate 8 mile (13km) walk exploring both sides Postman's Trod. A year of special events culminates in this free of the dale. One long steep climb at the beginning. Tuesday 20 August (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) weekend of food, drink, family activities, live music (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Miniature Raft Race and fireworks. Learn about our conservation work 10:00 to 13:30 Monday 5 to Friday 9 August and visit a special exhibition looking at Kilnsey Wednesday 14 August Meet Round Howe car park, Hudswell Woods, nr through the ages, from the monks to the present Teddy Bears Picnic National Park Event - Richmond day. Dogs welcome. 10:00 to 17:00 Sample the Dales Way Join us for a giant game of Poohsticks on the River 01756 752150 Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET 12:30 to 17:30 Swale. Build, decorate and then race your own model [email protected] Bring your favourite teddy and join us for a fun Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) raft. Booking essential. £5 per raft. Dogs welcome. www.kilnseypark.co.uk packed day of teddy hunts, party games, picnicking For details see 22 June. 01729 830416 and much more! [email protected] Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 August 01969 623981 Thursday 15 August www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn [email protected] Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival Kettlewell YDMT Late Summer Walk www.boltoncastle.co.uk Tuesday 20 August Let the themed trail take you round our idyllic 10:00 Above & Below: Caving & Gill Scrambling in Yorkshire village. Solve the riddles to find the Meet Sedbergh (SD 65760 91985) Tuesday 6 August Langstrothdale mystery word with prizes to be won, and taste real A circular 6 mile (9.7km) route around Sedbergh. 10:00 to 15:30 National Park Event - Meet a Ranger country baking along the route. Dogs welcome. Booking required. Dogs welcome. Meet Buckden car park 14:00 to 15:00 01756 761307 015242 51002 For details see 1 August. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] [email protected] For details see 4 June www.kettlewellscarecrowfestival.co.uk/ www.ydmt.org Wednesday 21 August Exploring Malham Tarn Wednesday 7 August Sunday 11 August Thursday 15 August 10:00 to 15:00 Denbuilding in Upper Wharfedale National Park Event - Scenic Swaledale Brough Agricultural Show Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle 10:00 to 14:00 13:30 to 17:00 10:00 to 17:00 BD24 9PT Meet Buckden car park Meet Reeth National Park Centre Brough CA17 4EF For details see 14 August. Come on a woodland walk (3 mile return) and have This moderate 5.5 mile (8.5km) walk is an ideal Agricultural show including classes for horses, a go at some woodland crafts, including introduction to the delights of Swaledale along mid sheep, vintage vehicles, horticulture, baking, Wednesday 21 August denbuilding and geocaching. Booking essential. level and riverside paths affording fine views and handicrafts and drystone walling. Adults £6, National Park Event - The Hoffmann Kiln: visiting local places of interest. Part of the Flowers of Adults £5.00, children £2.50. Dogs welcome. children £1. Dogs welcome. A secret place not to be missed the Dales Festival. 01729 830416 017683 42073 13:00 to 15:00 (Contact Reeth NPC - see page 31) [email protected] [email protected] Meet Craven Limeworks, off B6479 between www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale www.brough-show.org.uk Sunday 11 August Langcliffe & Stainforth (SD 824662) West Burton Chapel Anniversary An easy 1 mile (1.6 km) tour around this hidden Wednesday 7 August Thursday 15 August 18:30 gem of industrial archaeology, including a full National Park Event - Wild Wednesday: National Park Event - Local food: Hay time trifle West Burton, Nr Leyburn exploration of the amazing Hoffman Kiln that Float your Boat 01969 663481 14:00 to 16:00 revolutionised lime production. 11:00 to 15:00 [email protected] Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) Malham National Park Centre Book a free one hour slot to make a delicious hay For details see 31 July. Monday 12 to Friday 16 August time trifle in a jam jar. Wednesday 21 August Teddy Bears Picnic (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) National Park Event - Old Gang Mines & Mills Wednesday 7 August 10:00 to 17:00 14:00 to 17:00 National Park Event - Malham and its Famous Cove Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 August Meet Surrender Bridge, near Reeth (NY 9925 0070) 11:30 to 13:00 For details see 5 August. Art in the Pen For details see 5 June. Meet Malham National Park Centre (SD 899627) 10:00 to 16:00 For details see 26 March. Tuesday 13 August Skipton Auction Mart, Gargrave Road, BD23 1UD Thursday 22 August National Park Event - Local food: Each year, the sheep and cow pens are transformed Denbuilding in Upper Wharfedale 10:00 to 14:00 Wednesday 7 August Make a Yorkshire pizza into stalls selling modern, conceptual and Meet at Buckden car park National Park Event - Following in 14:00 to 16:00 contemporary art in all its forms. Adults £2, under Come on a woodland walk (3 mile return) and have Historical Footsteps Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 16s free. a go at some woodland crafts, including 13:00 to 16:30 Book your free one hour slot and make a 01756 709666 denbuilding and geocaching. Booking essential. Meet Bainbridge Village Green DL8 3EF (SD 9336 9016) Yorkshire pizza! [email protected] (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Adults £5.00, children £2.50. Dogs welcome. A moderate 6 mile (9.6km) walk - a steady climb up www.artinthepen.org.uk/ 01729 830416 the Roman Road from Bainbridge with views over [email protected] Semer Water. Wednesday 14 August Saturday 17 to Monday 26 August Exploring Malham Tarn www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Gaping Ghyll Winch Meet 10:00 to 15:00 www.cravenpotholeclub.org Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Friday 23 August Wednesday 7 August BD24 9PT National Park Event - Story walk National Park Event - Grinton Mines & Mills Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 August Discover the hidden natural world, watch from the 14:00 to 16:00 13:30 to 16:30 bird hide and do some pond-dipping to see what Spanish Armada Weekend Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Meet Grinton Youth Hostel, DL11 6HS (SE 0481 9758) lives in the water. Free - booking essential. Dogs 10:00 to 17:00 For details see 2 August. For details see 17 July. welcome. Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn DL8 4ET 01729 830416 Meet characters from the castle’s household and Saturday 24 August Treats at the Magic Loungeabout [email protected] garrison as they get ready for battle! Discover 16th Wensleydale Show www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn century cookery, herbal medicine and weaponry. www.wensleydaleshow.org.uk festival, Broughton Hall 01969 623981 [email protected] Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August www.boltoncastle.co.uk The Witton Feast West Witton Sunday 18 August Fun weekend, including the ritual Burning of Old Jane Tomlinson's Yorkshire Dales Walking Festival Bartle at 9pm on Saturday! 07:00 www.wittonfeast.org.uk Meet Grove Park, Settle BD24 9QS Saturday 24 August Choose one of three walks: Hard as Dales is a Malham Show glorious, 28-mile challenge, the 14-mile Blockbuster 09:00 to 18:00 has panoramic views over Malhamdale, while the Malham, nr Skipton BD23 4DA Rocky Road is a beautiful 5 mile family route. In the shadow of Malham Cove this traditional 0113 826 7760 agricultural and family country show has been [email protected] taking place for over 100 years. Heavy horses, show www.walkforall.com jumping, Punch & Judy, farmers market, fancy dress, Tug o War, handicrafts, fell races. Adults £8. Sunday 18 August Dogs welcome. National Park Event - Art in wood [email protected] 10:00 to 16:00 www.malhamdale.com Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT See expert wood turner Margaret Garrard Saturday 24 August demonstrate her craft, with a selection of unique Burnsall Feast Sports and beautiful pieces for sale. Classic fell race, sideshows and entertainment. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) www.burnsallsports.co.uk

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Page 23 Saturday 24 to Monday 26 August Tuesday 27 August Wednesday 4 September Friday 20 to Sunday 29 September Flower Festival, The Story of Noah Bat Walk at Hudswell Woods As You Like It Richmond Walking and Book Festival 10:00 to 17:00 20:00 to 22:00 19:30 Castle Hill Bookshop, 1 Castle Hill, Richmond DL10 4QP Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Skipton BD23 Meet Round Howe car park, Hudswell Woods, nr Bolton Castle, nr Leyburn DL8 4ET Featuring a varied programme of guided walks and 01756 797970 Richmond Adults £14, children £10. Booking advised. other outdoor activities. Author events are a regular [email protected] Bring a torch and learn about our nocturnal 01969 623981 feature, alongside a Ceilidh and slide show. [email protected] woodlanders. Adults £5.00, children £2.50. [email protected] 01748 824243 Booking essential. www.boltoncastle.co.uk [email protected] www.booksandboots.org Saturday 24 August 01729 830416 Saturday 7 September National Park Event - Felting and Beading [email protected] Bentham Agricultural Show Friday 20 to Sunday 22 September 10:00 to 16:30 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malhamtarn 09:00 to 16:00 Grassington 1940s Weekend Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Wednesday 28 August Bentham Auction Mart, Bentham, Lancaster LA2 7HF 19:30 to 16:00 Drop in activity for children and families making Explore Swaledale's Geology Traditional agricultural show. Adults £6, children £1, Come along to our second fantastic weekend, felt and creating felt jewellery. £2. 09:45 concessions £5. Dogs welcome. featuring a Lindy Hop Dance (Friday), Big Band (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Meet Keld Car Park 015242 61606 Dance (Sat) and vintage market, re-enactments and For details see 3 April. [email protected] more throughout the weekend. Dogs welcome. Saturday 24 August 01756 753576 Mountain Bike Taster Day Wednesday 28 August Saturday 7 September [email protected] 10:00 to 16:00 National Park Event - Grassington Heritage Trail 4th Annual Street Market www.grassington1940sweekend.co.uk Malham Tarn Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle 14:00 to 16:30 10:00 to 16:00 BD24 9PT Meet Grassington National Park Centre (SE 003637) Manor Hill Barn, Garrs Lane, Grassington BD23 5AT Friday 20 September For details see 30 May. Who was Tom Lee? What were jakeys? An easy 3 mile Roll up, roll up - bric a brac, unwanted Items, gifts National Park Event - Evening lecture: (5km) walk in and around Grassington. These and and books. Dogs welcome. Stainmoor Railway 01756 752222 Sunday 25 August other secrets of Grassington's past will be revealed. 19:30 [email protected] National Park Event - Heritage Crafts Day (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT www.grassington.uk.com 10:00 to 16:00 A talk by Mark Keefe as part of the Friends of the Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Thursday 29 August Dales Countryside Museum annual lecture Sunday 8 September programme. £2. Demonstrations of wood-working, pottery, Explore Swaledale's Mining Heritage 10:00 Hardraw Scar Brass Band Festival (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) felt-making and blacksmithing, plus the chance Meet at the foot of Turf Moor Hush, Langthwaite to 10:00 to purchase some of the work. Low Row Rd (NY 9960 0212) Hardraw, nr Hawes (SD 869 912) Saturday 21 September (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) A moderate, initially strenuous, 4.5 miles (7.2km) Celebrating 132 years in this unique setting. A Introduction to Landscape Photography walk exploring the chert quarrying and leadmining whole day of music from 12 bands, each choosing 10:00 to 16:00 Sunday 25 August industry in Arkengarthdale. Adults £4, under 16s free. their own programme. Dogs welcome. Meet at Buckden car park National Park Event - Scenic Swaledale [email protected] [email protected] For details see 18 May. 13:30 to 17:00 www.swaag.org www.yhbba.org.uk Meet Reeth National Park Centre Saturday 21 September For details see 11 August Friday 30 August Thursday 12 to Friday 13 September National Park Event - Beginners Family History Day Discover Swaledale's Historic Environment Linton Falls Hydroelectric Power Station Public 11:00 to 15:00 Monday 26 August 09:45 Open Days 2013 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 12:00 to 15:00 Reeth Show Meet bus shelter at top of Reeth Green An introduction to family history or help with your Linton Falls Hydroelectric Power Station, Linton, 09:30 For details see 5 April. genealogical research, with a short presentation in Grassington (SD 999634) the morning and a hands-on session in the The Showfield, Fremington, Reeth, DL11 6AR For details see 25 July. Traditional agricultural show including fell race on Friday 30 August afternoon. £15 - lunch included. Booking required. National Park Event - Victorian kitchen Fremington Edge, horse and sheep classes, and (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 11:00 to 15:00 Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 September walling competition. Adults £6, children £2. Dogs National Park Event - Heritage Open Days: Free Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Sunday 22 September welcome. Museum entry For details see 12 April. National Park Event - Architecture and 01748 885571 10:00 to 17:00 landscape in hand embroidery [email protected] Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Friday 30 August 10:00 to 16:00 www.reethshow.co.uk (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) National Park Event - Story walk Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 14:00 to 16:00 A workshop to explore and create a landscape or Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 September Monday 26 August Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT building through layering materials and texturing with Saville Household Flea Market For details see 2 August. thread - knowledge of embroidery needed. £15.00 10:00 to 17:00 10:00 to 16:00 Booking required. Bolton Castle, nr Leyburn DL8 4ET Old School Room, Buckden Saturday 31 August (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Visit the kitchens where authentic medieval recipes 01756 760480 National Park Event - Hawes Town Trail will be prepared, meet the men-at-arms and archers [email protected] 13:15 to 15:15 Monday 23 September of the castle garrison and learn how to drill as a Meet Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Nidderdale Show medieval soldier. For details see 27 July. www.nidderdaleshow.co.uk Monday 26 to Friday 30 August 01969 623981 Knights and Dragons [email protected] 10:00 to 17:00 September www.boltoncastle.co.uk Wednesday 25 September Bolton Castle, nr Leyburn Tunnels Below Buckden Pike 10:00 to 15:30 For details see 19 August Sunday 1 September Saturday 14 September Meet Buckden National Park car park Moorcock Show Free visit: The Woollen Hills of Hazel Brow Farm For details see 8 May. Tuesday 27 August 10:00 to 16:00 10:30 to 15:30 Kilnsey Show Meet Showground, Thwaite Bridge, Hazel Brow Farm, Low Row DL11 6NE Wednesday 25 September A traditional agricultural show against the backdrop A684 Hawes/Sedbergh Road Fantastic opportunity for a private tour of working National Park Event - Fungi of Grass Wood of Kilnsey Crag. One of the leading sheep shows in the Yorkshire organic hill farm Hazel Brow Farm with Cath Calvert. 14:00 to 17:00 www.kilnseyshow.com Dales. Dogs welcome. Enjoy the Nature Trail and visit the Discovery Room 01969 667071 with a wide range of fleeces and textiles. Booking Meet Quarry Car Park, Grass Wood, nr Grassington (SD 9838 6521) Tuesday 27 August [email protected] essential. 01756 749400 A fascinating search from narrow and sometimes Explore Swaledale's history and archaeology www.moorcockshow.co.uk [email protected] steep paths for elusive fungi in this ancient 09:45 Sunday 1 September www.yds.org.uk woodland. Tasting is NOT recommended. Meet bus shelter, top of Reeth Green National Park Event - History of knitting (Contact Grassington NPC - see page 9) For details see 2 April. in the Yorkshire Dales Saturday 14 September 13:00 to 16:00 National Park Event - Local food : Sausage making Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 September Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 10:30 to 16:00 Pateley Bridge Walking Festival For details see 26 May. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Pateley Bridge Book a morning or afternoon session and make your A choice of walks over four days led by friendly local Sunday 1 September own sausages. Choose your own flavourings and guides to appeal to walkers of all ages and abilities. National Park Event - Grinton Mines & Mills take them home to enjoy. £5. Booking required. 14:00 to 17:00 (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 01423 712088 Meet Grinton Youth Hostel DL11 6HS (SE 0481 9758) [email protected] For details see 17 July. Saturday 14 September www.pbwf.co.uk Dancing With The Devil - Wednesday 4 September Keld Institute Dispute 1913 Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 September Muker Show 14:00 to 15:30 Skipton Puppet Festival 10:00 to 17:30 Keld Countryside & Heritage Centre, DL12 6LJ Canal Basin, Coach Street Car Park, Skipton BD23 1LH Muker DL11 6QG (SD 90982 97889) Keld. 1913. Outrage when it’s discovered that Skipton's biennial international festival features Traditional agriculture, horticulture and produce dancing was being allowed in the Institute! Local puppet theatre companies from all over Europe. show with Muker Silver Band, fell races and historian, Dr. Duncan Bythell, shares his knowledge Change your preconceptions and enjoy the amazing children's sports. Adults £6, children £1, under 5s of the events leading up to and surrounding this range of skilled performances. free. Dogs welcome. dispute. Booking advised. [email protected] 01748 886564 01748 886845 www.skiptonpuppetfestival.co.uk [email protected] [email protected] www.mukershow.co.uk www.tkrc.org.uk Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 September Yarndale Festival Wednesday 4 September Sunday 15 September 10:00 to 17:30 National Park Event - Dent Town Trail National Park Event - Askrigg & Worton Skipton Auction Mart, Gargrave Road, BD23 1UD 14:00 to 16:00 13:00 to 16:30 A festival of creativity celebrating traditional and Meet Dent village car park, opposite the school. Meet Askrigg Church (SD 9479 9101) contemporary crafts using wool, cotton, linen and A short easy walk looking at historic buildings and A moderate 6.5 mile (10.5km) circular walk with silk in an area which is still the home of many ‘We are always welcome’ (John Leigh): associated people including Adam Sedgwick and two short 100m climbs offering lovely views of yarn-based businesses. café sign, Malham the Dent Vampire. Wensleydale from both sides of the valley. [email protected] (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) (Contact Aysgarth Falls NPC - see page 27) www.yarndale.co.uk

Page 24 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Friday 18 October Friday 8 November National Park Event - Evening lecture: Keld Festival - Lantern Procession Life as a museum volunteer 16:00 19:30 Keld Public Hall, Keld, nr Richmond DL11 6LJ Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Join our lantern parade to celebrate 60 years of A talk from Museum volunteer Janet Thomson, mains electricity in Keld. Free event. Refreshments explaining the work that goes on behind the scenes available. in the reserve collections. Part of the Friends of the 01748 886845 Dales Countryside Museum annual lecture [email protected] programme. £2. www.tkrc.org.uk (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34)

Saturday 19 to Sunday 20 October Saturday 9 November Countryside Live Keld Festival - Centenary Ceilidh 09:00 to 17:30 19:30 Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate HG2 8NZ Keld Public Hall, Keld, Richmond DL11 6LJ Bringing the countryside to you - livestock, equine To mark the 100th anniversary of the 1913 dispute competitions, hands-on crafts & activities, plus our that brought dancing in Keld to an abrupt end! Price Search for a Talented Show Jumper. includes supper. Adults £15, children/conc £12.50. 01423 541222 Booking required. [email protected] 01748 886845 www.countrysidelive.co.uk [email protected] www.tkrc.org.uk Saturday 26 to Thursday 31 October Meet the Kilnsey Witch Friday 15 November Kilnsey Park, Kilnsey, nr Skipton BD23 5PS National Park Event - Evening lecture: Nancy Winter - Old Nan - was a real-life witch who servant hierarchy in Victorian England lived in Kilnsey in the 1700s, famous for telling fortunes. A special Halloween Trail leads you to her 19:30 grotto where she will tell you about her life - and Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT show you how to make a special potion! Adults £4, As part of the Friends of the Dales Countryside children/conc £3, family £12. Dogs welcome. Museum annual lecture programme Joanne 01756 752150 Halliwell talks about ‘Betsy the Scullery Maid’. £2. [email protected] (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) www.kilnseypark.co.uk Sunday 17 November Sunday 27 October Moonlit Night Walk National Park Event - History of knitting 18:30 to 20:00 in the Yorkshire Dales Meet at Buckden car park 13:00 to 16:00 See how familiar surroundings change in the dark as Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT you experience the thrill of a 3 mile night walk up For details see 26 May. Buckden Pike. Booking essential. Adults £5.00, children £2.50. Dogs welcome. Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November 01729 830416 Spooky Spectacular! [email protected] 10:00 to 17:00 Bolton Castle, nr Leyburn DL8 4ET www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upperwharfedale 01969 623981 [email protected] Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 November www.boltoncastle.co.uk National Park Event - Craft Fair 10:00 to 16:00 Wednesday 30 October Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT National Park Event - Halloween stories and crafts (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) 14:00 to 16:00 Dales Countryside Museum, DL8 3NT Saturday 30 November Join us for an afternoon of spooky stories, craft Christmas Fayre activities and things that go bump in the night! 10:00 to 16:00 Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September Hardraw Force, Wensleydale Children £3. Gayle Mill, Gayle, nr Hawes DL8 3RZ Masham Sheep Fair (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 34) Browse our range of handmade wooden products Saturday 5 October 10:00 to 17:00 and textile goods and find an unusual gift. Adults Free walk: Wainwright’s Pennine Journey Thursday 31 October Market Square, Masham £2, under 5s free. 10:30 to 13:00 National Park Event - Things go BUMP in the Woods Sheep and old time fair events around the town 01969 667320 including stalls, harvest flowers, bands and brewery Meet Settle Railway Station BD24 9AA 11:00 to 15:00 [email protected] trips. Dogs welcome. Join us for a 4.5 mile (7.2km) walk celebrating the Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre www.gaylemill.org.uk 01765 688417 75th anniversary (to the day!) of Alfred Wainwright’s Family outdoor drop in activities - find out what went [email protected] return to Settle after his 247 mile walk to Hadrian’s bump in the woods - if you dare! Children with Saturday 30 November to Tuesday 24 December www.mashamsheepfair.com Wall and back in 1938. Dogs welcome. disabilities are very welcome. Please phone for advice. Santa's Grotto 01756 749400 (Contact Aysgarth Falls NPC - see page 27) 10:00 to 17:00 Sunday 29 September [email protected] National Park Event - Pathfinder Advanced www.yds.org.uk The Station, Station Yard, Richmond DL10 4LD 10:00 to 16:30 November Enter a magical Christmas wonderland - children Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT can visit Santa any day during December and Saturday 5 October Saturday 2 November See feature on page 20. receive a gift-wrapped surprise. Talk: The Pennine Journey Project Free walk: Around Bolton Abbey 01748 850123 14:15 to 16:00 10:30 to 12:30 [email protected] October St John's Methodist Church Hall, Settle BD24 9JH Meet Bolton Abbey Village Hall, nr Skipton BD23 6EX Join David and Heather Pitt for a fascinating Join authors Yvette Huddleston and Walter Swan on www.thestation.co.uk Friday 4 to Sunday 6 October illustrated insight into their 22 year involvement an enjoyable 4 mile (6.4km) ramble around the Ingleton Folk Festival with Alfred Wainwright’s Pennine Journey. Bolton Abbey estate. Dogs welcome. Saturday 30 November to Sunday 1 December Ingleton 01756 749400 01756 749400 Festive Food and Gift Fair A weekend of live music, concerts, workshops, [email protected] [email protected] 10:00 to 16:00 sessions and open air entertainment. All events free www.yds.org.uk www.yds.org.uk The Station, Station Yard, Richmond DL10 4LD except the headline concert and Ceilidh. Sample local foods and buy Christmas gifts ingletonfolk @gmail.com Sunday 6 October Saturday 2 November designed and made in the region. Free entry. www.ingletonfolk.co.uk National Park Event - A Delightful Ramble Talk: Inspirational Women of the Dales 01748 850123 14:15 to 16:00 Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 October by the Ribble [email protected] Bolton Abbey Village Hall, nr Skipton BD23 6EX Red Squirrel 11:00 to 15:00 www.thestation.co.uk Join Yvette Huddleston and Walter Swan for a lively Kilnsey Park, Kilnsey, nr Skipton BD23 5PS Meet Settle Market Cross, BD24 9EJ (SD 819 635) talk based on their new book about fourteen Learn about conservation, a day in the life of a red A moderate 6 mile (9km) walk in beautiful limestone inspirational women living and working in the Dales squirrel and join the official opening of our new countryside. Stroll along the riverside and field December today. £5 non-members, £3 members. walk-through red squirrel enclosure. Adults £4, paths to enchanting Stainforth Foss (waterfall), 01756 749400 children/conc £3, family £12. Dogs welcome. explore the industrial archaeology of the Ribble Saturday 7 to Sunday 8 December [email protected] 01756 752150 and look for salmon leaping. Victorian Fair www.yds.org.uk [email protected] (Contact Malham NPC - see page 14) 10:00 to 16:00 www.kilnseypark.co.uk The Station, Station Yard, Richmond DL10 4LD Friday 8 November Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 October Visit a Victorian street scene in this historic railway Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 October YDMT Autumn Walk Settle Storytelling Festival setting. Soak up the atmosphere and make some 15th Century Life Weekend 10:00 Settle interesting Christmas purchases. Free entry. 10:00 to 17:00 Meet The Crown Inn, Market Place, Hawes DL8 3RD The fourth festival takes over the lovely market town 01748 850123 Bolton Castle, nr Leyburn DL8 4ET (SD 87440 89838) [email protected] Experience medieval cookery, spear drilling, archery of Settle for a weekend. Rediscover the joy of being A circular 5 mile (8km) walk along the Pennine Way and calligraphy as well as trying some traditional told a story, and learn how to tell a tall tale yourself. to Hardraw and back via Appersett. There is a £2 www.thestation.co.uk crafts. Booking required. charge to visit the waterfall. Dogs welcome. 01969 623981 01729 822292 015242 51002 Saturday 30 November, 7 and 14 December [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Grassington Dickensian Festival www.boltoncastle.co.uk www.settlestories.org.uk www.ydmt.org [email protected]

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