WHAT’S ON IN THE DALES IN 2019

Whether you want to visit a traditional Dales Dress appropriately for walks and outdoor agricultural show, become a young nature activities - the weather in the Dales can be Dogs detective, or challenge yourself to learn a changeable. Bring drinks and snacks, wear Dogs are welcome at many events, but new skill, there is something for you in 2019. suitably stout footwear, and carry clothing please assume they are NOT permitted to suit all conditions. The fantastic events listed here are hosted and always contact the organiser by a wide variety of organisations. Use the Visit www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events beforehand to avoid disappointment. contact details provided to find out more for further details on these and many Where dogs are allowed they must be on the one you are interested in - booking more happenings across the Yorkshire fit enough to negotiate stiles and steep is essential for some. Dales throughout 2019. ascents, be well-behaved, and be kept

Disclaimer under close control on a short The National Park Authority cannot You are STRONGLY ADVISED to contact the event fixed lead at all times. be held responsible for any omissions, subsequent provider to confirm the information given BEFORE Assistance dogs are changes or revisions that may occur with events setting out. All information included is believed to be information supplied by external agencies. correct at the time of going to print. always welcome.

Events shown on this blue background are Give your Booking organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. We are holding over 150 car a break Some of our most popular events in 2019, all led by our knowledgeable must be pre-booked and pre-paid to Many National Park events can be Dales Volunteers, specialist staff or invited guarantee a place. reached by bus or train and our guided experts. Use this handy key to help you walks have been scheduled to link in For others, places are allocated on the make your choice. with timetables wherever possible. day on a ‘first come, first served’ basis so do arrive early to avoid disappointment. For public transport information visit Key www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/travel or Events are bookable through our online shop at retail.yorkshiredales.org.uk or 1 Guided walk Demonstration www.dalesbus.org National Park Centres (see pages 6 & 7). (see grading Talk guide below)

Dark Skies Created for kids Be safe Cheese Festival Arts and crafts Our event leaders have discretion not to equipped or whom they consider unable Barrier-free Workshop accept participants who are not suitably to participate safely.

We have over 50 fantastic guided walks Level 1: gentle walks Level 3: more challenging walks, taking on offer in 2019. Each is graded so that at a leisurely pace on up to 3 hours; there may be steep you can choose one that you will enjoy, good surfaces, taking sections and some stiles. and all include stopping time for up to 2 hours. Level 4: our hardest walks! Up to 8 miles information and rests. Some of our walks Level 2: slightly longer walks of up to 3 long and taking up to 6 hours, these are are barrier free, but many do have stiles hours, sometimes over rough or uneven full day walks over rough terrain, with or steps. footpaths. steep slopes and stiles.

Before you go… • Bring warm clothes (including gloves and emergency contact details when you hat) in winter and sun protection in register for one of our outdoor events, as • Our guided walks cost £5 for adults and are summer. well as an email address for your feedback - FREE to under 18s (unless otherwise the information will be treated as strictly stated). Price includes parking for walks that • Bring plenty to drink and a snack, or a confidential. start from a National Park car park. packed lunch on full days, and don’t forget a hot drink on cold days. • Some of our walks are barrier free and may • Wear sturdy footwear and waterproofs - walk be suitable for all terrain motor scooters, leaders can only accept participants who are • For your own safety and insurance purposes wheelchairs and pushchairs. appropriately prepared for the conditions. we will ask you for your name and

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 23 FEBRUARY Saturday 23 February Saturday 23 February Photo Walk: Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri Friday 15 February to Monday 4 March How to Photograph Moody Landscapes 20:00 to 22:30 Romantic Stargazing Weekend Stays 13:30 to 16:00 Reeth Memorial Hall DL11 6QT Easegill Cottage, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4LQ Meet: Quarry entrance, BD23 5PH Join the recording artist and the guitarist, composer View the constellations from a wood-fired hot tub at a Create atmospheric compositions using light and and producer in concert. Adult £17/19, child luxury cottage on our working farm in the framing with the help of an expert tutor. £30. £8.50/9.50. Westmorland Dales. 3 day stays £425. 07717 213 604 01748 884759 07398 233221 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.yorkshirephotowalks.com www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk www.staylambinglive.co.uk Saturday 23 February Sunday 24 February Friday 22 and Saturday 23 February Moonbeam on Semerwater The Dark Skies Festival comes to Come Star Gazing By Canoe 16:00 to 18:00 The Garden Rooms 18:00 to 20:30 Lake Semerwater, Raydale 10:00 to 17:00 How Stean Gorge A ‘Forest Schools’ session - make a moon raft, Tennants, Leyburn DL8 5SG Glide and paddle along Scar House Reservoir, decorate moon rocks, cook moon rocks (jacket A 30 minute planetarium virtual tour of the night sky, designated Dark Sky Discovery Site, surrounded by the potatoes) on the campfire. plus astronomy-related activities. £5. moon and stars. Homemade soup and pasty from 07415 332556 01969 621146 6pm, canoeing starts at 7pm. Adult £35. [email protected] [email protected] 01423 755666 www.tickettailor.com/events/thegardenrooms [email protected] Saturday 23 February www.howstean.co.uk Pizza Planet Party Tuesday 26 February 17:30 to 19:00 Colour, Texture & Pattern Weaving Workshop Friday 22 February Stage 1 Cycles, Dales Countryside Museum, 10:00 to 16:00 Photo Walk: An Introduction to Light Painting DL8 3NT Farfield Mill, LA10 5LW 19:00 to 21:30 Create homemade pizza planets, and take part in a Join Jan Beadle for a day of weaving on a 4-shaft table Bolton Abbey stars and planet activity. Child £10 - booking essential. loom. Beginners welcome. £50, plus £5 for materials Learn how to create weird and wonderful lighting 01969 666873 on the day. effects at this Yorkshire Dales landmark. Adult £30. [email protected] 015396 21958 07717 213 604 www.stage1cycles.co.uk [email protected] [email protected] www.farfieldmill.org www.yorkshirephotowalks.com Saturday 23 February Knight Under The Stars with Neill Sanders Wednesday 27 February Friday 22 February 18:30 to 21:30 Dark Skies: A Moment in Time Dark Skies at Stump Cross Caverns Bolton Castle, Leyburn DL8 4ET 10:30 to 12:00 19:00 to 21:00 Warming mulled wine, cosmic canapes, a colourful Berry’s Farm Shop & Café, Swinithwaite, DL8 4UH Stump Cross Caverns, nr Pateley Bridge HG3 5JL beginners talk, and telescopes to take you on an Stories, puzzles and conversation, looking at the Join us for our first ever star party, including a tour of amazing tour of the heavens. £15. summer and winter solstices and more. Child £2. the caverns. Expert Astronomer Richard Darn will be 01969 623981 01969 624668 on hand. Adult £10, child £5. [email protected] [email protected] 01756 752780 www.eventbrite.co.uk www.eventbrite.co.uk [email protected] www.stumpcrosscaverns.co.uk Saturday 23 February Wednesday 27 February Astro/Night Time Landscape Glow in the Dark Crafts Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 February Photography Workshop 13:00 to 16:00 Dark Skies Crafts 19:00 to 21:30 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 10:00 to 17:00 Meet: Tarn (Water Sinks) car park (SD 8941 Weave a space mat and create a galaxy to take home. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 6580) Included in museum admission. Our craft room will be open for children to come along Master camera settings and find out how to make the 01969 666210 and create masterpieces. Included in museum admission. invisible visible. £30. [email protected] 01969 666210 07717 213 604 darkskiesnationalparks.org.uk [email protected] [email protected] darkskiesnationalparks.org.uk www.yorkshirephotowalks.com

Friday 15 February to Sunday 3 March Dark Skies Festival 2019 The stunning dark skies of the National Park, free from light pollution, are one of its very special qualities. To celebrate, the Yorkshire Dales and North Moors National Parks - together with AONB - are teaming up to hold our fourth annual Dark Skies Festival. Previous festivals have included rocket and planet making workshops, astronomy talks, discovering nocturnal creatures, and a fantastic multimedia experience with our pop up planetarium. Not to be missed! www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dark-skies-festival

Studying the night sky at Bolton Castle, Wednesday 27 February woodland creation. Booking essential. Upper Dales Family History Group 015242 51002 Key for National Park Authority-organised events. 14:00 to 16:00 [email protected] For more advice - see page 23. Harmby Village Hall, DL8 5PG www.ydmt.org/events Meet the ancestors. Was yours a butcher, baker or 1 Guided walk (for grading, see p23) candlestick maker? £2. Saturday 2 March 07432 677783 A Beginners Night Sky at Created for kids Talk tracy@.org 19:00 to 21:00 upperdales.weebly.com Malham Cove Join our rangers for a ramble through the galaxy on Arts and crafts Dark Skies Wednesday 27 February the way to stunning Malham Cove. Booking essential - In the Woods at Night! £6.50. Sorry, no dogs. Workshop Cheese Festival 16:00 to 18:00 01729 830416 Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH [email protected] Explore how nocturnal animals use their senses to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales Demonstration Barrier-free move about in the woods. Create a hide, an animal footprint trap and a sensory trail. Listen to a story Tuesday 5 March Learn how to capture one of nature’s most spectacular while cooking something tasty on the campfire. Booking Printmaker at Work events. £30. essential. For accompanied children aged 3+. Child £5. 12:00 to 16:00 07717 213604 01969 662910 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] [email protected] Watch artist Hester Cox make prints from the stunning www.yorkshirephotowalks.com darkskiesnationalparks.org.uk woodblocks created by historian and founder of the museum, Marie Hartley, to illustrate her many books. Saturday 9 March Wednesday 27 February to Saturday 2 March The prints will be placed in the Museum archive and Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar Ingleton Pantomime: Aladdin Hester will create a new body of work to be exhibited 19:30 to 22:00 19:30 to 22:00 at the Museum in 2020. Included in museum admission. Masham Town Hall, HG4 4DY Community Centre, LA6 3HG 01969 666210 Two-time BBC Folk Award winning duo. £12 (conc/ Adult £6, child/conc £4. [email protected] child £10). 015242 41701 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 01765 680200 [email protected] [email protected] Saturday 9 to Wednesday 20 March www.wegottickets.com/mashamtownhall This is Yorkshire The Station, Richmond, DL10 4LD MARCH Saturday 9 March Contemporary artists Rosemary North and Sue Peter Knight & John Spiers Friday 1 and Saturday 2 March Dewhurst explore and react to their surroundings. 20:00 to 22:30 Come Star Gazing By Canoe 01748 850123 Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT 18:00 to 20:30 [email protected] An exciting collaboration between the ex Steeleye How Stean Gorge www.thestation.co.uk For details, see 22 Feb. Span violinist and ex Bellowhead melodeon player. Adult £15/17, child £7.50/8.50. Saturday 9 March [email protected] Friday 1 to Sunday 3 March Orton Farmers’ Market www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival 09:00 to 14:00 Starcamp 2019 Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU Sunday 10 March 18:00 to 12:00 Food, drink and local crafts, all from within 50 miles 3 Counties Marketing: Come along and see what’s on Tan Hill Inn, DL11 6ED of the village. Make a day of it with walks and our doorstep Enjoy a family friendly weekend of stargazing with refreshment options (including a chocolate factory!). 10:30 to 15:30 laser guided tours of the skies, large telescopes and a 07969 335598 Ingleborough Community Centre, LA6 3HG bottle rocket competition. Adult £22, child £10. [email protected] A free event to showcase local businesses, services, [email protected] www.ortonfarmers.co.uk www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Darlington/Tan-Hill-Inn things to do and places to go. 015242 42113 www.thisisingleton.co.uk Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 March Friday 1 March Tassel Making with Sara Dennis Tuesday 12 March A Run Into Oblivion. 10:00 to 16:00 Printmaker at Work 19:00 to 21:00 Farfield Mill, Sedbergh LA10 5LW 12:00 to 16:00 Askrigg Camping, DL8 3HZ Workshop with a Royal School of Needlework-trained Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT A 7 mile off-road experience to both dazzle and tutor. £125. For details, see 5 March. delight for experienced trail runners familiar with 015396 21958 running in the dark. Free - booking essential. [email protected] 07811 851584 www.farfieldmill.org [email protected] Saturday 9 March Saturday 2 to Wednesday 20 March Photo Walk: How to Photograph Waterfalls 50 10:00 to 12:30 The Station, Richmond DL10 4LD Meet: Stainforth car park, BD24 9PF Do you remember Richmond’s old railway station? Master camera settings and composition techniques Want to share your memories and photographs? Part with an expert tutor. £30. of a project commemorating the 50th anniversary of 07717 213604 its closure. [email protected] The annual Flowers of the Dales 01748 850123 www.yorkshirephotowalks.com [email protected] Festival celebrates our glorious range www.thestation.co.uk Saturday 9 March of wildflowers, their habitats and the Photo Walk: Dynamic Range & Contrast Explained species they support by offering a Saturday 2 to Sunday 3 March 13:30 to 15:30 Dark Skies Crafts Hoffman Kiln, Langcliffe host of events from March to October. 10:00 to 17:00 Learn how to create and manage contrast at this Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT unique location.£30. The festival is run by charity Yorkshire For details, see 23 Feb. 07717 213604 Dales Millennium Trust in partnership [email protected] Saturday 2 March www.yorkshirephotowalks.com with other local organisations and Tree Planting Day individuals. Look out for the flower 10:30 to 15:30 Saturday 9 March icon on these pages and find out Bishopdale Photo Walk: How to Photograph a Sunset Get hands on and help us plant 250 new native trees. 16:30 to 18:30 more at www.ydmt.org A chance to get involved and learn a little about Winskill Stones, Langcliffe, BD24 9PZ

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 25 Tuesday 12 March Saturday 23 March carriages. Adult £30, child £15. The Arts Society Wensleydale: The Love of Line - Music at Malham www.wensleydalerail.com English Medieval Art and Architecture Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA 14:00 to 15:00 Enjoy free live classical music. Middleham Key Centre, DL8 4RA 01729 833200 APRIL A lecture by Dr Sally Dormer. £8. [email protected] 01765 635244 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Monday 1 April [email protected] Guided Walks & Talks of the Yorkshire Dales Saturday 23 March 09:00 to 13:00 Friday 15 to Sunday 17 March Flowers on Tissue Paper with Ruth Clayton Ingleton, LA6 3HG Hill & Moorland Leader Training 10:00 to 16:00 A half day guided hike, learning about Ingleton’s Giggleswick School, BD24 0DE Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW landscape and history. Ideal for walkers who want to learn the skills required A watercolour workshop - no experience needed. £50. 015242 42113 for effective group leadership. £185 non-residential. 015396 21958 www.thisisingleton.co.uk 01729 893097 [email protected] [email protected] www.farfieldmill.org Tuesday 2 April www.giggleswick.org.uk Printmaker at Work Saturday 23 March 12:00 to 16:00 Friday 15 March Choir on Rails Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Wet Felted Vessels with Wendy Ann Stanger 13:00 to 16:00 For details, see 5 March. 10:00 to 16:00 Leeming Bar Station, DL7 9AR Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW The Yorkshire Decibelles will be singing on board and Wednesday 3 April Learn how to make vessels from wool and silk fibres at stations along the Wensleydale Railway. Weaving with Silk with Jan Beadle with our resident artist. £50. www.wensleydalerail.com 10:00 to 16:00 015396 21958 Farfield Mill, Sedbergh LA10 5LW [email protected] Monday 25 March to Friday 5 April Learn how to create your own unique, luxurious scarf. www.farfieldmill.org The Wensleydale Tournament of Speech and Song £50. 10:00 to 17:00 015396 21958 Friday 15 March Methodist Church Hall, Leyburn, DL8 5EG [email protected] Stories of Aysgarth Church in Stone and Glass 01969 663878 www.farfieldmill.org 19:30 to 20:30 [email protected] Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Friday 5 April An illustrated talk by Pip Pointon. Part of the Friends Tuesday 26 March A Musical Evening with Maire Ni Chathasaigh & of the Museum annual lecture programme. Free - Printmaker at Work Chris Newman donations welcome. 12:00 to 16:00 19:30 to 21:30 01969 666210 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Town Hall, BD23 5AZ [email protected] For details, see 5 March. A lively evening of virtuoso harp and guitar playing. www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk £10 members/conc, £12 non-members. Wednesday 27 March 01756 770350/770051 Friday 15 March Birds of the Yorkshire Dales [email protected] Rag Mama Rag Lunesdale Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2BG uwals.co.uk 20:00 to 22:30 An illustrated talk by National Park Authority Wildlife Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT Conservation Officer Ian Court. Friday 5 to Sunday 7 April One of Europe’s finest country blues acts. Adult 015398 16300 Identifying & Recording Water Bugs £13/15, child £6.50/7.50. [email protected] Field Centre, BD24 9PU 01748 884759 www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk An introductory course in collecting, handling and [email protected] using identification keys. £150-260. www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk Wednesday 27 March 01729 830331 Upper Dales Family History Group [email protected] Saturday 16 March 14:00 to 16:00 www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Coffee Morning Fremington Sunday School, DL11 6AR 10:00 to 12:00 Val Slater: The Walls clan of : from The Saturday 6 April Reeth Evangelical Congregational Church, DL11 6TE Foresters’ Arms to The Somme. £2. Buckden Out Moor Race in Upper A free informal drop-in for coffee and cake. 07432 677783 10:00 to 12:00 01748 884759 [email protected] Buckden YDNPA Car Park, BD23 5JA [email protected] upperdales.weebly.com Challenging 5.1 mile fell race. £6 (£8 on day). www.reethecc.co.uk 01729 830416 Saturday 30 March [email protected] Sunday 17 March Printmaking without a Press www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales Printmaker at Work 10:00 to 17:00 12:00 to 16:00 Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Monday 8 April Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Join local printmaker Hester Cox on this fun workshop. Navigation for Novices For details, see 5 March. £65. 09:00 to 13:00 01729 830331 Ingleton, LA6 3HG Tuesday 19 to Wednesday 20 March [email protected] Don’t get lost on the hills on your next hike! Book Become a Weaver Workshop with Jan Beadle www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn onto a session. 10:00 to 16:00 07850 744215 Farfield Mill, Sedbergh LA10 5LW Saturday 30 March 015242 42113 Taking you through winding a warp and dressing a A Beginners Night Sky at Malham Tarn www.thisisingleton.co.uk loom to weaving your cloth. £100. 19:00 to 21:00 015396 21958 Meet: Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT Tuesday 9 April [email protected] Let our rangers introduce you to the wonders of the Printmaker at Work www.farfieldmill.org galaxy and how to navigate by them. 12:00 to 16:00 Booking essential - £5. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Saturday 23 March to Sunday 1 September 01729 830416 For details, see 5 March. Victoria Bellas Carter & Suzanne Jewellery [email protected] The Station, Richmond, DL10 4LD www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales Tuesday 9 April Exhibition by jewellery designer and tissue paper The Arts Society Wensleydale: Edouard Manet & collage expert. Sunday 31 March Music 01748 850123 Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea Train 14:00 to 15:00 [email protected] 13:00 to 16:00 Middleham Key Centre, DL8 4RA www.thestation.co.uk Leeming Bar Station, DL7 9AR A lecture by Dr Lois Oliver. £8. A treat as you journey into the Dales in heritage 01765 635244 [email protected]

26 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Wednesday 10 April Sunday 14 April Key for National Park Authority-organised events. Introduction to Rockclimbing Outdoors Secret Squirrel 09:00 to 13:00 10:30 to 13:00/14:00 to 16:30 For more advice - see page 23. Ingleton, LA6 3HG Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Guided walk (for grading, see p23) A half day course with a qualified instructor. Join us on a gentle 1½ mile (2.4km) guided walk in 1 07850 744215 search of the tracks and signs of local wildlife, ending 015242 42113 at the Snaizeholme Red Squirrel view point. A must for Created for kids Talk www.thisisingleton.co.uk wildlife spotters and photographers. Morning or afternoon session available. Booking essential. Adult Arts and crafts Dark Skies Friday 12 April £6, child £2 (includes transport from museum). Silver Tup Embroidery with Sara Dennis 01969 666210 10:00 to 16:00 [email protected] Workshop Cheese Festival Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Create a cushion with a Royal School of Needlework- Demonstration Barrier-free trained tutor. £75. Sunday 14 April 015396 21958 Printmaker at Work [email protected] 12:00 to 16:00 Wednesday 17 April www.farfieldmill.org For details, see 5 March. Wild about Dormice 10:30 to 12:30/14:00 to 16:00 Friday 12 April Monday 15 April Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH In the Kitchen Spring Family Walk Are they really our sleepiest animal? What do they 11:00 to 15:00 14:00 to 16:00 eat? Two hours of wild outdoor fun discovering what Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Devils Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale LA6 2DF life is like for our teeny tiny dormice and how we can Join us in our traditional farmhouse kitchen where A short walk alongside the River Lune to look for signs help them survive in the Dales. Morning or afternoon ‘Mrs H’ will explain the hard work that went on there. of spring wildlife. Free - donations welcome. session. Booking essential. Child £5 (accompanied by Included in museum admission. 015398 16300 one free adult). 01969 666210 [email protected] 01969 662910 [email protected] www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk [email protected] www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Tuesday 16 to Wednesday 17 April Friday 12 April Rock Skills Wednesday 17 April Conservation of the Midlands Giggleswick School, Settle BD24 0DE Textiles Techniques Railway Book of Bridges For climbers who want to improve their movement 14:00 to 16:00 19:30 to 20:30 and gain more confidence. £175. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 01729 893097 Watch volunteers working on projects in the textile Conservator Stephen Allen describes his restoration [email protected] gallery. Included in museum admission. work. Part of the Friends of the Museum annual www.giggleswick.org.uk lecture programme. Free - donations welcome. 01969 666210 [email protected] 01969 666210 Tuesday 16 April www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk [email protected] Lambing at Gill Garth Farm www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 10:30 to 12:30/14:00 to 16:00 Wednesday 17 April Gill Garth Farm, Selside BD24 0HX Catch a Falling Star - Lyrids Friday 12 April Two hours of ewe-nique fleecy fun. Meet the newest 19:00 to 21:00 Chris Bannister performs the music of John Denver arrivals, you might even see one being born. No dogs. Lime Tree Farm, Grewelthorpe HG4 3DA 20:00 to 22:30 Child and adult £5 (one free adult per family). With the meteor shower at its height with our Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT 01729 833200 astronomers. £9. Adult £12/14, child £6/7. [email protected] 01423 712950 [email protected] www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk [email protected] nidderdaleaonb.org.uk Tuesday 16 April Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 April Drystone Walling Demonstration Thursday 18 April Ultra & Trail Running Festival UK 11:00 to 15:00 Guided Red Squirrel Walk at Giggleswick School, Settle BD24 0DE Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Smardale Nature Reserve The first of its kind in the UK, bringing together Join our Dales Volunteers as they showcase the 09:30 to 11:30 speakers and experts for workshops and guided runs. traditional craft of drystone walling and explain the Smardale Nature Reserve, Kirkby Stephen £220 (£185 early bird). construction of this iconic feature of the National Park Come and see this enigmatic creature at one of their 01729 893097 landscape. Four short drop-in sessions. Included in northern strongholds. Bring binoculars. Free - [email protected] museum admission. donations welcome. www.giggleswick.org.uk 01969 666210 015398 16300 [email protected] [email protected] Saturday 13 April www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Orton Farmers’ Market www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk 09:00 to 14:00 Wednesday 17 to Thursday 18 April Thursday 18 April Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU Frame Basket Making Go Wild! For details, see 9 March. Broadrake, Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton LA6 3AX 11:00 to 15:00 Tutor Phil Bradley will guide you through all the Tebay Southbound Services, CA10 3SB Saturday 13 April processes to master traditional weaves. £140. Learn about the National Park’s wonderful wildlife at Coffee Morning 015242 41357 this free drop-in event for accompanied 5 to 12 year 10:00 to 12:00 [email protected] olds, with lots of science and craft based activities. Reeth Evangelical Congregational Church, DL11 6TE www.broadrake.co.uk For details, see 16 March. All you need to bring is an adult to help you with any tricky stuff. Wednesday 17 April 01969 666210 Saturday 13 April The Yorkshire 3 Peaks from Ingleton [email protected] Quilting through the Ages 06:00 to 18:00 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events 13:00 to 16:00 Ingleton, LA6 3HG Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT If you thought you’d done the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, think Thursday 18 April Join Kate Trusson for a demonstration of various quilt again! This challenge covers a distance of 29.6 miles Easter Prize Bingo making methods, and a look at some of the quilts in when tackled from Ingleton. 19:30 to 22:00 the collection. Included in museum admission. 015242 42113 Ingleborough Community Centre, LA6 3HG. 01969 666210 www.thisisingleton.co.uk [email protected] 015242 41701 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk [email protected]

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 27 Friday 19 April 01756 792442 Wednesday 24 April Town Trail 1 [email protected] Introduction to Geocaching at Hudswell Woods 14:00 to 16:30 13:00 to 15:30 Dent Village Car Park, LA10 5QL Sunday 21 April Hudswell Woods, DL10 4TJ Join us for a 1½ mile (2.4km) walk to discover the Easter Afternoon Tea Train Fancy having a go at geocaching, but not sure how to village’s fascinating history, including tales of the 13:00 to 17:00 go about it? Join us to learn the basics and then put it Dent Vampire and the Terrible Knitters. Leeming Bar Station, DL7 9AR into practice on a short walk. Adult £5, child £3.50. Adult £5, under 18s free. Enjoy the Dales in springtime on board. Adult £30, 01729 830416 01969 666210 child £15. [email protected] [email protected] www.wensleydalerail.com www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Tuesday 23 April Wednesday 24 April Friday 19 to Sunday 21 April Drystone Walling Demonstration Upper Dales Family History Group Sheafstock Life Music Easter Festival 11:00 to 15:00 14:00 to 16:00 14:00 to 23:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Harmby Village Hall, DL8 5PG The Wheatsheaf, Ingleton, LA6 3AD For details, see 16 April. Talk: ‘The Women’s Land Army in Yorkshire’. £2. Live music, bar and food in aid of Ingleton Cricket 07432 677783 Club. Tuesday 23 April [email protected] 015242 42113 Printmaker at Work upperdales.weebly.com www.thisisingleton.co.uk 12:00 to 16:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Wednesday 24 April Saturday 20 April For details, see 5 March. Textiles Techniques Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt at Hudswell Woods 14:00 to 16:00 10:30 to 14:30 Tuesday 23 April Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Hudswell Woods, Round Howe car park, Richmond Barns, Walls and Bridges 3 For details, see 17 April. DL10 4TJ 13:30 to 16:00 Drop-in event - nature trail on the banks of the River Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Thursday 25 April Swale. £2 per trail sheet. A 4 mile (6.4km) guided walk in Herriot country, Guided Red Squirrel Walk at 01729 830416 enjoying panoramic views and the woodland and Smardale Nature Reserve [email protected] waterfalls of Shaw Gill. Adult £5, under 18s free. 09:30 to 11:30 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales 01969 666210 Smardale Nature Reserve, Kirkby Stephen, [email protected] For details, see 18 April. Sunday 21 to Monday 22 April www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks West Burton Art Group Easter Exhibition Thursday 25 April 10:00 to 16:00 Wednesday 24 April Go Wild! 1 West Burton Village Hall, DL8 4JY Be a Ranger for a day! Family event 11:00 to 15:00 01969 624873 10:00 to 15:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] Meet: Grassington National Park Centre, BD23 5LB Be a nature detective - follow our trail and find the Lend our rangers a helping hand on a practical clues to solve the mystery of the disappearing eggs. Sunday 21 to Monday 22 April conservation day. Suitable for aged 8+. Booking Learn about our wonderful wildlife at this drop-in The Yorkshire Highwayman essential. £5 (accompanying adult free). event for accompanied 5 to 12 year olds, with lots of 11:00 to 17:00 01756 751690 science and craft based activities. All you need to bring Castle, BD23 1AW [email protected] is an adult to help you with any tricky stuff. Included Meet John Nevison, a 17th century highwayman who www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events in museum admission. robbed the length of the Great North Road. Adult 01969 666210 £8.50, child £5.30, conc £7.40. Wednesday 24 April [email protected] Spring Flowers in Oxenber & Wharfe Woods 3 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events 10:30 to 13:30 Wild about streams? Join us on 26 April in Malham Feizor, LA2 8DF Friday 26 April A 4 mile (6.5 km) guided walk with wildlife officer Wild About Streams Tony observing a variety of habitats and classic 10:30 to 12:30/14:00 to 16:00 limestone scenery. Adult £6, child £2 (includes hot Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA drink at Elaine’s Tea Room). Come on a stream dip with us. See what lives within, 01729 833200 test the water quality, and discover how creatures [email protected] survive there. Choose from morning or afternoon www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks session. Suitable for accompanied 5 to 12 year olds. Child £5 (accompanying adult free). 01729 833200 [email protected] 2019 is the Year of Green Action - come and do www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events your bit by taking part in one of the National Park Authority’s events for young people and Friday 26 to Sunday 28 April Wandering Draw: Malham Tarn in Graphite & their families. Charcoal Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Join our rangers, staff and volunteers to learn A weekend course with Margaret Uttley, learning her about, look after and make a difference to the techniques on short walks. £150-260. 01729 830331 special eco-systems, nature and wildlife we have [email protected] here in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Whether it’s building a dormouse den, going Friday 26 April batty about bats or repairing our footpaths all the The Baldy Holly Band 20:00 to 22:30 activities we have planned for this spring and Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT summer put children at the heart of the Reproducing rock ‘n’ roll in its truest energetic form. conservation work that takes place in the Adult £12/14, child £6/7. 01748 884759 National Park. We hope their experiences will [email protected] make them ambassadors for the natural world - www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk and environmental stewards of the future. Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 April Sedbergh Food Festival Sedbergh

28 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk A weekend celebrating our fabulous local food and waterfalls in the Keld area. £3.50. drink, with a food market, plenty of foodie events, and 07790 401476 Key for National Park Authority-organised events. amazing cafés and restaurants to visit in town. [email protected] For more advice - see page 23. 015396 20125 www.keld.org.uk [email protected] 1 Guided walk (for grading, see p23) Tuesday 30 April Saturday 27 April Printmaker at Work Created for kids Talk Ride the hills of the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire with 12:00 to 16:00 Simon Warren Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 08:00 to 17:00 For details, see 5 March. Arts and crafts Dark Skies Meet: Ilkley LS29 8PP An 80 mile cycling challenge with everything provided, Tuesday 30 April Workshop Cheese Festival including a team mechanic and lunch. Suitable for all Hawes Town Trail 1 abilities. £60. 14:00 to 16:00 07710 550237 Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Demonstration Barrier-free [email protected] Join our experienced Dales Volunteers on this free www.eventbrite.co.uk short 2.5 mile (3.5km) walk to explore the history of Meet: Dent Village Car Park LA10 5QL Hawes and Gayle. Discover the origins of Wensleydale Join us on this 4 mile (6.4km) walk along the Dales Saturday 27 April cheese, see where the railway once went, and follow Way through pleasant flower meadows by the River Sedbergh Artisan Market a section of the . Booking advisable. Dee, returning on a centuries-old route linking the 09:30 to 15:00 Free - donations welcome. farms and what was the old Dent workhouse. Sedbergh 01969 666210 Adult £5, under 18s free. Held in the historic centre, with small farmers, cooks, [email protected] 01969 666210 crafters, market gardeners, makers and artists www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks [email protected] displaying their produce and products. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks 015396 20504 Tuesday 30 April to Monday 6 May [email protected] Ride2Stride Monday 6 May www.sedbergh.org.uk 08:30 to 22:00 Guided Walks & Talks of the Yorkshire Dales Settle, BD24 9AA 09:00 to 13:00 Saturday 27 April A week-long festival of walks, talks and music along Ingleton, LA6 3HG 3D Birds the iconic Settle-Carlisle Railway. For details, see 1 April. 10:00 to 16:00 [email protected] Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Monday 6 May Make and decorate a 3D bird with artist Gill Kirk. Stockdale, Gorbeck & Victoria Cave 4 Child £3. MAY 10:25 to 16:15 01969 666210 Meet: Settle Railway Station, BD24 9AA [email protected] Friday 3 to Monday 6 May A free 10 mile circular walk with extensive views of www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Tour de Yorkshire weekend trip 14:00 Malham Tarn, returning by the old Gorbeck Road and Victoria Cave. Part of the Ride2stride festival. Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 April Ilkley www.skyware.co.uk Farfield Spring Weekend & Sedbergh Food Festival An exclusive trip to watch the pros and ride sections of 10:30 to 17:00 the cycle route. £320. Wednesday 8 May Farfield Mill, Sedbergh LA10 5LW 07710 550237 A Lyrical Film of The Yorkshire Dales Enjoy free entry, with our usual exhibitions and [email protected] 19:00 to 21:00 handcrafted gifts, and tea rooms open for tasty cakes. www.yorkshirevelotours.com Grassington Town Hall, BD23 5AZ 015396 21958 This film with no commentary takes you on a relaxing [email protected] Friday 3 to Monday 6 May journey through an awesome landscape. £6 members, www.farfieldmill.org Lichens in the Dales Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU £8 non-members. 01756 770350 or 770051 Saturday 27 April A course to gain confidence in using simple [email protected] Gospel Choir Lunch for Breast Cancer Care identification keys and obtain an understanding of uwals.co.uk 11:30 to 14:30 their biology and impact on the landscape. £235-350. St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg, DL8 3JW 01729 830331 Wednesday 8 May Join us for a truly memorable experience with a tasty [email protected] Introduction to Rockclimbing Outdoors lunch and two hours of live entertainment. Adult £10, www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn 09:00 to 13:00 child £5. Ingleton, LA6 3HG 01969 650690 Friday 3 to Sunday 5 May For details, see 10 April. [email protected] Walking & Wellbeing www.buytickets.at/dalesevents Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Connect with nature whilst being guided by a trained Wednesday 8 May Wildflowers at Aysgarth 1 Saturday 27 April mindfulness teacher. £160-260. 14:00 to 16:00 Gin Train 01729 830331 Meet: Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH 19:30 to 22:00 [email protected] Join wildlife officer Tony on a 1½ mile guided walk Leeming Bar Station, DL7 9AR www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn learning how to identify the spring flowers of Take a journey through the Dales, served gins from Freeholders’ Wood and find out how the woods Durham Distillery. Saturday 4 May are managed with traditional coppicing. www.wensleydalerail.com Navvies, Drovers & Romans 4 10:40 to 17:30 Adult £5, under 18s free. 01969 662910 Sunday 28 April Meet: Ribblehead Station, LA6 3JF [email protected] Family Foraging A free 9½ mile (15 km) walk through the site of the www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks 10:00 to 16:00 navvies’ settlements at Ribblehead. Follow the line of Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU the railway and visit Gearstones and Thorns, both Friday 10 May Enjoy a foraged lunch around the campfire and gather important centres for the drovers of long ago, with a Introduction Needle Case with Sara Dennis wild edibles to supplement our meal, learning how to glimpse of the Roman road from Bainbridge to 10:00 to 16:00 safely identify them. Adult £45, child free. Ingleton. Part of the Ride2stride festival. Farfield Mill, Sedbergh LA10 5LW 01729 830331 www.skyware.co.uk Workshop with a Royal School of Needlework-trained [email protected] tutor. £75. www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Saturday 4 May Long Preston May Day 015396 21958 [email protected] Sunday 28 April www.longpreston.info www.farfieldmill.org Waterfalls of the Swale 13:00 to 15:00 Sunday 5 May Meet: Keld Resource Centre, DL11 6LJ Sunnyside & Moneyside 3 A gentle guided walk covering seven of the finest 13:30 to 16:30

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 29 Saturday 11 May 09:45 to 16:30 activities. Orton Farmers’ Market Broadrake, Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton LA6 3AX [email protected] 09:00 to 14:00 Tutor Phil Bradley guides you through all the processes Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU to make a stunning sculpture. £75. Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May For details, see 9 March. 01524 241357 Yorkshire Dales Spring Foraging Courses [email protected] 12:00 to 15:30 Saturday 11 to Sunday 12 May www.broadrake.co.uk Fountaine Inn, Linton National Mills Weekend - Free Entry A 2.5 hour walk, learning to identify what we find, 10:30 to 17:00 Wednesday 15 May then back to the pub for a tasty wild food lunch. Adult Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW Silk Paper Making with Wendy Ann Stanger £45, under 16s £22.50, under 12s free. Discover the mill’s story, plus all our usual exhibitions, 10:00 to 16:00 www.wildfooduk.com craft demos, children’s trail, and treats in the tea room. Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW 015396 21958 Learn the basics of silk fusion paper making. £50. Saturday 18 May [email protected] 015396 21958 Youth Theatre Presents: www.farfieldmill.org [email protected] Last Dance of a Dalesman by Nobby Dimon www.farfieldmill.org 19:00 to 21:00 Saturday 11 May Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Wildlflowers Around Grassington 2 Wednesday 15 May It’s the summer of 1953 and Britain is changing.Young 14:00 to 17:00 Spring Flower Walk people are gaining an identity with fashion and music Meet: Grassington National Park Centre, BD23 5LB 10:00 to 12:00 and we see the rise of modern technology.But in the Want to improve your wildflower identification skills? Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve, DL9 3PZ Dales, things seem to be as before, apart from the Or just enjoy walking through flower-rich meadows Come and join us on a wildflower identification walk establishment of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, an and woodlands? Join us on a 4 to 5 mile walk with lots around the reserve. £3. event that has been highly debated by the locals. £5. of stopping and looking. Adult £5, under 18s free. 01748 830045 07709 870861 01756 751690 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.foxglovecovert.org.uk www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Thursday 16 May Sunday 19 May Saturday 11 May Wildflowers & Woodland Walk Wild Sea Watercolour Workshop with Ruth Clayton Bottomless Prosecco Train 10:00 to 16:00 10:00 to 16:00 19:30 to 22:00 Meet: Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW Leeming Bar Station, DL7 9AR A pretty 6 mile walk to Castle Bolton and back via Be guided step-by-step to paint your own masterpiece. Journey through the Dales in one of our heritage Aysgarth Falls, led by woodland experts. All abilities welcome. £50. carriages with an endless supply of fizz. Booking essential. 015396 21958 www.wensleydalerail.com 015242 51002 [email protected] [email protected] www.farfieldmill.org Sunday 12 May www.ydmt.org/events Birdsong walk in Upper Wharfedale Sunday 19 May 08:00 to 11:00 Friday 17 May Rag Rug Making Workshop Meet: Buckden YDNPA Car Park, BD23 5JA Botany Beginnings: Wildflowers 11:00 to 16:00 Join our ranger for a walk through Redmire Wood with 10:00 to 16:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT a focus on bird identification and song. Booking Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Learn about this traditional craft with renowned rug essential. Adult £5, child £3.50. This starter course covers wildflower anatomy, maker Heather Ritchie, and create your own rug or 01729 830416 terminology and simple methods of identification. £35. wall hanging. Materials and lunch included. £50. [email protected] 01729 830331 01969 666210 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales [email protected] [email protected] www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Sunday 12 May Wild Art Friday 17 to Sunday 19 May Tuesday 21 May 10:30 to 12:30/14:00 to 16:00 Introduction to Water Beetles Globe Flower Walk - Discover the Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Globe Flowers of Ingleborough Two hours of outdoor arty fun inspired by nature - join Learn how to collect and handle water beetles and use 10:00 to 16:00 us to make a masterpiece. Suitable for accompanied 5 identification keys. £150-260. Ashes Pasture Nature Reserve, Ribblehead LA6 3JF to 12 year olds. £5 (accompanying adult free). 01729 830331 Discover these special flowers and other spring flora at Choose from morning or afternoon session. [email protected] their finest. 01729 833200 www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn 01904 659570 [email protected] [email protected] www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Friday 17 May www.ywt.org.uk/events Fortunes made from Dales to London Monday 13 May 19:30 to 20:30 Tuesday 21 May Navigation for Novices Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Hawes Town Trail 1 09:00 to 13:00 An illustrated talk based on 18th century records 14:00 to 16:00 Ingleton, LA6 3HG about the fraught 250 mile journeys taken by young Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT For details, see 8 April. people to find work in London.Part of the Friends of For details, see 30 April. the Museum annual lecture programme. Tuesday 14 May Free - donations welcome. Wednesday 22 May The Arts Society Wensleydale: Toby Faber - 90 years 01969 666210 Upper Dales Family History Group of excellence in book cover design [email protected] 14:00 to 16:00 14:00 to 15:00 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Fremington Sunday School, DL11 6AR Middleham Key Centre, DL8 4RA Talk: ‘Barnard Castle Market Place’. £2. The grandson of the founder of Faber & Faber Saturday 18 May 07432 677783 explores through slides and anecdotes, the covers, CRO Ingleborough Challenge 2019 [email protected] design and key figures in the company’s history. £8. Cave Rescue Organisation, Clapham, LA2 8HH upperdales.weebly.com 01765 635244 The charity’s annual fundraiser with two fantastic [email protected] challenges on offer: 26 mile Ingleborough Marathon Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May (£25) or 12 mile Clapham Circuit (£15). crochallenge@ Yorkshire Dales Cycleway in 3 Days Wednesday 15 May gmail.com This 250km circular cycle tour takes in the Howgill The Yorkshire 3 Peaks from Ingleton cro.org.uk/the-cro-challenge and Westmorland Dales, before heading up to the 06:00 to 18:00 highest pub in Britain at Tan Hill. Ingleton LA6 3HG Saturday 18 May 07710 550237 For details, see 17 April. Sedbergh Gala Day [email protected] Sedbergh www.yorkshirevelotours.com Wednesday 15 May Inspired by the town’s culture and heritage, a fun Willow Hares family day with a fell race, craft stalls and children’s

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Tuesday 28 May Drystone Walling Demonstration 11:00 to 15:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT For details, see 16 April. Become a nature detective on one of our themed Tuesday 28 May Friday 24 to Monday 27 May Go Wild! events Go Wild! WensleyAle Festival 11:00 to 15:00 Redmire St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg, DL8 3JW Malham www.wensleydalerail.com A quintet fronted by brilliant young Wensleydale bass Fantastic Beasts. Animals are truly amazing - find out trombonist and National Youth Orchestra member. why our wonderful wildlife looks and behaves as it Friday 24 May Adult £10, under 25s £3. does. Free drop-in event for accompanied 5 to 12 year Landermason 01748 880019 olds, with stream dipping and lots of science and craft 20:00 to 22:30 [email protected] based activities. Bring a towel and shoes to paddle in. Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT www.swaledale-festival.org.uk 01729 833200 Multi-instrumentalists combine traditional and [email protected] contemporary folk with jazz and other styles. Saturday 25 to Friday 31 May www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Adult £12/14, child £6/7. Gaping Gill Winch Meet ( Pothole Club) 01748 884759 www.bpc-cave.org.uk Tuesday 28 May [email protected] Swaledale Festival - Film: Blood Wedding (Bodas de www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk Sunday 26 May Sangre) Birdsong Walk at Malham Tarn 11:00 to 12:10 Saturday 25 to Wednesday 29 May 08:00 to 10:30 Leyburn Arts & Community Centre, DL8 5DL Malham Safari Meet: Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT Carlos Saura’s iconic 1981 film (U certificate). Adult www.facebook.com/malhamsafari Join our ranger for a boardwalk loop before exploring £8, under 25s £3. Tarn Woods. Booking essential. Adult £5, child £3.50. 01748 880019 Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June 01729 830416 [email protected] Clapham Art Exhibition [email protected] www.swaledale-festival.org.uk Clapham Village Hall, LA2 8HR www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales 01729 822476 Tuesday 28 May [email protected] Sunday 26 May Grinton Mines & Mills 2 Swaledale Festival: An Evening With Paco Peña 13:30 to 16:30 Saturday 25 May to Saturday 8 June 19:30 to 21:30 Meet: Grinton Youth Hostel, DL11 6HS Swaledale Festival St Andrew’s Church, Grinton, DL11 6HR Join us on a 3 mile (4.8 km) walk to explore Grinton Music, arts and walking festival, with 60+ events Influential and revered flamenco guitarist. Moor and its fascinating lead mining remains, taking place in and around Swaledale, Adult £20, under 25s £3. including one of the finest smelt mills in the Dales. Arkengarthdale and Wensleydale. 01748 880019 Booking essential. Adult £5, under 18s free. 01748 880019 [email protected] 01748 884059 [email protected] www.swaledale-festival.org.uk [email protected] www.swalefest.org.uk www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Monday 27 May Saturday 25 May Austwick Annual Street Market & Cuckoo Festival Tuesday 28 May Sedbergh Artisan Market austwick.org Hands of History - Traditional Toys and Games 09:30 to 15:00 14:00 to 16:00 Sedbergh Monday 27 May Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT For details, see 27 April. West Burton May Fair 2019 Get hands on with history! Wallops, skittles and more. 13:00 to 16:00 Included in museum admission. Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May West Burton Village Green, DL8 4JY 01969 666210 15th Century War of the Roses Fun for all the family with maypole dancing, dog show, [email protected] 10:00 to 17:00 (11:00 Sun) inflatable assault course, sheep dog demo and Morris www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Skipton Castle, BD23 1AW dancers. Journey back to see a recreation of a medieval 01969 663642 Tuesday 28 May campsite and the garrison demonstrate their arms. [email protected] Swaledale Festival - Esbjerg Ensemble Adult £8.50, child £5.30, conc £7.40. www.westburton-yorkshire.co.uk 19:30 to 21:30 01756 792442 Influence Church, Richmond, DL10 4AS [email protected] Tuesday 28 May Top Danish chamber orchestra performs Musorgsky Pink-eyes & early purples - and Mahler. Saturday 25 May colourful, late spring flowers 01748 880019 Swaledale Festival - Cincobrass, featuring Simon 10:00 to 16:00 [email protected] Chorley Meet: Horton in Ribblesdale, BD24 0HU www.swaledale-festival.org.uk 16:00 to 17:00

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 31 Wednesday 29 May Three courses to choose from on the Mallerstang fells. Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve, DL9 3PZ Den Building & Geocaching in Upper Wharfedale Adult £20, child £10, conc £15. Explore our ponds to see what lurks beneath. £3. 11:00 to 14:30 017683 72091 01748 830045 Meet: Buckden YDNPA Car Park, BD23 5JA [email protected] [email protected] Fancy having a go at geocaching but not sure how to www.yomp.org www.foxglovecovert.org.uk go about it? Join us to learn the basics and then put it into practise. Suitable for accompanied primary age up Sunday 2 June Thursday 6 June to 12. Booking essential - £5. Botany Beginnings: Wildflowers Swaledale Festival - London Tango Trio 01729 830416 10:00 to 16:00 19:30 to 21:30 [email protected] Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU St Andrew’s Church, Grinton, DL11 6HR www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales For details, see 17 May. Leading classical violin, guitar and accordion players. Adult £18, under 25s £3. Wednesday 29 May Sunday 2 June 01748 880019 Textile Techniques Lower Wensleydale Walk 3 [email protected] 14:00 to 16:00 10:30 to 15:00 www.swaledale-festival.org.uk Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Meet: Leyburn war memorial For details, see 17 April. This 7 mile walk takes in views of Pennhill and Bolton Friday 7 June Castle, lead-mining remains, the park grounds of Discover Ancient Arkengarthdale 3 Wednesday 29 May Bolton Hall and Wensley village. 11:00 to 15:00 Swaledale Festival - Jennifer Pike with Amaan Ali 01748 880018 Start: Langthwaite Car Park, DL11 6RE Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash [email protected] A 6 mile (10km) guided walk to discover this 19:30 to 21:30 www.swalefest.org fascinating landscape and how lead mining shaped St Andrew’s Church, Grinton, DL11 6HR the fortunes of the people who once lived here. The sensational violinist in new ground-breaking Sunday 2 June 01748 880018 collaboration. Adult £18, under 25s £3. Swaledale Festival - Sheku and Friends [email protected] 01748 880019 19:30 to 21:30 www.swalefest.org [email protected] The Garden Rooms, Tennants, Leyburn, DL8 5SG www.swaledale-festival.org.uk The biggest star in classical music plays Beethoven, Friday 7 to Sunday 9 June Dvorák and Fauré with two talented siblings and two Identifying Bees with Steven Falk Thursday 30 May Royal Academy friends.Adult £25/20, under 25s £6. Malham Tarn Field Centre, Settle BD24 9PU Swaledale Festival - Richard Uttley & Kate Whitley 01748 880018 Learn how to record and identify with the author of 19:30 to 21:30 [email protected] ‘Field Guide to Bees of Britain and Northern Ireland’. Influence Church, RichmondDL10 4AS www.swaledale-festival.org.uk £150-260. The pianists’ performance includes Stravinsky’s Rite of 01729 830331 Spring. Adult £18, under 25s £3. Monday 3 June [email protected] 01748 880019 Guided Walks and Talks of the Yorkshire Dales www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn [email protected] 09:00 to 13:00 www.swaledale-festival.org.uk Ingleton, LA6 3HG Saturday 8 June For details, see 1 April. Orton Farmers’ Market & Greenholme Show Friday 31 May 09:00 to 17:00 In the Kitchen - Dairying Tuesday 4 June Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU 11:00 to 15:00 Classic Circular 4 An annual local highlight as the popular farmers’ Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 10:30 to 15:00 market in the morning goes into a traditional rural Join us in our traditional farmhouse kitchen where Meet: Farmers Arms, , DL11 6QG show in the afternoon. ‘Mrs H’ will explain dairying processes, such as butter A 6½ mile (10.5km) walk in the spectacular Swale 07969 335598 and cheese making. Included in museum admission. gorge, visiting the ruined lead mines of Crackpot Hall [email protected] 01969 666210 and the charming village of Keld, before returning www.ortonfarmers.co.uk [email protected] over Kisdon Hill via the Corpse Road. www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 01748 880018 Saturday 8 June [email protected] Go Wild! Friday 31 May www.swalefest.org 11:00 to 15:00 Bat Walk - Grassington 1 Kirkby Lonsdale, 21:00 to 23:00 Tuesday 4 June Wild Music. Come and make your own musical Meet: Grassington National Park Centre, BD23 5LB Wensleydale, an Industrial Landscape? instruments from natural materials, and learn about Love bats? Come on a short walk with wildlife officer 14:00 to 15:00 our wonderful wildlife, with lots of science and craft Tony to discover where these wonderful animals like to Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT based activities. Free drop-in event for accompanied 5 fly. Bring a torch. Adult £5, under 18s free. An illustrated talk by Tony Keates. Included in to 12 year olds. All you need to bring is an adult to 01756 751690 museum admission. help you with any tricky stuff. [email protected] 01969 666210 01729 833200 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks [email protected] [email protected] www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events JUNE Wednesday 5 June Saturday 8 June Lino cutting workshop with Tilly Dagnall Swaledale Festival - Kathryn Tickell’s The Darkening Saturday 1 June 10:00 to 16:00 19:30 Be a Ranger for a day! Family event Conistone with Kilnsey Village Hall, BD23 5PS The Garden Rooms, Tennants, LeyburnDL8 5SG 10:00 to 15:00 Learn a new skill or brush up on one you already An exciting supergroup led by the fiddle and Meet: Grassington National Park Centre, BD23 5LB have.£30 (£28 members/conc). 01756 770350 or Northumbrian pipes legend. Adult £20/15, under 25s For details, see 24 April. 770051 £3. [email protected] 01748 880019 Saturday 1 June uwals.co.uk [email protected] Every Barn Tells a Story www.swaledale-festival.org.uk 13:30 to 16:30 Wednesday 5 June Meet: Keld Resource Centre, DL11 6LJ Overground Underground Festival: Taster Rock Sunday 9 June A 5 mile walk to Angram and back, exploring the Climbing Peregrine Walk 1 history behind the many barns in Upper Swaledale, 10:00 to 14:00 10:00 to 12:00/14:00 to 16:00 which formed part of a self-sustaining farming system. Ingleton, LA6 3HG Meet: Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA £4.50. 07850 744215 Join wildlife officer Ian for a short walk to Malham 07790 401476 015242 42113 Cove to learn about the success of the peregrine [email protected] www.thisisingleton.co.uk falcons - the fastest creatures on earth - nesting there. Adult £5, under 18s free. Morning or afternoon session. Sunday 2 June Wednesday 5 June 01729 833200 The Upper Eden Yomp Mountain Challenge Pond Dipping for Adults [email protected] Start: Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HA 10:00 to 12:00 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks

32 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Sunday 9 June Thursday 13 June Line & Wash Workshop with John Harrison WIllow Curlews Key for National Park Authority-organised events. 11:00 to 17:00 09:45 to 16:30 For more advice - see page 23. Broadrake, Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton LA6 3AX Broadrake, Chapel-le-Dale, IngletonLA6 3AX A workshop including outdoor sketching, ink drawing Create a sculpture of the Yorkshire Dales iconic bird on 1 Guided walk (for grading, see p23) and applying washes. £50. this workshop. £75. 015242 41357 015242 41357 Created for kids Talk [email protected] [email protected] www.broadrake.co.uk www.broadrake.co.uk Arts and crafts Dark Skies Sunday 9 June Friday 14 June Wild Flowers at Malham Tarn In the Kitchen - Preserves Workshop Cheese Festival 14:00 to 16:00 11:00 to 15:00 Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT A walk through this amazing nature reserve with one Join us in our traditional farmhouse kitchen where ‘Mrs H’ Demonstration Barrier-free of our rangers. Booking essential - £5. will explain the methods of preserving foods, such as 01729 830416 pickling and salting. Included in museum admission. [email protected] 01969 666210 Tuesday 18 June www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales [email protected] Amazing Orchids www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 10:00 to 16:00 Monday 10 June Ingleborough NNR, LA6 3JF Navigation for Novices Friday 14 to Monday 17 June Orchids are often a sign of a healthy ecological 09:00 to 13:00 British Birds of Prey: habitat. A walk to identify some common grassland Ingleton, LA6 3HG Identification and Monitoring species and seek out the rarer ones. For details, see 8 April. Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU 01904 659570 Learn how to identify the different species and their [email protected] Monday 10 to Friday 14 June behaviour and gain greater understanding of how they www.ywt.org.uk/events Introduction to cycling in the Yorkshire Dales, 4 live and how we can live alongside them. £255-375. nights/3days 01729 830331 Tuesday 18 June lkley, LS29 8PP [email protected] Hawes Town Trail 1 A tour designed for those relatively new to cycling or www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn 14:00 to 16:00 wanting a gentle introduction to the Yorkshire Dales. Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT £450. Friday 14 to Sunday 16 June For details, see 30 April. 07710 550237 Botanical Surveying for Professional Ecologists [email protected] Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Tuesday 18 June www.yorkshirevelotours.com This course will equip participants with the skills and Trees & Woods knowledge frequently required in the fields of ecology 14:00 to 15:00 Tuesday 11 June and conservation. £160-260 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Hay Meadow Meander 01729 830331 An illustrated talk by author David Joy as part of the 10:00 to 16:00 [email protected] launch for his new book ‘Discover your woods: Trees Ashes Pasture Nature Reserve, Ribblehead LA6 3JF www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn in the Dales’. Included in museum admission. A walk in picturesque meadow habitat to learn about 01969 666210 their history, restoration and current management. Saturday 15 to Monday 17 June [email protected] 01904 659570 The Dales Festival of Food and Drink www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk [email protected] Leyburn www.ywt.org.uk/events Join us in the market place for food and drink Wednesday 19 June producers, street entertainment, demos by local chefs, The Yorkshire 3 Peaks from Ingleton Tuesday 11 June music and performances. 06:00 to 18:00 The Arts Society Wensleydale: 07817 711227 Ingleton LA6 3HG Cultural Experiments in the Weimar Republic [email protected] For details, see 17 April. 14:00 to 15:00 Middleham Key Centre, DL8 4RA Saturday 15 June Thursday 20 June Gavin Plumley’s lecture explores the influential art that BLS Introduction to Lichens Muker Hay Meadow Walk emerged from the aftermath of the Great War. £8. 10:00 to 17:00 10:00 to 15:30 01765 635244 Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Meet: Muker, DL11 6QG [email protected] Discover the world of lichens through this one-day Led by YDMT’s wildflower expert, this 4.5 mile circular course, requiring no previous knowledge. £45. walk takes us through the iconic hay meadows which Tuesday 11 June 01729 830331 should be in full bloom. Mining Mystery - Buckden Bill [email protected] 015242 51002 14:00 to 15:00 www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn [email protected] Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT www.ydmt.org/events An illustrated talk by Richard Mathews on the mystery Saturday 15 June surrounding ‘the body in the mine’. Included in Every Barn Tells a Story Friday 21 to Monday 24 June museum admission. 13:30 to 16:30 Identifying & Recording Juvenile & 01969 666210 Keld Resource Centre, DL11 6LJ Adult Caddisflies [email protected] For details, see 1 June. Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk A course on their life cycle and ecology. £255-375. Saturday 15 to Saturday 29 June 01729 830331 Wednesday 12 June Grassington Festival [email protected] Introduction to Rockclimbing Outdoors (half day) 20:00 to 23:30 www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn 09:00 to 13:00 15 days of music and arts. Headline acts include Ed Ingleton, LA6 3HG Byrne and David Starkey, with music from The Young Saturday 22 June For details, see 10 April. ‘Uns and Cara Dillon. Sedbergh Artisan Market [email protected] 09:30 to 15:00 Wednesday 12 June www, grassington-festival.org.uk Sedbergh Wildflowers in Orton 2 For details, see 27 April. 13:00 to 16:30 Sunday 16 June Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU Raydale Round Join wildlife officer Sue Thurley for a 4 mile (6.4km) 09:00 to 14:00 gentle stroll through the quiet lanes of Orton looking A 10k off-road walk or run for charity. £14. at its species-rich road verges. Adult £5, under 18s free. [email protected] 01969 666210 www.raydalebarn.co.uk [email protected] www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks

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A guided walk looking at butterflies and pollinator Skipton Castle, BD23 1AW 01729 830331 plants and how we’re working to help the rarer species Re-live 1380 Medieval Life. Adult £8.50, child £5.30, [email protected] to thrive. conc £7.40. www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn 01904 659570 01756 792442 [email protected] [email protected] Saturday 29 June www.ywt.org.uk/events Go Wild! Sunday 23 June 11:00 to 15:00 Tuesday 2 July Wild Flowers at Malham Tarn Grassington, BD23 5AA Meadow & Woodland Flowers of 14:00 to 16:00 Marvellous Meadows. Our fantastic meadows are Yockenthwaite in Upper Wharfedale Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT buzzing with life - join in the fun, with lots of science 11:00 to 14:30 A walk through this amazing nature reserve with one and craft-based activities. Free drop-in event for Yockenthwaite Bridge (SD 905791), Buckden of our rangers.Booking essential - £5. accompanied 5 to 12 year olds. All you need to bring For details, see 30 June. 01729 830416 is an adult to help you with any tricky stuff. [email protected] 01756 751690 Wednesday 3 July www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales [email protected] Overground Underground Festival: Taster Rock www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Climbing Tuesday 25 June 10:00 to 14:00 Men of Lead Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June Ingleton, LA6 3HG 14:00 to 15:00 Settle & District Open Gardens 2019 For details, see 5 June. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 11:00 to 17:00 An illustrated talk by author David Joy on the history of Settle BD24 9EJ Friday 5 to Monday 8 July lead mining in the Dales. Included in museum admission. Adult £7, child free. Fly Fishing Weekend 01969 666210 07432 506295 Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU [email protected] [email protected] Fish and learn the techniques involved in fishing still www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk waters and rivers. £285-420. Saturday 29 June 01729 830331 Wednesday 26 June Flowers of Upper Swaledale [email protected] Upper Dales Family History Group 11:00 to 16:00 www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn 14:00 to 16:00 Meet: Keld Resource Centre, DL11 6LJ Harmby Village Hall, DL8 5PG Scenic flower identification walk to the famous Muker Friday 5 to Monday 8 July Talk: The story of the Dawson Orphans. £2. hay meadows. £4.50. Grass Identification 07432 677783 07790 401476 Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU [email protected] [email protected] Learn the structure of grasses and terminology used in upperdales.weebly.com www.keld.org.uk identification, and visit habitats for experience of using keys. £235-350. Friday 28 June to Monday 01 July Sunday 30 June 01729 830331 Limestone Flora Big Bike Sunday [email protected] Malham Tarn Field Centre, Settle, BD24 9PU Skipton Auction Mart, BD23 1UD www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn A weekend for botanists looking at specialist flora of The Girder Fork and Classic Motorcycle club return limestone habitats. £235-350. with their motorbike show. £3. Friday 5 to Sunday 7 July 01729 830331 07960 917483 Ingleton 1940s Weekend [email protected] [email protected] 18:00 to 17:00 www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Ingleton, LA6 3HG Sunday 30 June Entertainment and nostalgia. Enjoy the fashions, music Friday 28 June Escape To The Dales Cycle Sportive and dance of a bygone age, see uniforms and vehicles, Martin Simpson 08:00 to 17:00 and join us in an act of remembrance. 20:00 to 22:30 Start: Escape Bike Shop, Ingleton LA6 3NJ 07834 552224 015242 41683 Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT The sportive takes in some of the best cycling in the [email protected] One of the world’s finest fingerstyle, acoustic and slide area, with two routes to choose from. £25. www.ingleton40s.co.uk guitar players. Adult £15/17, child £7.50/8.50. 015242 42113 01748 884759 www.facebook.com/escapetothedales Saturday 6 July [email protected] National Meadows Celebration Day www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk Sunday 30 June Nethergill Farm, Oughtershaw, BD23 5JS Meadow & Woodland Flowers of Teeming with wildlife and a riot of colour, discover Friday 28 June Yockenthwaite in Upper Wharfedale what’s being done to protect and restore these Bat Walk - Settle 1 11:00 to 14:30 precious places, and how you can help. 20:30 to 22:30 Start: Yockenthwaite Bridge (SD 905791), Buckden 07854 602060 Settle Quaker Meeting House, BD24 9DX Experience the colours and scents on a lovely 4 mile [email protected] Love bats? Come on a short walk with wildlife officer Langstrothdale walk.Booking essential - £5. www.nethergill.co.uk Tony, using detectors to discover where the bats of 01729 830416 Settle like to fly. Bring a torch. Adult £5, under 18s free. [email protected] Saturday 6 to Sunday 7 July 01729 833200 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales Afoot in Two Dales Challenge Event [email protected] 08:30 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Harmby Village Hall, DL8 5PG JULY A 50 mile/5, 500ft circuit for experienced walkers and Friday 28 to Sunday 30 June runners, with 24 hours to complete the route. £25. Dentdale Music & Beer Festival Monday 1 July to Sunday 8 September 07960 588429 www.dentmusicandbeer.com Settle Flowerpot Festival [email protected] Stroll around and be entertained by the wonderful www.ldwa.org.uk Saturday 29 June flowerpot displays decorating our town. UWFRA Wharfedale Three Peaks Challenge www.visitsettle.co.uk Saturday 6 July 08:00 to 18:30 Richmondshire Youth Theatre Presents - Kettlewell, BD23 5QZ Monday 1 July Miners of Lead & Dales Nurses during WW1 Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Team’s main fundraising Guided Walks and Talks of the Yorkshire Dales 12:00 to 13:00/14:30 to 15:30 event of the year. £20 (Valley walk £12). 09:00 to 13:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] Ingleton, LA6 3HG See two short plays back to back. Included in museum www.uwfra.org.uk/w3p For details, see 1 April. admission. 01969 666210 Saturday 29 June Tuesday 2 July [email protected] Botany Beginnings: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Beautiful Butterflies at Brae www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 10:00 to 16:00 10:00 to 16:00

36 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Sunday 7 July Saturday 13 July Down on the Farm Orton Farmers’ Market Key for National Park Authority-organised events. 10:30 to 12:30/14:00 to 16:00 09:00 to 14:00 For more advice - see page 23. Gill Garth Farm, Selside, Settle BD24 0HX Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU Meet the cows, help collect the eggs, feed the pony For details, see 9 March. 1 Guided walk (for grading, see p23) and watch the sheep shearing, plus crafty things to make and do. Child £5 (accompanying adult free). Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 July Created for kids Talk Booking essential. Morning or afternoon session. Stone Carving Association 01729 833200 10:00 to 17:00 [email protected] Skipton Castle, BD23 1AW Arts and crafts Dark Skies www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Demonstration - come and have a go. Adult £8.50, child £5.30, conc £7.40. Workshop Cheese Festival Sunday 7 July 01756 792442 Constable Burton Summer Plant Fair [email protected] 11:00 to 16:00 Demonstration Barrier-free Constable Burton Hall, Leyburn DL8 5LJ Sunday 14 July Plant growers and specialists offer locally grown and Secret Squirrel 2 Wednesday 17 July produced plants. £5. 10:30 to 13:00/14:00 to 16:30 The Yorkshire 3 Peaks from Ingleton 07730 859441 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 06:00 to 18:00 [email protected] For details, see 14 April. Ingleton LA6 3HG www.flowerpowerfairs.co.uk For details, see 17 April. Sunday 14 July Sunday 7 July Discover Orton Scar 3 Wednesday 17 July Discover Aisgill Force 3 13:00 to 16:30 The Craven Limeworks 2 13:30 to 16:30 Orton, CA10 3RU 14:00 to 16:00 Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT A 4½ mile (7km) walk with spectacular views of the Meet: Stainforth YDNPA Car Park, BD24 9QD A moderate 4 mile (6½ km) journey past the home Howgills and Lakeland fells, beautiful limestone A 3 mile (4.8 km) stroll exploring the intriguing of Wensleydale Cheese (think Wallace and Gromit!), pavement, local farms and barns, and a prehistoric Hoffmann Kiln which enabled lime to be produced in into the little village of Gayle, and through a narrow stone circle. Adult £5, under 18s free. a continuous process - a little known archaeological wooded gorge to spectacular waterfalls. 01969 666210 gem which has to be seen to be believed. Adult £5, under 18s free. [email protected] Adult £5, under 18s free. 01969 666210 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks 01729 833200 [email protected] [email protected] www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Monday 15 to Friday 19 July www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Introduction to cycling in the Yorkshire Dales, 4 Sunday 7 July nights/3days Thursday 18 July Lead Mining on Grassington Moor 2 Ilkley, LS29 8PP Scenic Swaledale 3 14:00 to 17:00 For details, see 10 June. 10:30 to 15:30 Yarnbury, Grassington BD23 5EQ Reeth National Park Centre, DL11 6TE A 4 mile (6.4km) walk to discover why this corner of Tuesday 16 July A delightful 5½ mile (8.5km) walk to discover more the National Park became a place of heavy industry, Ingleborough Limestone Walk about the local historical, industrial and cultural heritage, visiting well preserved mining remains. 10:00 to 16:00 whilst enjoying the outstanding scenery of this Adult £5, under 18s free. Chapel-le-dale, LA6 3JG beautiful part of Swaledale. Adult £5, under 18s free. 01756 751690 Exploring the landscape of Ingleborough nature reserve 01748 884059 [email protected] including the wonderful limestone pavement of [email protected] www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Southerscales and Scar Close. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks 01904 659570 Monday 8 July [email protected] Navigation for Novices www.ywt.org.uk/events 09:00 to 13:00 Walk with us: we are holding over 50 Ingleton, LA6 3HG fabulous guided walks in 2019 For details, see 8 April.

Wednesday 10 July Introduction to Rockclimbing Outdoors (half day) 09:00 to 13:00 Ingleton, LA6 3HG For details, see 10 April.

Thursday 11 July Willow Seed Pods 09:45 to 16:30 Broadrake, Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton LA6 3AX Create giant garden sculptures on this workshop. £75. 015242 41357 [email protected] www.broadrake.co.uk

Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 July Yorkshire Dales Cycleway in 3 days For details, see 23 May.

Friday 12 July An Evening with the Dreamers 20:00 to 22:30 Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT Former member Alan Mosca, featuring all the favourites. Adult £15/17, child £7.50/8.50. 01748 884759 [email protected] www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk Friday 19 to Monday 22 July Bring packed lunch. Friday 26 July Identifying Freshwater Invertebrates 01969 666210 In the Kitchen - Washdays Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU [email protected] 11:00 to 15:00 A course on field collection, preservation and curation www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT of specimens. £255-375. Join us in our traditional farmhouse kitchen where 01729 830331 Sunday 21 July ‘Mrs H’ will explain all about the hard work involved in [email protected] Afternoon Tea at Ravenseat wash days, from the dolly tub to the mangle. Included www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn (Home of the Yorkshire Shepherdess) in museum admission. 13:00 to 16:30 01969 666210 Friday 19 to Monday 22 July Meet: Keld Resource Centre, DL11 6LJ [email protected] Malhamdale: Family Wildlife & Landscapes Car transport up to Ravenseat for afternoon tea served www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU by the Owen family, and then a gentle walk along This family course will take you to the iconic natural Cotterby Scar to East Stonesdale.Booking essential. Saturday 27 July wonders, as well as some hidden gems. Adult £150, Adult £7.50, child £5.50. Sedbergh Artisan Market child £100. 07790 401476 09:30 to 15:00 01729 830331 [email protected] Sedbergh [email protected] For details, see 27 April. www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Monday 22 to Friday 26 July Butterflies & Moths Saturday 27 July Friday 19 July Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Roger McGough: ‘As Far as I Know’ Work of the Volunteers at the Museum Learn about the nationally-scarce species found at the 19:30 to 21:30 19:30 to 20:30 Tarn and how to identify them. £325-495. Grassington Town Hall, BD23 5AZ Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 01729 830331 An entertaining evening with Roger, whose poetry and An illustrated talk by Museum Officer Sarah [email protected] writing is familiar to both adults and children. £16 Binks-Lambert on the important work of the museum www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn members/conc, £17.50 non-members. volunteers. Free - donations welcome. 01756 770350 or 770051 01969 666210 Tuesday 23 July [email protected] [email protected] Drystone Walling Demonstration uwals.co.uk www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 11:00 to 15:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Sunday 28 July Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July For details, see 16 April. Summer Stories at Malham National Park Centre Leyburn 1940s Weekend Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA Leyburn Tuesday 23 July Enjoy free summertime tales focussing on nature, led Dinner dances , music, dancing demos, vintage Hawes Town Trail 1 by a skilled storyteller. Suitable for all ages. vehicles, stalls. 14:00 to 16:00 01729 833200 07817 711227 Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] [email protected] For details, see 30 April. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events

Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July Tuesday 23 July Sunday 28 July 15 Century Castle Life Hands of History - Felting Techniques Muker to Oxnop Gill 10:00 to 17:00 14:00 to 16:00 11:00 to 16:00 Skipton Castle, BD23 1AW Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Meet: Farmers Arms, Muker, DL11 6QG Buckingham’s Retinue recreates life as it may have Get hands on with history! Themed craft activities for A pleasant circular walk down to Ivelet Bridge, then been in Skipton during the . Adult children - have a go at traditional felting. Included in climbing up Oxnop Gill, with lovely views of Kisdon £8.50, child £5.30, conc £7.40. museum admission. Hill. £4.50. 01756 792442 01969 666210 07790 401476 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk www.keld.org.uk Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July Masham Steam Engine & Fair Organ Rally Wednesday 24 July Sunday 28 July The Glorious 54th Textile Techniques Rag Rug Making Workshop Tel: 01765 689569 14:00 to 16:00 11:00 to 16:00 www.mashamsteamrally.com Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT For details, see 17 April. For details, see 19 May. Saturday 20 July Basket Making Demonstration Thursday 25 July Sunday 28 July 10:30 to 16:30 Go Wild! Malham Landscape Trail 3 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 11:00 to 15:00 11:15 to 15:15 Join crafts specialist Lorna Singleman for a Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA Meet: Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA demonstration in oak swill and hazel basket making. Wonderful Water. Join the fun and learn about our Joinus for this classic walk that takes in the main Included in museum admission. wonderful wildlife, with stream dipping and lots of features of Malham’s spectacular limestone scenery: 01969 666210 science and craft based activities. Free drop-in event enchanting woodland, Janet’s Foss, the majestic gorge [email protected] for accompanied 5 to 12 year olds. All you need to of Gordale Scar, an Iron Age village, and the world www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk bring is wellies, a towel and an adult to help you with famous Malham Cove. Bring packed lunch. any tricky stuff. 01729 833200 Saturday 20 July 01729 833200 [email protected] Ingleton Gala Day & Mountain race [email protected] www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks 12:00 to 17:00 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Ingleton, LA6 3HG Sunday 28 July Annual village gala with side shows, stalls and the Thursday 25 July Falls, Freeholders & Flagstones 3 Ingleborough Mountain Race. Adult £2, child free. Woollies, Wetsuits & Waterwheel: Over 13:00 to 16:30 015242 41701 50 years of the Earby Mining Research Group Meet: Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH [email protected] 14:00 to 15:00 An easy 5 mile (8km) walk to find out about the Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT fascinating history of Carperby, where residents still Sunday 21 July An illustrated talk by Dave Carlisle. The museum has a have traditional rights over coppiced timber. Delightful Dentdale 4 collection of objects that were discovered and rescued 01969 662910 10:30 to 15:00 by this group, including the Providence Mine waterwheel [email protected] Meet: Dent Village Car Park, LA10 5QL from Kettlewell. Included in museum admission. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks A lovely 6.5 mile (10.5km) walk climbing through 01969 666210 beautiful Flintergill onto the Occupation Road, with [email protected] Sunday 28 July spectacular views of Dentdale. Head gently back www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Westmorland Dales Day down to the valley bottom and follow the Dales Way www.westmorlanddalesday.org alongside the River Dee. Adult £5, under 18s free.

38 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Drop-in activity using wet felting techniques to make Tuesday 30 July Key for National Park Authority-organised events. Drystone Walling Demonstration your own picture of wildlife or design your own 11:00 to 15:00 woodland scene. Included in museum admission. For more advice - see page 23. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 01969 666210 Guided walk (for grading, see p23) For details, see 16 April. [email protected] 1 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Tuesday 30 July Created for kids Talk Hands on History - Coil Pots Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August 14:00 to 16:00 The Trayned Bands Arts and crafts Dark Skies Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 10:00 to 17:00 Get hands on with history! Themed craft activities for Skipton Castle, BD23 1AW children - make prehistoric coil pots with clay. Included See the Civil War Regiment prepare for battle against Workshop Cheese Festival in museum admission. the Parliamentarian army. Adult £8.50, child £5.30, conc £7.40. 01969 666210 Demonstration Barrier-free [email protected] 01756 792442 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk [email protected] Wednesday 7 August Sunday 4 August Wednesday 31 July Iconic Landscapes of Upper Ribblesdale 4 Mountain Biking in Upper Wharfedale Be a Ranger for a day! Family event 10:00 to 15:30 10:30 to 15:00 10:00 to 15:00 Meet: Horton-in-Ribblesdale National Park Car Park, Raisgill (SD905786), Buckden BD23 5JQ Meet: Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH BD24 0HE An exciting 15 mile ride into the far reaches of For details, see 24 April. A stunning 7½ mile (12km) walk through classic Langstrothdale Chase and Greenfield Forest. Ideal for 01969 662910 limestone scenery with views of the Three Peaks, your first experience of a longer ride. Booking [email protected] exploring the influence of humans on this special essential. Adult £10, child £5. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events landscape. Follow ancient highways, sections of the 01729 830416 Pennine Way and learn about droving, farming, [email protected] Wednesday 31 July railways and quarrying. Adult £5, under 18s free. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales Bush Craft at Malham Tarn Bring packed lunch. 13:00 to 16:00 01729 833200 Sunday 4 August Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT [email protected] Sunnyside & Moneyside 3 Join our ranger team for an adventure in nature. Cook www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks on a camp fire, build a den and see how creative you 13:30 to 16:30 Meet: Dent Village Car ParkLA10 5QL can be.Booking essential. £5. Wednesday 7 August For details, see 5 May. 01729 830416 Overground Underground Festival: Taster Rock [email protected] Climbing Sunday 4 August 10:00 to 14:00 Old Gang Mines 2 Wednesday 31 July Ingleton, LA6 3HG 13:30 to 16:30 Textile Techniques For details, see 5 June. 14:00 to 16:00 Meet: Surrender Bridge (grid ref SD989998) An easy 3½ mile (5.6 km) stroll around the fascinating Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Wednesday 7 August remains of the lead mining industry of Swaledale with For details, see17 April. Wild About Owls our expert guides. Adults £5, under 18s free. 10:30 to 12:30/14:00 to 16:00 01748 884059 Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH [email protected] Discover the secret life of owls, dissect an owl pellet, AUGUST www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks do some owly crafts. This is an outdoor event, please Thursday 1 August come prepared for the weather and be ready to get Yorkshire Day at the National Park Centres Monday 5 August muddy! Suitable for accompanied 8 to 12 year olds. 10:00 to 17:00 Guided Walks and Talks of the Yorkshire Dales Child £5 (accompanying adult free). Booking essential. Join us at Aysgarth Falls, Hawes, Grassington, Malham 09:00 to 13:00 Morning or afternoon session. and Reeth to celebrate Yorkshire Day, with local Ingleton, LA6 3HG 01969 662910 produce to try and a fiendish Yorkshire quiz. For details, see 1 April. [email protected] 01969 662910 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk [email protected] Tuesday 6 August www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Drystone Walling Demonstration Wednesday 7 August 11:00 to 15:00 Textile Techniques Thursday 1 August Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 14:00 to 16:00 Go Wild! For details, see 16 April. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 11:00 to 15:00 For details, see 17 April. Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH Tuesday 6 August Fabulous Flowers. Flowers that look like insects, Pop Up Shop Thursday 8 August flowers that eat insects… investigate with lots of 11:00 to 15:00 Go Wild! science and craft based activities. We will be stream Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 11:00 to 15:00 dipping too - see how many water creatures you can Come and meet a local producer and view their wares. Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA find. Free drop-in event for accompanied 5 to 12 year 01969 666210 Incredible Insects. There are so many different types olds. All you need to bring is an adult to help you with [email protected] doing different jobs in the environment. Join in the any tricky stuff, wellies and a towel. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk fun and learn about our wonderful wildlife with lots 01969 662910 of science and craft based activities. We will be stream [email protected] Tuesday 6 August dipping too - see how many water creatures you can www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Barns, Walls & Bridges 3 find. Free drop-in event for accompanied 5 to 12 year 13:30 to 16:00 olds. All you need to bring is an adult to help you with Thursday 1 August Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT any tricky stuff, wellies and a towel. The Medieval Tavern For details, see 23 April. 01729 833200 19:00 to 23:00 [email protected] Bolton Castle, Leyburn, DL8 4ET Tuesday 6 August www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Enjoy a night of candlelight, ales, a tasty pottage, and Hands on History: Roman Mosaics medieval minstrels. Adult £10, child/conc £8. 14:00 to 16:00 Thursday 8 August 07931 357618 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT The Medieval Tavern [email protected] Get hands on with history! Themed craft activities for 19:00 to 23:00 www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk children - make your own Roman mosaics coaster. Bolton Castle, Leyburn, DL8 4ET Included in museum admission. For details, see 1 August. Friday 2 August 01969 666210 Fun Fridays - Felting [email protected] 13:00 to 16:00 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 39 Friday 9 to Friday 16 August Gaping Gill public winch meet (Craven Pothole Club) Descend into this incredible cave, normally only accessible to cavers. £15. [email protected] www.cravenpotholeclub.org

Friday 9 August Fun Fridays - Bushcraft 13:00 to 16:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Drop-in activity. Whittle a stick to cook treats over an open fire. Learn how to make and cook damper bread. Included in museum admission. 01969 666210 [email protected] www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk

Friday 9 to Monday 12 August Landscape & Texture: Drawing in the Wainwright Style Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Combine your love of walking and drawing on this course. £235-350. 01729 830331 [email protected] www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Be a ranger for a day: lend a helping hand on practical Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 August conservation tasks For details, see 10 April. Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival www.kettlewellscarecrowfestival.co.uk Wednesday 14 August Monday 12 to Monday 26 August Barbon to Casterton Round 4 Saturday 10 August Real Family Holidays 10:30 to 15:00 2019 World Championships route - the best bits! Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Meet: Barbon Village Hall, LA6 2LL 08:00 to 17:00 Escape the pressures of modern life and get outdoors A low-level 8 mile (12.9km) walk in the valley of the Ilkley, LS29 8PP with the kids, taking in nature’s sights and having fun! River Lune. Discover the Bronte sisters’ connection to A 109 mile fully supported challenge ride of the best Full board, outdoor activities and expert staff on hand. Casterton, the country houses of Barbon Manor, sections of the 2019 UCI World Championships Men’s £35 per person per night. Casterton Hall and Whelprigg, the Roman road from Elite Road Race ahead of the actual race in September. 50. 01729 830331 Ribchester to Carlisle, and the dismantled railway. 07710 550237 [email protected] Adult £5, under 18s free. [email protected] www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn 01969 666210 www.eventbrite.co.uk [email protected] Monday 12 August www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Saturday 10 August Navigation for Novices Orton Farmers’ Market 09:00 to 13:00 Wednesday 14 August 09:00 to 14:00 Ingleton, LA6 3HG Textile Techniques Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU For details, see 8 April. 14:00 to 16:00 For details, see 9 March. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Tuesday 13 August For details, see 17 April. Saturday 10 August Drystone Walling Demonstration Be a Ranger for a day! Family event 11:00 to 15:00 Thursday 15 August 10:00 to 15:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Brough Agricultural Show Meet: Grassington National Park Centre, BD23 5LB For details, see 16 April. Kaber, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4EF For details, see 24 April. The agricultural show for the Upper Eden Valley, now Tuesday 13 August in its 131st year. Adult £7, child £2. Saturday 10 August Pop Up Shop 017683 72091 Littondale Fete 2019 11:00 to 15:00 [email protected] 13:00 to 17:00 Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA www.brough-show.org.uk Amerdale Hall, ArncliffeBD23 5QD Come and meet a local producer and view their wares. Entertainment for all the family, with Skipton Brass 01729 833200 Thursday 15 August Band, fell races, fancy dress and dog show. [email protected] Go Wild! 01756 770235 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk 11:00 to 15:00 [email protected] Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH www.littondale.net Tuesday 13 August Magnificent Mammals. We all love our cute and furry Secret Squirrel 2 mammals - do you know how many there are in the Sunday 11 August 10:30 to 13:00/14:00 to 16:30 Dales? Join in the fun and learn about our wonderful By Castle and Byway 4 Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT wildlife with lots of science and craft based activities. 11:00 to 16:30 For details, see 14 April. We will be stream dipping too - see how many water Meet: Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH creatures you can find. Free drop-in event for A pretty 7 mile (11.3km) walk along idyllic Wensleydale Tuesday 13 August accompanied 5 to 12 year olds. All you need to bring byways between historic Bolton Castle, with its Hands on History - Viking brooches is an adult to help you with any tricky stuff, wellies picturesque village and fine views across to Pen Hill, 14:00 to 16:00 and a towel. and Aysgarth Falls, the jewel of Lower Wensleydale. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 01969 662910 Adult £5, under 18s free. Bring packed lunch. Get hands on with history! Themed craft activities for [email protected] 01969 662910 children - make Viking brooches. Included in museum www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events [email protected] admission. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks 01969 666210 Friday 16 August [email protected] Fun Fridays - Leaf Art Sunday 11 August www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 13:00 to 16:00 West Burton Chapel Anniversary with Reeth Band Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 18:30 to 21:00 Wednesday 14 August Drop-in activity collecting beautiful leaves from around West Burton Chapel, DL8 4JX Introduction to Rockclimbing Outdoors (half day) the museum then using them to print pictures and 01969 663481 09:00 to 13:00 cards. Included in museum admission. [email protected] Ingleton, LA6 3HG

40 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk 01969 666210 Wednesday 21 August [email protected] The Yorkshire 3 Peaks from Ingleton Key for National Park Authority-organised events. www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 06:00 to 18:00 For more advice - see page 23. Ingleton LA6 3HG Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August For details, see 17 April. 1 Guided walk (for grading, see p23) 12 Century Knights 10:00 to 17:00 Wednesday 21 August Created for kids Talk Skipton Castle, BD23 1AW Malham Landscape Trail 3 Hear the walls echo to the sounds of swords and 11:15 to 15:15 shields from re-enactors, Historia Normannis. Adult Meet: Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA Arts and crafts Dark Skies £8.50, child £5.30, conc £7.40. For details, see 28 July. 01756 792442 Workshop Cheese Festival [email protected] Wednesday 21 August Textile Techniques Saturday 17 August 14:00 to 16:00 Demonstration Barrier-free Gargrave Show Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT www.gargraveshow.org.uk For details, see 17 April. Saturday 24 to Monday 26 August Settle Photographic Group’s 11th Annual Exhibition Sunday 18 August Wednesday 21 August Clapham Village Hall, LA2 8HR Blacksmith for a Day The Bats of Hudswell Woods 015242 41397 09:45 to 16:30 20:00 to 22:00 [email protected] Broadrake, Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton LA6 3AX Hudswell Woods, Round Howe car park, Richmond www.settlephotos.org Spend a day learning the basic skills to create items DL10 4TJ from key rings to pokers. Adult £100, child £60. A walk at dusk to view our nocturnal woodlanders. Saturday 24 August 015242 41357 Booking essential - £5. Sedbergh Artisan Market [email protected] 01729 830416 09:30 to 15:00 www.broadrake.co.uk [email protected] Sedbergh www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales For details, see 27 April. Sunday 18 August Hawes Rural Heritage 3 Thursday 22 August Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August 11:00 to 16:00 Go Wild! Meet the Governor Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 11:00 to 15:00 10:00 to 17:00 A 5½ mile (8.8km) walk in ‘Herriot country’, through Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA Skipton Castle, BD23 1AW fields and along old bridleways looking for evidence Breathtaking Birds. From birds that fly on silent wings Meet Sir John Mallory, Governor of Skipton Castle of old industries and traditional rural activities, to the fastest animal on the planet, we will show you during the English Civil War. Hear about the castle’s including barns and lime kilns. how they adapt to different types of lives. Join the siege and the skirmishes its garrison have already Adult £5, under 18s free. Bring packed lunch. fun and learn about our wonderful wildlife with lots fought, and how the King’s cause is faring in Yorkshire. 01969 666210 of science and craft based activities. We’ll be stream Adult £8.50, child £5.30, conc £7.40. [email protected] dipping too - see how many water creatures you can 01756 792442 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks find. Free drop-in event for accompanied 5 to 12 year [email protected] olds. All you need to bring is an adult to help you Sunday 18 August with any tricky stuff, wellies and a towel. Saturday 24 August Rag Rug Making Workshop 01729 833200 Hand Built Ceramics 11:00 to 16:00 [email protected] 10:00 to 17:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU For details, see 19 May. Learn techniques to roll out and build from slabs of Thursday 22 August clay. £65. Monday 19 August Bat Walk - Aysgarth Falls 1 01729 830331 Bush Craft at Malham Tarn 20:00 to 22:00 [email protected] 13:00 to 16:00 Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT Love bats? Come on a short walk around Aysgarth For details, see 31 July. Falls and Freeholders’ Wood with wildlife officer Tony Saturday 24 August to discover where our bats like to fly and learn more Great Shunner Fell Trek Tuesday 20 August about these wonderful animals. Bring a torch. 10:30 to 15:30 Drystone Walling Demonstration Adult £5, under 18s free. Meet: B6270, 1/4 mile north of Thwaite 11:00 to 15:00 01969 662910 A guided walk following the path of the Pennine Way Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] to the summit of Great Shunner Fell, offering For details, see 16 April. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks panoramic views. £4.50. 07790 401476 Tuesday 20 August Friday 23 August [email protected] Pop Up Shop Fun Fridays - Close up with Creepy Crawlies www.keld.org.uk 11:00 to 15:00 13:00 to 16:00 Grassington National Park Centre, BD23 5LB Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Saturday 24 to Monday 26 August Come and meet a local producer and view their wares. Drop-in activity to see different types up close using Beer, Cider, & Cheese Festival at The George & 01767 751690 microscopes and magnifiers, with colouring and badge Dragon [email protected] making activity. Included in museum admission. 11:00 to 23:00 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events 01969 666210 The George and Dragon, Hudswell, DL11 6BL [email protected] What better way to spend a bank holiday while Tuesday 20 August www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk listening to live music, joining in a game of quoits or Hands on History - Victorian Childhood just enjoying the scenery. 14:00 to 16:00 Saturday 24 August 01748 518373 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Wensleydale Show [email protected] Get hands on with history! Themed craft activities for wensleydaleshow.org.uk www.georgeanddragonhudswell.co.uk children - make traditional toys like a thaumatrope and a peg doll. Included in museum admission. Saturday 24 August Sunday 25 August 01969 666210 Malham Show Beginners Jewellery Enamelling [email protected] Malham, BD23 4DH 10:00 to 17:00 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk This traditional annual agricultural country show has Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU been taking place for over 100 years. Events and A one day workshop exploring two different attractions on the show field all day. Adult £10, under enamelling processes on copper. £65. 16s free. 01729 830331 01729 830182 [email protected] [email protected] www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn malhamshow.co.uk

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 41 Showtime: be sure to visit a traditional Dales agricultural show Tuesday 27 August mix of animals, insects and plants. Join in the fun and Drystone Walling Demonstration learn about our wonderful wildlife with lots of science 11:00 to 15:00 and craft based activities. We will be stream dipping Sunday 25 August too - how many water creatures can you find? Traditional Rug Making Demonstration Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT For details, see 16 April. Free drop-in event for accompanied 5 to 12 year olds. 11:00 to 16:00 All you need to bring is an adult to help you with any Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Tuesday 27 August tricky stuff, wellies and a towel. Showcasing proddy and hooked techniques in our new 01969 662910 textiles gallery. Included in museum admission. Pop Up Shop 11:00 to 15:00 [email protected] 01969 666210 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events [email protected] Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Come and meet a local producer and view their wares. 01969 66291 Thursday 29 August 3hattrio Sunday 25 August [email protected] www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events 20:00 to 22:30 Hawes Town Trail 1 Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT 14:00 to 16:00 Tuesday 27 August Music inspired by the natural world of their homeland Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT near Zion National Park, Utah. Adult £13/15, child For details, see 30 April. Hands on History - Prehistoric Rock Art 14:00 to 16:00 £6.50/7.50. 01748 884759 Sunday 25 August Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Get hands on with history! Themed craft activities for [email protected] Village Songs of Praise www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk 15:00 to 16:00 children - make rock art taking inspiration from the prehistoric rock art found on moorlands. Included in Reeth, DL11 6QT Friday 30 August With Reeth Brass Band on the village green (in the museum admission. 01969 666210 Fun Fridays - Butterflies, Leaves and Flowers Memorial Hall if wet). 13:00 to 16:00 01748 884759 [email protected] www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] Drop-in activity celebrating the summer by making www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk Tuesday 27 August pieces of art using unusual techniques. Included in museum admission. Monday 26 August Kilnsey Show www.kilnseyshow.co.uk 01969 666210 Reeth Show [email protected] www.reethshow.co.uk Wednesday 28 August www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Monday 26 August Textile Techniques 14:00 to 16:00 Friday 30 August to Monday 2 September Dog Walk Train Fens and Bogs: Plants and Processes 08:00 to 17:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT For details, see 17 April. Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Leeming Bar Station, DL7 9AR Explore the fascinating variety of wetland habitats and Wensleydale Railway shows its support on National learn to identify characteristic plants. £235-350. Dog Day - journey up into the Dales with your K9 Wednesday 28 August The Bats of Upper Wharfedale 01729 830331 friend, get off and enjoy the beautiful scenery. [email protected] www.wensleydalerail.com 20:00 to 22:00 Meet: Buckden YDNPA Car Park, BD23 5JA www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn A dusk walk to see, hear and learn a bit more about Monday 26 August Friday 30 August The Magic of Threshfield Quarry 3 these special nocturnal creatures from one of our rangers. Booking essential - £5. The Bats of Malham Tarn 11:00 to 14:00 20:00 to 22:00 Meet: Entrance to Threshfield Quarry 01729 830416 [email protected] Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT Skirethorns Lane BD23 5PH Take a walk to learn about our special nocturnal A 3.7 mile (6km) guided walk to see the impact neighbours, and listen to their conversations using bat of recent work by conservationists and historians to Thursday 29 August Go Wild! detectors. Booking essential - £5. regenerate a previous industrial site. Adult £5, under 01729 830416 18s free. Bring packed lunch. 11:00 to 15:00 Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH [email protected] 01756 751690 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales [email protected] Woodland Wonder. Woodlands are more than just the www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks sum of their trees. Come and investigate the complex

42 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Ingleton, LA6 3HG Saturday 31 August Key for National Park Authority-organised events. Besom Making Demonstration For details, see 5 June. 10:30 to 16:30 For more advice - see page 23. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Wednesday 4 September Guided walk (for grading, see p23) Join crafts specialist Lorna Singleman for a Textile Techniques 1 demonstration in besoms (brooms) making. 14:00 to 16:00 Included in museum admission. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Created for kids Talk 01969 666210 For details, see 17 April. [email protected] Arts and crafts Dark Skies www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Thursday 5 September Medieval Music in the Dales: Study Day Redmire Village Hall, DL8 4ED Workshop Cheese Festival An immersion into the world of troubadours and SEPTEMBER trouveres - the great poet-musicians of the Middle Sunday 1 September Ages - with presentations and workshops. £50 (conc Demonstration Barrier-free Moorcock Show 2019 £30). 10:30 to 16:30 07931 357618 Mosedale Head, Thwaite Bridge (A684 Hawes/ [email protected] Sunday 8 September Sedbergh Road) www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk Lead Mining on Grassington Moor 2 One of the oldest sheep shows in the Dales, where 14:00 to 17:00 you can see the best of the local breeds. With craft Friday 6 September Yarnbury, Grassington BD23 5EQ and food stalls, and music from Hawes Town Band. Medieval Music in the Dales: Friday Concert For details, see 7 July. Adult £5, child free. 19:30 to 21:30 01969 667071 St Oswald’s Church, Castle Bolton, DL8 4ET Monday 9 September [email protected] A programme from three of the ensembles performing Navigation for Novices www.Moorcockshow.co.uk at this year’s festival. £15. 09:00 to 13:00 07931 357618 Ingleton, LA6 3HG Sunday 1 September [email protected] For details, see 8 April. Falls, Freeholders & Flagstones 3 www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk 13:00 to 16:30 Tuesday 10 September Meet: Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH Friday 6 to Sunday 8 September Hawes Town Trail 1 For details, see 28 July. Medieval Music in the Dales 14:00 to 16:00 Bolton Castle, Leyburn, DL8 4ET Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Sunday 1 September Concerts, an exhibition of musical instruments, singing For details, see 30 April. Knitting through the Ages workshops, talks and re-enactments. 13:00 to 16:00 07931 357618 Wednesday 11 September Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] Introduction to Rockclimbing Outdoors (half day) Join expert Kate Trusson for a demonstration of www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk 09:00 to 13:00 knitting with four needles and knitting sticks, using Ingleton, LA6 3HG traditional Dales patterns. Included in museum Saturday 7 September For details, see 10 April. admission. Medieval Music in the Dales Saturday Concert 01969 666210 19:30 to 21:30 Wednesday 11 to Thursday 12 September [email protected] St Oswald’s Church, Castle Bolton, DL8 4ET English Basket Making www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk A programme from four of the ensembles performing 09:45 to 16:30 at this year’s festival. £15. Broadrake, Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton LA6 3AX Monday 2 September 07931 357618 Learn a heritage skill and master the traditional Guided Walks and Talks of the Yorkshire Dales [email protected] weaves. £140. 09:00 to 13:00 www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk 015242 41357 Ingleton, LA6 3HG [email protected] For details, see 1 April. Saturday 7 September www.broadrake.co.uk Bentham Agricultural Show Monday 2 to Friday 6 September 10:00 to 17:00 Friday 13 to Sunday 15 September Landscape Adventures in Watermedia Bentham Auction Mart, LA2 7HF Writing the Wild Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Cattle, sheep, handicrafts and horticulture classes. Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU The wonders of landscape painting for those who wish Vintage vehicles, children’s entertainment, and Creative writing course. £150-260. to improve their technique. £310-465 Companion Dog Show. Adult £6, conc £5, child £1. 01729 830331 01729 830331 015242 41315 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Saturday 7 September Friday 13 September Monday 2 to Friday 6 September The Bats of Malham Tarn An Evening with Richard Morris Identifying and Recording Adult Caddisflies, 20:00 to 22:00 19:30 to 21:30 Stoneflies and Mayflies Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT Grassington Town Hall, BD23 5AZ Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU For details, see 30 Aug. Stories from the author, academic and historian. £10 An introductory course on collecting and handling. (members/conc £8). £255-375. Sunday 8 September 01756 770350 or 770051 01729 830331 Hardraw Scaur Brass Band Festival [email protected] [email protected] www.hardrawforce.com uwals.co.uk www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Sunday 8 September Saturday 14 September Tuesday 3 September Barbon to Casterton Round 4 Orton Farmers’ Market Old Gang Mines 2 10:30 to 15:00 09:00 to 14:00 13:30 to 16:30 Meet: Barbon Village Hall, LA6 2LL For details, see 9 March. Meet: Surrender Bridge (grid ref SD989998) For details, see 14 August. For details, see 4 August. Saturday 14 September Sunday 8 September Monoprinting Wednesday 4 September Crackpot Hall, Swinnergill & Arngill 10:00 to 17:00 Muker Show 10:30 to 15:30 Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU www.mukershow.co.uk Meet: Keld Resource Centre, DL11 6LJ A one-day workshop with local printmaker Hester Cox. A 5½ mile local history walk covering the mining sites £65. Wednesday 4 September of Crackpot Hall, Swinnergill, and down to 01729 830331 Overground Underground Festival: Taster Rock Rampsholme Bridge. £4.50. [email protected] Climbing 07790 401476 www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn 10:00 to 14:00 [email protected]

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 43 Saturday 14 September Wednesday 18 September 01969 662910 Make a Rag Doll Workshop Bushcraft for Adults [email protected] 11:00 to 16:00 14:00 to 16:00 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH Create a beautiful and unique keepsake. Join us for a practical woodland session exploring a Monday 23 September Materials and lunch included. £50. coppiced area of Freeholders’ Wood. Cook on an open Nidderdale Show 01969 666210 fire, decorate a wood truckle, and draw with charcoal www.nidderdaleshow.co.uk [email protected] made on the fire. Booking essential - £10. www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 01969 662910 Tuesday 24 September [email protected] Dairy Days - A Taste in Time Sunday 15 September www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events 13:00 to 16:00 Beginners Jewellery Enamelling Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 10:00 to 17:00 Friday 20 September For details, see 17 Sept. Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU The Manorial Rolls of Snape and A one day workshop exploring two different processes Well in 17th Century Thursday 26 to Monday 30 September on copper. £65. 19:30 to 20:30 Cycling World Championships trip 01729 830331 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT An exclusive trip to watch the final weekend of the [email protected] An illustrated talk by David Severs.Part of the Friends 2019 UCI Road Race Championships, and to ride some www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn of the Museum annual lecture programme. Free - of the routes. £399. donations welcome. 07710 550237 Sunday 15 September 01969 666210 [email protected] Secret Squirrel 2 [email protected] www.yorkshirevelotours.com 10:30 to 13:00/14:00 to 16:30 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Friday 27 to Sunday 29 September For details, see 14 April. Saturday 21 September Textures of the Landscape: Exploring Sedbergh Artisan Market Collagraph Printmaking Sunday 15 September 09:30 to 15:00 Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Rag Rug Making Workshop Sedbergh With professional printmaker Hester Cox. £150-260. 11:00 to 16:00 For details, see 27 April. 01729 830331 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] For details, see 19 May. Saturday 21 to Sunday 22 September www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn Sedbergh Sheepfest & National Heritage Open Days Tuesday 17 September 10:30 to 17:00 Friday 27 to Sunday 29 September Dairy Days - A Taste in Time Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW First Steps in Pencil, Pen & Ink 13:00 to 16:00 An amazing two day festival of everything sheepy. Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Free entry. Starting at the beginning, this course looks at drawing Curriculum Kitchen’s Jane Sammells talks about how 015396 21958 still life. £150-260. cheese and butter were made in a traditional Yorkshire [email protected] 01729 830331 Dales farmhouse - includes hands on butter and www.farfieldmill.org [email protected] cheese tasting. Part of the Dairy Days Project, www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn celebrating Wensleydale’s Dairying Heritage. Saturday 21 September Included in museum admission. Butter Making & Cheese Tasting Friday 27 September 01969 666210 11:00 to 16:00 Gaelforce [email protected] Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH 20:00 to 22:30 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Have you ever had a go at making butter? It’s quicker Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT and easier than you might think. Our expert will show The 1990s celtic rock band return as a four piece. you how, then try it with some local cheeses - it’s Adult £12/14, child £6/7. what Wensleydale is famous for! Free event. 01748 884759 [email protected] Cheesemaking at Wensleydale Creamery www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk

Saturday 28 September to Sunday 6 October Richmond Walking & Book Festival Daytime walks around the northern Dales and an author event in the evening. 01748 824243 [email protected] www.booksandboots.org

Saturday 14 to Saturday 21 September Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival 2019 Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale AONB Now in its 3rd year and set to be brie-lliant! With the opening weekend at Wensleydale Creamery, and local businesses around the Dales promoting their fantastic local foods, ingredients and recipes the week after, the festival provides a true Yorkshire experience, and an opportunity to learn about food provenance, history and heritage. Find out more at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/ cheese-festival

44 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Saturday 28 September Sunday 13 October Key for National Park Authority-organised events. Painting with the Landscape The Industrial Past of Ribblesdale & 3 10:00 to 17:00 the Leaping Salmon For more advice - see page 23. Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU 13:30 to 16:30 Guided walk (for grading, see p23) Develop your painting skills in the workroom and Start: Stainforth YDNPA Car Park, BD24 9QD 1 outside in the landscape. £65. A 4 mile (6.4km) walk along the River Ribble to 01729 830331 explore the legacy of the industries which depended Created for kids Talk [email protected] upon it. Visit Craven Limeworks, Langcliffe - a quiet www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn village with a surprisingly violent past - and Stainforth Arts and crafts Dark Skies Force where, with luck, we will see salmon leaping up Saturday 28 September the waterfall. Adults £5, child free. Firth Fell Race in Upper Wharfedale 0300 456 0030 Workshop Cheese Festival 10:00 to 12:00 [email protected] Buckden YDNPA Car Park, BD23 5JA www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/guided-walks Demonstration Barrier-free A challenging 6.1 mile (9.8km) race to the summit of Firth Fell. Booking essential. Tuesday 15 October 01729 830416 Dairy Days - A Taste in Time 07790 401476 [email protected] 13:00 to 16:00 [email protected] www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT For details, see 17 Sept. Tuesday 29 October Sunday 29 September Dairy Days - A Taste in Time Old Gang Lead Mines Thursday 17 October 13:00 to 16:00 10:30 to 15:00 Autumn Woodland Walk Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Start: Surrender smelt mill parking area (SD989998) 10:00 to 14:00 For details, see 17 Sept. A 6 mile walk through the rich lead mining landscape Grassington of the Old Gang and Merryfield mining grounds, Join our Woodland Officer for a lovely walk exploring Wednesday 30 October returning via Little Pinseat. £4.50. one of the largest areas of broadleaved woodland in Be a Ranger for a day! Family event 07790 401476 the Dales. 10:00 to 15:00 [email protected] 015242 51002 Grassington National Park Centre, BD23 5LB [email protected] For details, see 24 April. www.ydmt.org/events OCTOBER Wednesday 30 October Friday 18 October Den Building & Geocaching in Upper Wharfedale Tuesday 1 October Melmerby Griff Mill 11:00 to 14:30 Dairy Days - A Taste in Time 19:30 to 20:30 Buckden YDNPA Car Park, BD23 5JA 13:00 to 16:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT For details, see 29 May. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT A talk by Tony Keates.Free - donations welcome. For details, see 17 Sept. 01969 666210 Thursday 31 October [email protected] Printing Fun Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 October www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 10:00 to 16:00 Masham Sheep Fair Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT www.mashamsheepfair.com Saturday 19 October to Sunday 3 November Create your own landscape scene using mono printing The Enchanted Wood Halloween Trail techniques, complete with drystone walls and woolly Monday 7 October Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH sheep. Child £3. Guided Walks and Talks of the Yorkshire Dales The witches that live in Freeholders’ Wood have had 01969 666210 09:00 to 13:00 their frogs stolen by some naughty woodland elves. [email protected] Ingleton, LA6 3HG How will they make their spells ? Can you help find www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk For details, see 1 April. them? Do the scavenger hunt, and find some skeleton leaves and traces of midnight hunters - but be careful, Thursday 31 October Tuesday 8 October you might get spooked! Spooktastic Fun! Dairy Days - A Taste in Time 01969 662910 11:00 to 16:00 13:00 [email protected] Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events A fun-filled day of free Halloween activities in For details, see 17 Sept. Freeholders’ Wood. Make magic potions or spooky Tuesday 22 October badges. Decorate a biscuit with a really scary face Friday 11 October Dairy Days - A Taste in Time and eat it if you dare. Fearful fun for everyone. ‘Between You and Me’: Ian McMillan with Luke 13:00 to 16:00 01969 662910 Carver Goss Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT [email protected] 19:30 to 21:30 For details, see 17 Sept. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Grassington Town Hall, BD23 5AZ A hilarious night of words, music and comedy. £12.50 Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October Thursday 31 October (£11 members/conc). John Tams & Barry Coope If You Go Down To The Woods… 01756 770350 or 770051 20:00 to 22:30 15:30 to 17:30 [email protected] Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, DL8 3TH uwals.co.uk Award-winning duo with classic new songs. Adult A thrilling opportunity to experience the woods at £15/17, child £7.50/8.50. dusk. Join qualified forest school leader Kirsten Civil to Saturday 12 October 01748 884759 create stick wind chimes and spirits-of-the-forest floor Orton Farmers’ Market [email protected] art, and storytelling as you cook round the campfire. 09:00 to 14:00 www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk Supervised under 16s only - sorry, no under 3s. £5. Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU 01969 662911 For details, see 9 March. Saturday 26 October [email protected] A Beginners Night Sky at Malham Tarn www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events Saturday 12 to Sunday 20 October 19:00 to 21:00 Three Peaks Arts Trail Meet: Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT 10:00 to 17:00 For details, see 30 March. See professional artists in their studios over two NOVEMBER weekends - 12/13 & 19/20 Oct - with art events Sunday 27 October Tuesday 5 November happening at various venues throughout the week. The Legacy of the Kearton Brothers Family Fireworks & Bonfire [email protected] 14:00 to 16:00 18:00 to 19:30 www.threepeaksarts.co.uk Keld Resource Centre, DL11 6LJ Reeth, DL11 6QT. Talk and exhibition on the lives and legacy of the 01748 884759 naturalists and celebrated pioneers of wildlife [email protected] photography. Booking essential - £4.50. www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 45 Sunday 17 November DECEMBER Litton Birks Loop Fell Race 12:00 to 15:00 Sunday 1 December Queens Arms, Litton, BD23 5QJ Skipton Christmas Market A 4.8 mile (7.7km) challenge - a tough climb followed 10:00 to 16:30 by a lovely run around Birks Tarn and a fast descent. Skipton High Street, BD23 1FD £6. Join us for our award winning annual event featuring 01756 770235 over 100 stalls. Live music, real reindeer, torchlight [email protected] procession, plus farmers and craft market at the Canal www.littondale.net Basin. 01756 700553 Friday 22 November [email protected] Hawes Late Night Christmas Shopping www.welcometoskipton.com 17:30 to 21:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Wednesday 4 December For details, see 8 November. Sedbergh Christmas Late Night Opening 17:30 to 20:00 Saturday 23 November Join us for an evening of festive family fun, with many Littondale Christmas Fair shops and restaurants remaining open, a craft market, 10:00 to 15:00 street food and entertainment. Amerdale Hall, Arncliffe, BD23 5QD Christmas shopping comes to the dale with a fine Saturday 7 December selection of local crafts and produce and Father Father Christmas at Malham Christmas between 1 and 2 pm. National Park Centre 01756 770282 11:00 to 15:00 [email protected] Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA www.littondale.net For details, see 30 Nov.

Saturday 23 November Saturday 7 December Watch out for spooky happenings at Freeholders’ A Beginners Night Sky at Malham Tarn Christmas Concert at Malham Cove Wood, Aysgarth, this October 19:00 to 21:00 14:00 to 15:30 Meet: Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT Enjoy a mulled wine or mince pie while Skipton Brass Friday 8 November For details, see 30 March. Band play seasonal favourites in this awe-inspiring Hawes Late Night Christmas Shopping setting. Free entry (charge for refreshments). 17:30 to 21:00 Friday 29 November Bring a torch. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Hawes Late Night Christmas Shopping 01729 830416 Come and join us in Hawes for a fabulous shopping 17:30 to 20:30 [email protected] experience every Friday in November. Free Museum Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire-dales entry, with music, craft workshops, children’s activities, For details, see 8 November. food and mulled wine on offer. Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December 01969 666210 Friday 29 November Grassington Dickensian Festival [email protected] ‘A Winter Wassail’: The Penhill Poachers 11:00 to 17:00 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk 19:30 to 21:30 Grassington Grassington Town Hall, BD23 5AZ For details see 30 Nov. Saturday 9 November Atmospheric covers of folk songs and carols. £12 (£10 Orton Farmers’ Market members/conc). Sunday 8 December 09:00 to 14:00 01756 770350 or 770051 Skipton Christmas Market Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU [email protected] 10:00 to 16:30 For details, see 9 March. uwals.co.uk Skipton High Street, BD23 1FD For details, see 1 Dec. Friday 15 November Saturday 30 November to Sunday 1 December Hawes Late Night Christmas Shopping Festival Farfield Weekend Friday 13 December 17:30 to 21:00 10:30 to 16:00 Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman Celtic​ Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW Christmas Strings For details, see 8 November. Christmas festivities with exhibitions, craft demos, a 20:00 to 22:30 treasure hunt and unique gifts. Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT Friday 15 November 015396 21958 On harp and guitar, blending traditional Irish music, History of Swinithwaite Hall [email protected] swing jazz and bluegrass. Adult £13/15, child 19:30 to 20:30 www.farfieldmill.org £6.50/7.50. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT 01748 884759 A talk by Bridget Thornton-Berry. Part of the Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December [email protected] Friends of the Museum annual lecture programme. Grassington Dickensian Festival www.reethmemorialhall.co.uk Free - donations welcome. 11:00 to 17:00 01969 666210 Victorian-thesmed family fun day.Entertainment on the Saturday 14 December [email protected] bandstand, street theatre, outdoor and indoor stalls, Orton Christmas Farmers’ Market www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Santa’s grotto, torchlight procession and carol singing. 09:00 to 14:00 07761 940644 Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 November [email protected] Season’s eatings as this popular Farmers’ Market goes Frank Gordon’s Open Studio Weekend www.grassingtondickensian.co.uk festive. The landscape artist and his wife Sheila host their 18th For details, see 9 March. pre-Christmas cultural feast. All welcome to drop in for Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December a glass of wine and look at Frank’s latest work. Father Christmas at Malham Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December 01729 824638 National Park Centre Father Christmas at Malham [email protected] 11:00 to 15:00 National Park Centre www.frankgordon.co.uk Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA 11:00 to 15:00 Come and meet Father Christmas with festive Malham National Park Centre, BD23 4DA Saturday 16 November storytelling and craft activities, a Christmas card For details, see 30 Nov. Ingleton’s Golden Snitch Trail competition, the chance to write a letter to give to 13:00 to 16:00 Father Christmas, and a gift for every child. Child £5. Ingleton, LA6 3HG 01729 833200 A magical trail through the village following clues. £1 [email protected] for a trail sheet. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events 015242 42113 www.thisisingleton.co.uk

46 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk