Travelling to Giggleswick Did you know? 22 Headmaster’s House (Holywell Toft) 30 Chapel Virginia Woolfe’s cousin Will Vaughan was By Road: Headmaster of the school, and it was Our Chapel was built in 1901. Walter here Woolfe wrote her fi rst Giggleswick School is a mile from the market town of Morrison MP, funded the build published piece “Haworth, 1904’. Settle and is easily accessible from the A65 which runs to commemorate Queen from Leeds to Kendal. The School is clearly signposted Victoria’s jubilee. and parking is available. For Sat Nav users our post 47 Pape’s Field code is: BD24 0DE. Sir Tim Rice and the Halle Orchestra By Rail: 25 Richard Whiteley Theatre performed at a special ‘Proms in Settle & Giggleswick stations are reached from Carlisle/ Our purpose-built theatre seats the Park’ at the school in 2012 to Leeds & Morecambe/Leeds respectively along with over 200 people. It was named celebrate our quincentenary – they stations in between. Connections from these stations after Richard Whiteley, an Old were joined by OG Soprano Sarah are available to all corners of UK and Internationally Giggleswickian who went on Fox who is also the daughter of a with Eurostar. to present Countdown and former headmaster. By Bus: made more than 10,000 appearances on TV. 10 Memorial Library National Express Coaches operate a twice daily service Our Memorial Library was built to remember to and from Skipton via Leeds and terminating in 43 Hostel Rocks O.Gs who died during the 1st World London. Frequent local services from Skipton & Kirkby War. Over 800 O.Gs had served in Lonsdale are available. Our school has 34 crags within 10km, making it the perfect location for climbing. 2017 saw the armed forces with 124 losing More comprehensive directions can also be found on the opening of a state of the art indoor their lives as a result. our website: www.giggleswick.org.uk. climbing facility, head to Catteral Pavillion & Climbing Wall (6) to 23 Science Department take a look In 1860, the school built an ultra-modern science block that was the fi rst of its 44 Observatory kind in the UK. It attracted visitors The grounds of Giggleswick School from across the country including were selected as the offi cial professors from Oxford University. observation post for the 1927 solar eclipse – this inspired us to build our new observatory. Keep an eye out for… 35 Sports Hall & Fitness Centre Sundial Ice House Our state-of-the-art sports hall was opened in Outside our main reception, In the gardens of Carr house Giggleswick School, Giggleswick, Settle 2008 by English cricketing hero Graham on the edge of our our old Ice House can be Campus Map North Yorkshire, BD24 0DE Thorpe, MBE. The school has an array Headmaster’s lawn, you will found. The snow from the of famous sporting alumni, including fi nd our Sundial inscribed in winter would be packed into 01729 893000 giggleswick.org.uk RM Marshall (Paley, 1931-1936), Italian in memory of William the cold underground house, our most celebrated rugby player. Vaughan’s (Headmaster creating a big store of ice Featuring brand new fi tness centre. 1904-10) wife Madge. which would last throughout the year. .