What’s on in the Yorkshire Dales in 2015 These pages feature some of the fantastic events taking place in the Dogs are welcome at many February Yorkshire Dales in 2015. events, but please assume they Sunday 1 February Gayle Mill Demonstration Tours are NOT permitted unless 11:00/14:30 They are hosted by a wide variety of organisations. Please contact the Gayle Mill, Mill Lane, Gayle DL8 3RZ otherwise stated, and always organiser for more information on the event you are interested in - Join our two-hour demonstration tours and see the contact the organiser original 1879 machinery working. Adults £12 - booking is essential for some activities. You can also ring or call in at a includes refreshments. Booking required. beforehand to avoid 01969 667320 National Park Centre where staff will be happy to give you guidance. [email protected] disappointment. www.gaylemill.org.uk Don’t forget to dress appropriately for walks and outdoor activities - the Where dogs are allowed they Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 February weather in the Dales can be changeable. Bring drinks and snacks, wear Lord Scrope's Tudor Household must be fit enough to negotiate 10:00 to 16:00 suitably stout footwear and carry clothing to suit all conditions. Bolton Castle, nr Leyburn, Castle Bolton, DL8 4ET stiles and steep ascents, be Step back in time and experience life during the castle’s Tudor heyday with cookery, weapon drills, Visit www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events for further details on these and well-behaved and be kept under herbal medicine and games. Adults £8.50, children/ many more events across the region. conc £7, family £30. close control at all times. 01969 623981 Assistance dogs [email protected] Disclaimer www.boltoncastle.co.uk are always The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority cannot be held responsible for any omissions, subsequent Saturday 14 to Saturday 28 February changes or revisions that may occur with events information supplied by external agencies. welcome. National Park Event - Footprints and Finds Readers are STRONGLY ADVISED to contact the event provider to confirm the information given 10:00 to 17:00 before setting out. All information included is believed to be correct at the time of going to press. Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT H9-,+-.- Half term activities for families whatever the weather. Be nature detectives, complete the trail Listings marked ‘National Park and win a prize. Included in Museum entry. Contact Dales Countryside Museum - see page 10. Event’ are organised by the Key Be safe Monday 16 to Friday 20 February Yorkshire Dales National Park Guided walk Our event leaders have discretion Super Stuarts 10:00 to 16:00 Authority and led by specialist staff, not to accept participants who Bolton Castle, Nr Leyburn, Castle Bolton, DL8 4ET our Dales Volunteers and invited Created for kids are not suitably equipped or Find out what Mary Queen of Scots and the rest of the Royal Stuart family did for fun and have a go at experts. whom they consider unable to themed crafts and activities. Adults £8.50, children/ Arts and crafts conc £7, family £30. participate safely. Although all 01969 623981 We are holding over 150 exciting [email protected] Workshop reasonable steps have been activities in the National Park in www.boltoncastle.co.uk taken to ensure safety, 2015, from guided walks to Demonstration Monday 16 February participants join in at their Introductory Evening Caving Trip workshops. Use this handy key to Talk 17:00 to 20:00 own risk. BZZi6ajbEdiigVX`ZcYH9,-(,*, help you take your pick. Explore the beauty of the Dales underground with experienced local guides. Minimum age 8. £25 - booking essential. 01729 824455 [email protected] Give your car a Booking www.yorkshiredalesguides.co.uk holiday Some of our most popular events to limit numbers. This means that Wednesday 18 February Pedal Power Many National Park events can must be pre-booked and pre-paid sometimes we may have to turn 10:00 to 12:00 Village Hall, Main Street, Askrigg DL8 3BJ be reached by bus or train and, to guarantee a place. For others, people away. Please respect the This fun, supportive, indoor session is designed to places are allocated on the day walk leader’s decision. If you are a develop children's ability to balance on a bike before wherever possible, our guided teaching them to pedal. Ideal for 5 and under, open on a ‘first come, first served’ basis group of five or more people to all. £4 - booking essential. walks have been scheduled to 01969 650074 link in with public transport so do turn up early to avoid always ring ahead. [email protected] www.stage1cycles.co.uk disappointment. timetables. Remember to bring money to pay Wednesday 18 February Your safety and enjoyment are at the start of walks as there’s not Nest Box Building For more information visit 10:00 to 13:00 www.transportdirect.info or very important to us so we have always a cash machine around! Gayle Mill, Mill Lane, Gayle, DL8 3RZ As part of National Nest Box Week, come and have a www.dalesbus.org, or call go at making your own to hang in your garden. Free for under 16s. Adults £3. Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. 01969 667320 [email protected] www.gaylemill.org.uk Friday 20 February Guided walks 7g^c\eaZcinid National Park Event - Lowther Castle Gardens drink and a snack, 19:30 Djg\j^YZYlVa`h Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes, DL8 3NT or a packed lunch H9-,+-.- cost £5 - FREE to A talk by Martin Ogle - part of the Friends of the on full days, and Museum annual lecture programme. under 16s. Donations welcome. don’t forget a hot Contact Dales Countryside Museum - see page 10. HijgYn[ddilZVgVcY drink on cold days. Saturday 21 February waterproofs are required - walk Photo Walk: Gargrave Snowdrop Trail ;dgndjgdlc 10:30 to 12:30 leaders can only accept Meet North Street Car Park, Gargrave BD23 3RL safety and Learn how to compose and execute wonderful participants who are photographs of this iconic sign of spring's arrival, insurance purposes feedback - the information will appropriately prepared for the from mastering close ups to wide angle vistas. we will ask you for your name be treated as strictly confidential. Adults £20. Booking required. conditions. 07717 213 604 and emergency contact details [email protected] L]ZgZZkZcihVgZ]ZaYd[[i]Z www.yorkshirephotowalks.com 7g^c\lVgbXadi]Zh^cXajY^c\ when you register for one of beaten track we have included a gloves and hat) in winter and our outdoor events, as well as grid reference to help you find sun protection in summer. an email address for your the meeting point. Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Page 15 Saturday 28 February Monday 30 March Digital SLR Photography Workshop Introductory Evening Caving Trip 10:30 to 15:30 17:00 to 20:00 Meet Moor Lane Car Park, Grassington (SE 005 643) For details see 16 February. Don't know your aperture from your ISO? Look no further than this magnificent digital SLR master Tuesday 31 March class. £50 - booking required. Introduction to Geocaching in Upper Wharfedale 07717 213 604 13:00 to 15:30 [email protected] Meet at Kettlewell car park (SD 969 723) www.yorkshirephotowalks.com Fancy having a go at geocaching but not sure how to start? Join us to learn the basics and then put it into practise. A great fun day out for the family. March Adults £5, children £3.50 - booking required. 01729 830416 Sunday 1 March [email protected] Gayle Mill Demonstration Tours www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malham-tarn-estate 11:00 and 14:30 For details see 1 February. April Saturday 14 March St Patrick’s Day Party Wednesday 1 April 19:30 to 23:30 National Park Event - Discover Lower Bolton Castle, nr Leyburn, Castle Bolton DL8 4ET Wensleydale Join us to celebrate in style with Irish folk music, 09:30 to 13:00 themed menu and plenty of Guinness. £20 (incl. Meet Westholme Estate, Aysgarth DL8 3SP two course meal) - booking essential. (SE 016 881) 01969 623981 Join our experienced Dales Volunteers for an easy 6 [email protected] mile (10km) guided walk to discover the villages, www.boltoncastle.co.uk follies and waterfalls of this little patch of Wensleydale. Afterwards, Hendersons Bar & Sunday 15 March Restaurant on the Westholme Estate will be open if National Park Event - you feel like treating yourself to lunch. Adults £5, Make something for Mum children free - booking required. 10:00 to 17:00 Contact Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre - Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT see page 5. (SD 876898) Drop in crafts - make something special for Thursday 2 April Mothers Day. Included in Museum entry. National Park Event - Hawes Town Trail Contact Dales Countryside Museum - see page 10. 14:00 to 16:00 Meet Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Sunday 15 March (SD 876898) Mothers Day Special Afternoon Tea Join our Dales Volunteers on this easy 2 mile 14:30 to 16:00 (3.2km) guided walk exploring the historical, Bolton Castle, Castle Bolton, DL8 4ET industrial and natural beauty of Hawes and Gayle. Treat your mother to afternoon tea with a glass of The route takes in part of the Pennine Way National Prosecco. £12.50. Trail, 50 years old in 2015. Adults £5, children free - 01969 623981 booking advised. [email protected] Contact Hawes National Park Centre - see page 5. www.boltoncastle.co.uk Friday 3 April Friday 20 March Good Friday Walk National Park Event - 09:00 to 17:30 Nidderdale 500BC - 1611 AD Keld Chapel, Keld, Richmond, DL11 6LJ 19:30 The day starts with a short service in Keld Chapel Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, and ends with one in St Andrew's, Grinton.