What’s on in Buckden and the Dales in 2010

When should you come?

Upper Wharfedale changes through the seasons but there is nearly always something going on to help you enjoy your visit...

August 2010
It’s the big month for farming shows and village fetes with something for all the family...

Monday 26 July to Friday 27 August Art Exhibition, Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate, www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr
Friday 30 July to Friday 6 August Butterfly and Moth Events, 01729 830331
Saturday 31 July to Sunday 15 August Yorkshire Dialect Fortnight at West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms (except Mondays and Tuesdays), 12.30pm-6pm, 01756 760883. Includes demonstration and book-signing by Yorkshire artist Les Packham on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 August, and recital of Yorkshire dialect poetry by Eric Scaife on Friday 13 August
Sunday 1 August Yorkshire Day, www.yorkshireridings.org
Sunday 1 August Forest Party, Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate, www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr
Sunday 1 August Demonstration Day at Gayle Mill, Hawes, 11am-1pm and 2.30pm-4.30pm, 01969 667320, www.gaylemill.org.uk
Sunday 1 August Barras and Grass Wood Guided Walk, 11am-3.30pm, 01756 751690
Sunday 1 August Dent Town Trail Guided Walk, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210
Sunday 1 August Kisdon Classic Circular Guided Walk, 11am-4pm, 01748 884059
Sunday 1 August Malham Cove Guided Walk, Malham National Park Centre, 2pm-4pm, 01969 652380
Monday 2 August Catterick Garrison, Past, Present and Future Talk, Fremington Sunday School, 8pm-9.30pm, 01748 884366
Tuesday 3 August Exploring Malham Tarn Guided Walk, 10am-3pm, 01729 830416
Tuesday 3 August Scenic Swaledale Guided Walk, Reeth National Park Centre, 11am-4pm, 01748 884059
Tuesday 3 August Spinning a Yarn Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Wednesday 4 August Nature Discovery Day, Malham National Park Centre, 11am-3.30pm, 01969 652380
Wednesday 4 August Craven Lime Works Guided Walk, 2pm-4pm, 01729 825192
Thursday 5 August Birds of the Yorkshire Dales Talk, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 12.30pm-1.30pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Thursday 5 August West Burton Circular Guided Walk, Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, 11am-3pm, 01969 662910
Friday 6 August Minibeasts in Woods at Aysgarth, Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, 10.30am-4pm, 01969 662910
Friday 6 August Batwatch, Dales Countryside Museum, 8pm-10pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Friday 6 to Friday 13 August Grass, Sedge and Rush Events, 01729 830331
Saturday 7 August Yorkshire artist Les Packham will demonstrate how he captures the many moods of Yorkshire and will sign copies of his book, Yorkshire in Watercolour, at West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms, 2pm-4pm, 01756 760883, www.lespackham.co.uk
Saturday 7 August Feudal Archers and Re-creation of Life in 12th Century, Skipton Castle, 10am-6pm, 01756 792442, www.skiptoncastle.co.uk
Saturday 7 August Settle Heritage Trail Guided Walk, Settle Tourist Information Centre, 2.15pm-4.15pm, 01729 825192
Sunday 8 August Yorkshire artist Les Packham will demonstrate how he captures the many moods of Yorkshire and will sign copies of his book, Yorkshire in Watercolour, at West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms, 2pm-4pm, 01756 760883, www.lespackham.co.uk
Sunday 8 August Feudal Archers and Re-creation of Life in 12th Century, Skipton Castle, 12noon-6pm, 01756 792442, www.skiptoncastle.co.uk
Sunday 8 August Exploring the Geology of Crummack Dale Guided Walk, Settle Tourist Information Centre, 11am-4pm, 01729 825192
Sunday 8 August Redmire Force and High Lane Guided Walk, 10.30am-4pm, 01969 662910
Monday 9 August Memoirs of the Royal Household Talk, Fremington Sunday School, 8pm-9.30pm, 01748 884366
Tuesday 10 August Dyeing Flowers Workshop, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Wednesday 11 August Lead Mining on Grassington Moor Guided Walk, 2pm-4.30pm, 01756 751690
Thursday 12 August Exploring Malham Tarn Guided Walk, 10am-3pm, 01729 830416
Thursday 12 August East Cowgill Circular Guided Walk, 12.30pm-4.30pm, 01969 666210
Thursday 12 August Woodland Birds of the Yorkshire Dales Talk, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 12.30pm-1.30pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Friday 13 August Recital of Yorkshire Dialect Poetry by Eric Scaife of the Yorkshire Dialect Society at West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms, 12.30pm-6pm, 01756 760883
Friday 13 August Batwatch, Bolton Abbey Estate, Skipton, 8pm-10pm, 01756 751690
Saturday 14 August Family Bushcraft Day at Studfold Farm, Lofthouse, Harrogate, 10am-1pm, 01423 755084
Saturday 14 August Littondale Village Fete, Arncliffe Village Green, 1pm, 01756 770235
Saturday 14 August Meet the Governor in English Civil War Times, Skipton Castle, 10am-6pm, 01756 792442, www.skiptoncastle.co.uk
Saturday 14 August Exploring Gunnerside Gill Guided Walk, 11am-3.30pm, 01748 884059
Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 August Scarecrow Festival, Kettlewell, 01756 760887, www.kettlewell.info
Sunday 15 August Meet the Governor in English Civil War Times, Skipton Castle, 12noon-6pm, 01756 792442, www.skiptoncastle.co.uk
Sunday 15 August Hawes Town Trail Guided Walk, Dales Countryside Museum, 2.15pm-4.15pm, 01969 666210
Sunday 15 August Thieves, Beggars and a Hidden Dale Guided Walk, 11am-4.30pm, 01729 825192
Monday 16 August Doing Time – Confessions of a Prison Chaplain Talk, Fremington Sunday School, 8pm-9.30pm, 01748 884366
Monday 16 August Was Cromwell Here Guided Walk, Malham National Park Centre, 11am-3pm, 01969 652380
Monday 16 to Friday 20 August Mosses and Liverworts of Wetland and River Habitats Events, 01729 830331
Tuesday 17 August Malham Tarn Bat Walk, Malham Tarn Field Centre, 8pm-10pm, 01729 830416
Tuesday 17 August Malham Tarn Walled Garden Guided Walk, 1pm-4pm, 01729 830416
Tuesday 17 August Red Squirrel Conservation in the National Park Talk, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 12.30pm-1.30pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Wednesday 18 August Nature Discovery Day at Malham, Malham National Park Centre, 11am-3.30pm, 01969 652380
Wednesday 18 August Old Gang Mines and Mills Guided Walk, 1pm-3.30pm, 01748 884059
Thursday 19 August Exploring Upper Wharfedale Guided Walk, Buckden Car Park, 10am-3pm, 01729 830416
Thursday 19 August Upland Birds of the Yorkshire Dales Talk, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 12.30pm-1.30pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Friday 20 August Nature Trail in Aysgarth Woods Guided Walk, Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, 11am-1.30pm, 01969 662910
Friday 20 to Sunday 22 August Designing and Making Rag Rugs Events, 01729 830331
Saturday 21 August Story Telling at Studfold Farm, Lofthouse, Harrogate, 1pm-3pm, 01423 755084
Saturday 21 August West Witton Feast, Leyburn 1.30pm-3.30pm, 01969 640608
Saturday 21 August Carriage Driving, Newby Hall, Ripon, 11am-5.30pm, www.newbyhall.com
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August Gem, Mineral and Gift Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, 01282 614615
Sunday 22 August West Witton Feast, Leyburn 12 noon to 5pm, 01969 640608
Sunday 22 August Wonderful Wharfedale – On High above Kettlewell Guided Walk, 11.35am-3pm, 07969 512743
Monday 23 August Swaledale’s Ancient Landscapes Talk, Fremington Sunday School, 8pm-9.30pm, 01748 884366
Monday 23 to Friday 27 August Fens and Bogs; Plants and Processes Events, 01729 830331
Tuesday 24 August Exploring Upper Wharfedale Guided Walk, Buckden Car Park, 10am-3pm, 01729 830416
Tuesday 24 August Malham Tarn Bat Walk, Malham Tarn Field Centre, 8pm-10pm, 01729 830416
Tuesday 24 August Dry-stone Walling Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Wednesday 25 August Kids Go Batty! Malham National Park Centre, 8pm-10pm, 01729 830416
Wednesday 25 August Nature Discovery Day at Bolton Abbey, Skipton, 11am-3.30pm, 01756 751690
Wednesday 25 August Reeth Agricultural Show, Reeth Showground, 01748 886950, www.reethshow.co.uk
Wednesday 25 August Grassington Heritage Trail Guided Walk, Grassington National Park Centre, 2pm-4pm, 01756 751690
Thursday 26 August Malham Tarn Walled Garden Guided Walk, 10am-1pm, 01729 830416
Thursday 26 August Birds of the Yorkshire Dales Talk, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 12.30pm-1.30pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Thursday 26 August Over Blea Moor Guided Walk, 11.45am-4.30pm, 01969 666210
Thursday 26 August Waterfalls, Caves and Kilns Guided Walk, 10.30am-4.30pm, 01729 830416
Thursday 26 August Hubberholme Church Flower Festival preview evening, 7.30pm, 01756 760480
Friday 27 August Hubberholme Church Flower Festival, 10am-6pm
Saturday 28 August Hubberholme Church Flower Festival, 10am-6pm
Saturday 28 August Bug Hunting at Studfold Farm, Lofthouse, Harrogate, 11am-2pm, 01423 755084
Saturday 28 August Malham Show, Malham Showground, 9am-6pm, 01729 830702, www.malhamdale.com
Saturday 28 August Wensleydale Agricultural Show, Bellerby Road, Leyburn, 10am, 01696 623750, www.wensleydaleshow.org.uk
Saturday 28 to Monday 30 August Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine, Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, Bolton Abbey Station, 10am-4.30pm, 01756 710614, www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
Saturday 28 to Monday 30 August Flower Festival, Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Skipton, 10am-5pm, 01756 797970
Saturday 28 August to Sunday 5 September Buckden Art Group Annual Exhibition, 10am-5.30pm, 01274 546032, www.buckden.org
Sunday 29 August By Castle and Byway Guided Walk, 11am-4pm, 01969 662910
Sunday 29 August Hubberholme Church Flower Festival, 10am-6pm
Sunday 29 August Hubberholme Church Flower Festival service, 6pm
Sunday 29 August Discover the Hidden Village Guided Walk, Grassington National Park Centre, 11am-3pm, 01756 751690
Sunday 29 and Monday 30 August Harewood Family Steam Rally, Harewood House, 0113 2181010, www.harewood.org
Monday 30 August Hubberholme Church Flower Festival, 10am-6pm
Monday 30 August Northern Beauty – Painting the North of England Talk, Fremington Sunday School, 8pm-9.30pm, 01748 884366
Monday 30 August to Friday 3 September Print Making without a Press Events, 01729 830331
Tuesday 31 August Kilnsey Show, www.kilnseyshow.co.uk

September 2010
With the schools back, it's the ideal time for those seeking a quieter, more peaceful Wharfedale...

Saturday 28 August to Sunday 5 September Buckden Art Group Annual Exhibition, 10am-5.30pm, 01274 546032, www.buckden.org
Monday 30 August to Friday 3 September Print Making without a Press Events, 01729 830331
Wednesday 1 September Muker Village Show, 01748 886564
Wednesday 1 September Upper Wharfedale Bat Walk, Buckden Car Park, 8pm-10pm, 01729 830416
Thursday 2 September Introduction to the National Park Talk, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 12.30pm-1.30pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Friday 3 to Friday 17 September National Organic Fortnight, www.soilassociation.org
Saturday 4 September Bentham Agricultural Show, 9am-5pm, 015242 61606
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September Fuchsia Festival and Craft Fair, Gargrave Village Hall, West Street, Gargrave, 01756 752175
Saturday 4 to Thursday 30 September Exhibition of Garden Sound, Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate, www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr
Sunday 5 September Demonstration Day at Gayle Mill, Hawes, 11am-1pm and 2.30pm-4.30pm, 01969 667320, www.gaylemill.org.uk
Sunday 5 September Grinton Mines and Mills Guided Walk, 2pm-4.30pm, 01748 884059
Sunday 5 September Weaving Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 11am-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Tuesday 7 September Malham Tarn Bat Walk, Malham Tarn Field Centre, 8pm-10pm, 01729 830416
Tuesday 7 September Dry-stone Walling Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Tuesday 7 September Spinning a Yarn Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 September National Heritage Open Days, www.heritageopendays.org.uk
Thursday 9 to Thursday 23 September Ripon International Festival, Ripon Cathedral, 01765 605508, www.riponinternationalfestival.com
Saturday 11 September Tarn House Open Day, Malham Tarn Field Centre, 12 noon to 3pm, 01729 830416
Saturday 11 September Victorian Kitchen Preserves Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 1pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September 1940s Weekend, Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, Bolton Abbey Station, 10.30am-4pm, 01756 710614, www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
Sunday 12 September Alfresco Parkland Autumn Food Festival, Swinton Park, Masham, 11am-4pm, 01765 680900, www.swintonpark.com
Sunday 12 September Autumn Plant Fair, Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate, www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr
Sunday 12 September Hardraw Scar Brass Band Festival, Green Dragon Inn, Hardraw, 10am-5pm, 01969 667392, www.swinton-band.org.uk/Hardraw1.htm
Sunday 12 September Stone Mine and Stone Circle Guided Walk, Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, 1pm-4.30pm, 01969 662910
Sunday 12 September Where Did the Water Go Guided Walk, 11am-3pm, 01969 652380
Friday 17 to Sunday 19 September Champion Dog Show, Newby Hall, Ripon, 9.30am, www.newbyhall.com
Friday 17 to Sunday 19 September Harrogate Autumn Flower Show, Great Yorkshire Showground, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, 9.30am-5.30pm, 01423 561049
Saturday 18 September Settle Heritage Trail Guided Walk, Settle Tourist Information Centre, 2.15pm-4.15pm, 01729 825192
Saturday 18 to Sunday 3 October British Food Fortnight, http://lovebritishfood.co.uk
Sunday 19 September Late Summer in Wharfedale Guided Walk, 10.45am-3.45pm, 07969 512743
Sunday 19 September Mossdale and Cotterdale Guided Walk, 11am-4pm, 01969 666210
Monday 20 September Nidderdale Agricultural Show, Bewerly Park, Pateley Bridge, www.nidderdaleshow.co.uk
Monday 20 to Tuesday 28 September West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms closed for late summer rest period. Reopen Wednesday 29 September
Tuesday 21 September Autumn Equinox
Wednesday 22 September World Car Free Day, www.worldcarfree.net
Friday 24 and Saturday 25 September Fashion and Gift Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, 01367 860017
Friday 24 September to Sunday 3 October Richmond Walking and Book Festival, Richmond TIC, Friary Gardens, Victoria Road, Richmond, 01748 828742, www.booksandboots.org
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 September Masham Sheep Fair, Market Place, Masham, 10am, 01765 680200
Sunday 26 September Fungus Trail at Bolton Abbey Guided Walk, Bolton Abbey Estate Office, 2pm-4pm, 01756 751690
Sunday 26 September Harrogate Ladies’ College Equestrian Team Challenge, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, 8.30am-6.30pm, 01423 504543
Sunday 26 September Rug-making Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 10am-5pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum

October 2010
The leaves are turning and Wharfedale takes on new colours and shades...

Saturday 18 to Sunday 3 October British Food Fortnight, http://lovebritishfood.co.uk
Friday 24 September to Sunday 3 October Richmond Walking and Book Festival, Richmond TIC, Friary Gardens, Victoria Road, Richmond, 01748 828742, www.booksandboots.org
Friday 1 October World Smile Day, www.worldsmileday.com
Friday 1 to Sunday 3 October Fungal Fun Events, 01729 830331
Friday 1 to Sunday 3 October Ingleton Folk Weekend, Ingleton Community Centre, 015242 41931, www.ingletonfolk.co.uk
Friday 1 to Sunday 3 October Lichens in the Dales Events, 01729 830331
Friday 1 to Sunday 17 October Ilkley Literature Festival, www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
Saturday 2 to Saturday 16 October Upper Dales Family History Group Exhibition, Leyburn, 9.30am-5pm, 01748 884759
Sunday 3 October Demonstration Day at Gayle Mill, Hawes, 11am-1pm and 2.30pm-4.30pm, 01969 667320, www.gaylemill.org.uk
Sunday 3 October A Ribble Ramble Guided Walk, Settle Tourist Information Centre, 11am-3pm, 01729 825192
Monday 4 October Red Squirrels in the National Park Guided Walk, 10am-4.30pm, 01969 666210
Tuesday 5 October Spinning a Yarn Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Saturday 9 October Climate Change Conference, 10am-4.30pm, 01756 751690
Saturday 9 October Red Squirrels in the National Park Guided Walk, 10am-4.30pm, 01969 666210
Tuesday 12 October Sketching and Drawing, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 10am-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Sunday 17 October National Trust’s Autumn in Wharfedale Guided Walk, Buckden Car Park, 11am-3pm, 01729 830416
Wednesday 20 October Fungi of Grass Wood Guided Walk, 2pm-4.30pm, 01756 751690
Thursday 21 October National Apple Day
Saturday 23 October Feed the Birds at Studfold Farm, Lofthouse, Harrogate, 10.30am-5.30pm, 01423 755084
Saturday 23 October Ideas and Sketches, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 10am-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Saturday 23 to Sunday 31 October Apple Tasting Festival at West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms (except Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 October), 12.30-6pm
Sunday 24 October Rug-making Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 10am-5pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Monday 25 to Friday 29 October Schools’ Half Term Week
Monday 25 to Sunday 31 October Acorn Hunt and Planting at Studfold Farm, Lofthouse, Harrogate, 10.30am-5.30, 01423 755084
Monday 25 to Sunday 31 October Halloween at Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate, www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr
Tuesday 26 October Dry-stone Walling Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Tuesday 26 October Malham Landscape Trail Guided Walk, Malham National Park Centre, 11.15am-3.15pm, 01969 652380
Tuesday 26 October Preserving Home-grown and Wild Produce Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Wednesday 27 October Fungi of Grass Wood Guided Walk, 2pm-4.30pm, 01756 751690
Thursday 28 October A Taste of Autumn at Aysgarth Guided Walk, Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, 10am-3.15pm, 01969 662910
Thursday 28 October Introduction to the National Park Talk, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 12.30pm-1.30pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Saturday 30 October Drawing to Sculpture, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 10am-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Sunday 31 October British Summer Time Ends
Sunday 31 October Halloween
Sunday 31 October Patchwork and Quilting, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 10am-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum

November 2010
This is a truly quiet time when you can have the fells literally to yourself...

Monday 1 November to Friday 17 December West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms closed. Reopen Saturday 18 December
Tuesday 2 November Spinning a Yarn Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Friday 5 November Guy Fawkes’ Night
Sunday 7 November Demonstration Day at Gayle Mill, Hawes, 11am-1pm and 2.30pm-4.30pm, 01969 667320, www.gaylemill.org.uk
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 November Dark Skies Guided Walk, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 7pm-9pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Sunday 14 November Family History Workshop, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 10am-3pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Sunday 21 November Family History Workshop, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 10am-3pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Sunday 21 to Saturday 27 November National Curry Week

December 2010
Expect frosty weather or even snow, Christmas festivals, carols in the churches, village dances and plenty of beer flowing in the pubs...

Wednesday 1 to Saturday 4 December White Rose Winter Festival, Ripley Castle, 7pm-10.30pm, 01423 563563, www.ripleycastle.co.uk
Saturday 4 December Grassington Dickensian Festival, 10am-5pm, 01756 753099, www.grassington.uk.com
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December Christmas Fun, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December Knaresborough Christmas Market, 10am, 01423 864263
Sunday 5 December Demonstration Day at Gayle Mill, Hawes, 11am-1pm and 2.30pm-4.30pm, 01969 667320, www.gaylemill.org.uk
Sunday 5 December Toy Collectors’ Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, 10.30am-3.30pm, 01604 846688
Tuesday 7 December Spinning a Yarn Demonstration, Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, 2pm-4pm, 01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Saturday 11 December Grassington Dickensian Festival, 10am-5pm, 01756 753099, www.grassington.uk.com
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 December Masham Town Victorian Fair, 10am, 01765 680200
Sunday 12 December Christmas Craft Activities, Town Head Barn, Malham, 11am-2pm, 01729 830416
Saturday 18 December Grassington Dickensian Festival, 10am-5pm, 01756 753099, www.grassington.uk.com
Saturday 18 to Sunday 2 January 2011 West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms open for A Taste of Christmas Tradition (except Monday 20, Tuesday 21, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 December), 12.30-5pm, 01756 760883
Tuesday 21 December Winter Solstice
Sunday 26 December Boxing Day Specials, Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, Bolton Abbey Station, 10.30am-3pm, 01756 710614, www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk

Please note... We've done our best to be accurate but the details here are based on the information available to us. West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms cannot take responsibility for any errors or omissions. If you spot something that is not correct, or would like to see an event you are involved in listed here, please write to us at lynn@westwindsinyorkshire.co.uk