CONTINUING
EVENTS
21st June to 13th September
BRODSWORTH HALL & GARDENS
Victorian Garden Games. Bring a picnic and enjoy a selection
of Victorian games on the lawns with croquet, quoits, skittles,
giant chess and many more. www.english-heritage.org.uk
JULY
2nd to 26th October
SHEFFIELD
Millennium Gallery. Get Knitted. Exhibition illustrating
the sheer variety of modern knitting from contemporary art
and design to the hobbyist phenomenon. Details 0114 278 2600,
www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk
3rd to 6th
COTTINGHAM
St Mary’s Church. Flower Festival. Refreshments served
in the church hall daily. 10am-5pm. Details 01482 841194.
3rd to 12th
YORK
Early Music Festival. Guest artists include some of the world’s
finest early music specialists. Details 01904 658338, www.ncem.co.uk
4th to 20th
PATELEY BRIDGE
Nidderdale Festival. Entertainment for music lovers, theatre-goers,
and walkers and climbers. Various venues throughout Pateley
Bridge. www.nidderdalefestival.org.uk
4th to 5th
BRIGHOUSE
Festival of Brass including the James Madison University
Brass Band. Details 01484 722855.
5th to September
LEEDS
Craft Centre and Design Gallery. Simply Silver. Showcase
highlighting designers who use silver as their main material.
See opposite for an in-depth preview. Details 0113 2478241,
www.craftcentreleeds.co.uk
5th
SHIPTONTHORPE
Pop-in Day. Summer Fayre. Craft and plant stalls, flower
festival. 10am-4pm. Free. Details 01430 873209.
5th
BEVERLEY
Minster. Organ Recital by Gordon Stewart. Details 01964 544145.
5th
GARGRAVE
Open Gardens plus plant stall and refreshments in village
hall £3. 11am-5pm.
5th
SCARBOROUGH
Hackness Hall Gardens. A Musical Picnic. Bring your own food
and seats. Adults £5, children £1. Proceeds to
Save the Children. Details 01723 363531.
5th & 6th
CULLINGWORTH
15th Annual Garden Trail. Featuring fifteen gardens throughout
Cullingworth, Harden, Wilsden and Harecroft. 10.30am-5pm.
Programme £4 admits two to all gardens. Details 01535
2710889.
5th & 6th
INGLETON
1940s weekend. Military vehicles, civilian re-enactors, Dads’ Army,
dancing, street entertainment. Battle of Britain flypast,
tea dance, period stalls. Free. Details 015242 41024.
5th to 31st August
EASINGWOLD
Lund Gallery. Exhibition of art for the garden, including
wire bird sculptures and ceramics. Details 01347 824400,
www.lundgallery.co.uk
6th
LINTON IN CRAVEN
St Michael’s Church. Grassington Singers perform. 7.30pm.
Adults £7 (including glass of wine or fruit juice),
children £2. Details 01756 753140.
6th
cATTERICK GARRISON
Swaledale
Mountain Rescue Team Open Day. Celebration of the SMRT 40th
anniversary and the 75th anniversary of the formation of
Mountain Rescue. 11am-4pm. Details 01748 876885.
7th to 13th
INGLETON
Spotlight on Ingleborough. Dance and drumming workshops,
kite making, birdbox making, stone carving, archery, live
music, nature walks, treasure hunts plus theatre and storytelling.
Details 01904 435500, www.naturalengland.org.uk
8th to 10th
HARROGATE
Showground. 150th Great Yorkshire Show. Celebration of agriculture
and country life with a world-class cattle parade, showjumping,
trade stands, drystone walling, sheep shearing, food hall
and cookery demonstrations plus much more. Details www.greatyorkshireshow.com
8th to 13th
HARROGATE
RHS Harlow Carr. Garden Design Exhibition. 10am-4pm, www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr.
Entry fee.
9th to 31st August
BARNSLEY
Cannon Hall Museum. ‘The Language of Flowers’.
Discover precious flowers and their meanings in the art collections.
Details 01226 790270.
11th to 27th
RYEDALE
Festival. A celebration of music, including classical, opera,
brass and steel bands. This year’s programme is ‘The
Four Elements, Earth, Air, Fire and Water’. An exploration
of musical arrangements, excellent transcriptions for chamber
forces, bringing major symphonic music to the intimate venues
of this magical festival. Details 01751 475777, www.ryedalefestival.co.uk
12th
HARROGATE
Ashville College. Harrogate Philharmonic. Programme to include
Mozart’s
Symphony 35 (Haffner) and Bartok’s Romanian Dances.
7.30pm. Details r.jakeways@btopenworld.com
12th & 13th
SKIPTON
Clog Festival. Dancers from all over England demonstrate
their traditional step-dance at Skipton Castle. Details 01756
792442, www.skiptoncastle.co.uk
13th
SYKEHOUSE nr Doncaster and Selby
Open Gardens Day. A range of gardens open to the public plus
plant sale, stalls, morning coffee, luncheons and afternoon
teas served in village. 10am-5pm.
13th
RICHMOND Kiplin Hall
Scottish Dancing. Details 01748 818178, www.kiplinhall.co.uk
13th
HEPWORTH
Garden Trail. Eighteen gardens in this Pennine village will
be open to the public. 1pm-6pm. Adults £2.50, children
free. Details 01484 688131.
13th
BELLERBY
Open Gardens and Scarecrow Trail plus plant sale, home-made
refreshments in the Memorial Hall and music from Leyburn
Band. £3, under-16s free. 11am-4pm, Details 01969 622596.
13th
BUCKDEN
village green and National Park car park. ‘Bringing
in the Drinkins’. Taste some examples of traditional
food that would have been brought out at hay time in days
gone by. 10am-4pm. Details 01756 751690, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
13th
ESTON
James Finegan Municipal Hall. Wurlitzer Concert. Various
types of music including marches, songs from the shows and
classical. 2.30pm. £3, concessions £2. Details
01642 452189.
13th
SNAITH NEAR GOOLE
Open Gardens with raffle and tombola plus refreshments. 1pm-6pm.
Maps available from The Institute, Little London Lane, West
Cowick. £2.50. Details 01405 862319.
12th & 13th
PONTEFRACT
Liquorice Festival. International liquorice products and
displays. Plus street performers, live music, craft workshops
and speciality foods. Details www.pontefractliquorice.co.uk
16th
DRIFFIELD
Showground. Agricultural Show. Livestock, trade stands, performances
by the Royal Horse Artillery plus much more. Details 01377
257494, www.driffieldshow.co.uk
18th to 23rd August
YORK
Theatre Royal. Railway Children. Enjoy a professional theatre
production of one of the best-loved books of all time. Details
01904 623568, www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
19th & 20th
ELLERKER
Scarecrow Festival. Enjoy a gentle stroll around the picturesque
East Yorkshire village. Over fifty fun and ingenious scarecrows.
Refreshments in village hall plus an array of stalls. 10am-4pm. £1.
19th
SETTLE
Victoria Theatre. Secondhand bookfair. 10am-4pm. Home-made
refreshments on sale. Admission 50p. Details 01729 825718.
19th
BISHOP WILTON SHOW & CRAFT FAIR
Includes the Yorkshire Wolds half-marathon, fun run, terrier
and ferret racing, dog show, vintage tractors, engines and
cars, and craft stands, fairground rides and refreshments.
Details 01759 368300.
19th & 20th
MASHAM
Showground. Steam Rally. Steam engines, fairground organs,
stationary engines, classic tractors, trucks, motorcycles
and cars, fair ground, stalls plus beer tent. Details 01765
680200, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
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20th
HAWES
Dales Countryside Museum. Introduction to Digital Photography.
Learn about the controls on your digital camera and how to
use them effectively. 10.30am-4pm. Booking essential. Details
01969 666210, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
20th
GRASSINGTON
Farmers’ Market. Local produce. Details www.ndfm.co.uk
20th
RIPON
Newby Hall. Historic Vehicle Rally. Over 1,000 vintage cars
and assorted auto jumble. 10.30am-5pm. Details 01423 322583,
www.newbyhall.com
20th
BARNARD CASTLE
Bowes Museum. Teesdale Food and Craft Festival. Free event
in the museum grounds featuring local producers. Details
01833 690606, www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk
24th to 27th
FEARBY
Black Swan. Yorkshire Festival of Ales. Details 01765 689477.
www.blackswan-masham.co.uk
25th & 26th
DONCASTER
Brodsworth Hall. Jelly Festival. See jellies on display and
watch how they were created. Details 0113 2515698, www.english-heritage.org.uk
25th & 26th
SEDBERGH
Book Fair. Sale of rare, secondhand and new books. Details
0161 797 4786.
25th to 27th
PRESTON-UNDE-SCAR
Village Hall. Art Exhibition. Local residents display their
art. Details 01969 622676, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
25th to 27th
PATELEY BRIDGE
Studio 6. Relative Viewpoints. Photography exhibition by
grandfather and grandson David and Martin Prince. Local landscapes
with some from overseas. Details 01423 711387.
26th & 27th
PATELEY BRIDGE
Memorial Hall. Arts and Craft Fair. Artists and crafters
display their unique quality products. 10am-4.30pm. Details
01423 527697, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
26th & 27th
SCARBOROUGH CASTLE
Medieval Siege. Meet the ranks and files of the medieval
soldiers, bowmen, billmen, men- at-arms and mounted knights
as they prepare to invade the castle. Details www.english-heritage.org.uk
27th
RIPON
Racecourse. Old Cars Classic Car Gathering. Veteran vintage
cars, commercial vehicles, motor cycles and tractors. 9am-5pm.
Details 01765 603474.
27th
LEYBURN
Farmers’ Market. Local produce. Details www.ndfm.co.uk
29th
HAWES
Dales Countryside Museum. Traditional Drystone Walling Demonstration.
Free. 2pm-4pm. Free. Details 01969 666210.
29th
REETH
National Park Centre.
A trip out with a Ranger. Swaledale tour on minibus with
local ranger. 11am-3pm. Booking essential. Details 01748
884059, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
30th
YORK
Murton Park Farming Museum. The Story of Clay.
Join world expert and renowned potter John Hudson and learn
the story of pottery through the ages and take home your
very own John Hudson pot. 11am-4pm. Details 01904 489966,
www.murtonpark.co.uk
30th
RIPON
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. Peter Pan, children’s
open-air theatre. Booking essential. 6.30pm. Details 01670
773939, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events
30th
SEDBERGH
Farmer and Producer Market. Fine food producers and craftsmen.
Details 015396 20125.
31st
Carlton
Memorial Hall. Craft demonstrations, children’s corner,
stalls and food served all day, with traditional puds for
Yorkshire Day. 10.30am-3pm. Free. Details 01969 640251.
WALKS
1st
LANGTHWAITE
Flowers of Arkengarthdale guided walk. 4 miles. Meet Langthwaite
car park 2pm. Details 01969 623031.
2nd
HAWES
Dales Countryside Museum. Batwatch, 9am. Bring a torch. Details
01969 666210, www.thedales.org.uk/DalesCountrysideMuseum
3rd
RIBBLEHEAD
Nature Reserve. Easy 2 miles around nature reserve. Meet
2pm Ribblehead Quarry car park. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
6th
MALHAM
guided walk. Moderate 8.5-mile archaeology walk around Malham.
Easy 4 miles. Meet 2pm Street Gate, Malham Tarn. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
6th
AROUND CALVER
8.5 mile walk climbing up Calver and part of the coast to
coast route. Meet 11am Reeth National Park Centre. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
6th
THRESHFIELD MOOR & BACKSTONE EDGE
guided walk. Moderate 6 miles. Meet 11am Grassington National
Park Centre. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
8th
DENT HAY MEADOWS
Easy 2.5 mile discovery walk. Meet 2pm Dent village car park.
www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
9th
AROUND SEMER WATER
Moderate 5-mile guided walk. Meet 1pm Semer Water foreshore
car park, nr Bainbridge. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
13th
KILNSEY
Strenuous 9-mile guided walk. Meet 11am Grassington National
Park Centre. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
11th
CARLTON MOOR AND PEN HILL
Moderate 6-mile guided walk with Ranger. Meet 10.30am Carlton
in Coverdale village hall car park, Aysgarth. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
20th
BUCKDEN PIKE & BUCKEN GAVEL LEADMINE
Strenuous high-level walk. Meet 10.30am Buckden car park.
Details 01729 830416.
26th
THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE
Scenic 25-mile circular walk taking in Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside
and Ingleborough. £15. Meet 6am playing fields, Horton
in Ribblesdale. Details 0800 085 2280. www.bhf.org.uk/events
27th
SWALEDALE RIVERSIDE AND FELLSIDE
Easy 6.5 mile guided walk. Meet 11am Feetham Church, west
of Reeth on B6270. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
31st
EAST COWGILL
Moderate 6-mile guided walk. Meet 12.30pm Dent railway station.
www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
31st
WILDLIFE OF SNAIZEHOLME
Gentle 1.5 walk with area ranger. Meet 2pm Mirkpot House,
Snaizeholme, Hawes.
RACING
Beverley 4th, 5th, 15th,
21st, 29th
Catterick 2nd, 9th, 16th,
23rd
Doncaster 10th, 17th, 24th
Pontefract 8th, 18th, 27th
Redcar 3rd, 20th, 30th
Ripon 7th, 19th
Thirsk 1st, 25th
York 11th, 12th, 25th, 26th
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