October 2017
Pumpkin Trail – Halloween at Bolton Abbey
Our FANGTASTIC pumpkin trail is back! Your quest to unravel the witch’s spell begins at the Cavendish Pavilion and will lead you into the SPOOKTACULAR Strid Wood. Keep your eyes peeled for giant pumpkins and secret, mystery doors hidden among the trees... Our pumpkin trail is free and is certain to bring a little extra excitement to your day at Bolton Abbey. Free Admin
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Fire Works At Bolton Abbey
Wrap up warm and join us for one of the cosiest nights of the year. Our bonfire will sit by the banks of the River Wharfe, in the shadows of the Priory Ruins. Be entertained by the fire eaters, fairground rides and our dazzling firework display! Tickets are available online at www.boltonabbey.com. Tickets Adult £10, Child 4-16 £7.50 (children 3 and under do not require a ticket)
Find out more »May 2018
Pony World at Thornton Hall Farm, Nr Bolton Abbey…
Pony World at Thornton Hall Farm Sunday 27th & Monday 28th May Join us for a 'Pony Mad' Bank Holiday at Thornton Hall Farm. Guaranteed to be loved by all ages. Pony rides, demonstrations and plenty of farm fun including animal feeding, animal petting, egg collecting & much more! Open from 10am. Price: Normal Admission applies - no advance ticket required. Visit the website for more details - http://www.thorntonhallcountrypark.co.uk Thornton Hall Farm - Pony World at Thornton Hall Farm Thornton Hall…
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Grassinton Festival: GALA CONCERT: PEYEE CHEN, SOPHIE ROSA, BEN CRICK & SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CAMERATA £25.00 / £15.00 U16s 17 June 2018 | 8pm Venue: The Priory Church of St Mary & St Cuthbert, Bolton Abbey Acclaimed soprano, Peyee Chen, prize winning concert violinist, Sophie Rosa, and former BBC Music Fellow Ben Crick join Skipton Building Society Camerata in the fantastic surroundings of Bolton Abbey Priory for this exciting programme of Mozart. Peyee Chen (b. Taipei, Taiwan) is a soprano with a particular interest in contemporary and Baroque music. Appearances as a soloist include the Gavin Bryars Ensemble, Adelaide Festival, Club Transmediale Festival, Edinburgh Contemporary Music Ensemble, Lucerne Festival with the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and Barbara Hannigan, Pierrot Lunaire on the York Spring Festival, The Light Show as part of Southbank Centre’s Harmonic Series, and world premieres at Spitalfields Festival, GEMdays, Tête à Tête Opera Festival, and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival One of the UK’s most exciting violinists, Sophie Rosa was awarded the Second Prize and Audience Prize at the 2nd Manchester International Violin Competition 2011. She has performed across the UK as a recitalist in venues including the Royal Festival Hall, the Purcell Room and Bridgewater Hall as well as appearing with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Manchester Camerata. Sophie has broadcast for BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM and has performed regularly throughout the UK and internationally from a very young age. In 2006 she was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition and was the First Prize winner of the Lions European Music Competition, Cannes. “Combination of sensitivity and virtuosity” – Musical Opinion Quarterly Ben Crick has established a reputation as an innovative and original conductor who is comfortable working with diverse and challenging repertoire; he is a former BBC Music Fellow. In recent years he has conducted concertos with Tasmin Little, Raphael Walfisch, Peter Donohoe, Nicholas Daniel, Jennifer Pike and Benjamin Frith as well as conducting Handel’s Messiah with Dame Emma Kirkby performing the soprano solos. The programme: Symphony 29 / Exsultate Jubilate. With Peyee Chen. Violin Concerto in A / Symphony 25. With Sophie Rosa.
GALA CONCERT: PEYEE CHEN, SOPHIE ROSA, BEN CRICK & SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CAMERATA £25.00 / £15.00 U16s 17 June 2018 | 8pm Venue: The Priory Church of St Mary & St Cuthbert, Bolton Abbey Acclaimed soprano, Peyee Chen, prize winning concert violinist, Sophie Rosa, and former BBC Music Fellow Ben Crick join Skipton Building Society Camerata in the fantastic surroundings of Bolton Abbey Priory for this exciting programme of Mozart. Peyee Chen (b. Taipei, Taiwan) is a soprano with a particular interest in contemporary and Baroque music. Appearances as a…
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Bonfire Night at Bolton Abbey @ Bolton Abbey..
Bonfire Night at Bolton Abbey @ Bolton Abbey Where Bolton Abbey, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6EX When 03 Nov 2018Gates open at 4:00pm Fire lit at 6:00pm Fireworks at 7:00pmSaturday Price £12.50 Adult; £8.00 Child 4 – 16; (children aged 3 and under are free of charge and do not require a ticket) Contact Tel: 01756 718 009 Email: [email protected] Find out more information about Bonfire Night at Bolton Abbey We are delighted to host our annual bonfire and firework display by the banks…
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Santa’s Special Steam Railway Ay Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway
For many families Christmas starts here, at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. The fires are lit at Bolton Abbey station, and the Refreshment Room and Buffet Cars will be bulging with mince pies and other seasonal fare and festive decorations will be all around. Santa will be on the train, giving out presents to well behaved children who are in possession of a valid ticket. Children aged between 3 and 15 (including a present from Santa) £15. Children aged…
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For many families Christmas starts here, at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. The fires are lit at Bolton Abbey station, and the Refreshment Room and Buffet Cars will be bulging with mince pies and other seasonal fare and festive decorations will be all around. Santa will be on the train, giving out presents to well behaved children who are in possession of a valid ticket. Children aged between 3 and 15 (including a present from Santa) £15. Children aged…
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Beamsley Beacon Fell Race..
Thu 20th Jun 2019 – Beamsley Beacon (R) Race details Date & time: Thu 20th Jun 2019 at 19:15 Country: England Region: York. Dales Category: BS GPS: Website: www.wharfedaleharriers.co.uk/events/beamsleybeacon/ Distance: 8.8km / 5.5m Climb: 335m / 1099ft Venue: St Peters Church, Church Street, Addingham, LS29 0QS Grid ref: SE 077498 Skills & experience: PM, LK, NS Minimum age: 16 Entry information Entry on day? Entry on day fee: £4.00 Pre-entry Entry info:Registration at Crown Inn. Contact for Race Information Sam Green 1 The Old Chapel, Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, LS29 7HX…
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Pirate Ship Event At Bolton Abbey..
VIEW FULL GALLERY Estate Office, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, BD23 6EX Show full map Phone 01756 718009 Email [email protected] Visit Website Show more information Description This event may be postponed/cancelled due to Covid-19. Take to the 'high seas' on our galleon alongside the River Wharfe! Your little ones can captain our wooden pirate ship and ensure all hands are on deck! Parents can watch their children playing whilst enjoying refreshments at the Cavendish Pavilion. Don’t forget your bucket and spade!…
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