What's On In The Yorkshire Dales

Sculpt your own little Swaledale sheep with character and personality. Using stoneware clay, you will be shown step by step how to complete your piece by local potter Suzie Wright. You will add black slip to create the dark wool details and face. The class is open to all, some experience may be helpful but …

We warmly invite you, whether from near or afar, to come and enjoy the music, art, creativity, and walking that makes up the 2025 Swaledale festival.

Our magnificent pirate ship returns from the rough seas this summer and will be moored on the ‘pop-up’ beach on the bank of the River Wharfe, outside the Cavendish Pavilion.

The garden is a treasure trove of art and nature. Set alongside our permanent collection of 90 sculptures, over 60 new pieces have been selected from artists from across the UK and as far away as Norway to further enhance the landscape. There is a variety of themes from abstract, portrait, land-art and symbolic, using …

Kelpies of the River Ure and The Strid were known to lure travellers into these dangerous waters, but what did they look like?

Explore archaeology this summer with our Hands on History sessions:

We are delighted to have members of the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeder’s Association with us today.

This is a moderate walk from the museum along the Pennine way to Hardraw and then across fields to the village of Appersett.

Join us for a leisurely stroll through the charming streets of Richmond! Our guided walk will take you on a journey through the history and beauty of our town.

Enjoy 9 days of walks in and around the Yorkshire Dales led by friendly and knowledgeable guides, plus the chance to hear a variety of authors at evening and daytime talks.

Nidderdale Show aims to celebrate the best of agricultural traditions with top class livestock & horse sections and boasts one of the finest exhibitions of animals anywhere in the UK.

This acclaimed festival of yarn and woolly creativity is recognised as one of the UK's leading events for makers and fibre enthusiasts, having been awarded Best Yarn Show or Event at the Yarn Industry Awards in both 2023 and 2024.