What’s On Archive
Here you can view details of our recent events and exhibitions. A list of earlier exhibitions from 2001 to 2020 can be found here.
Museum exhibitions
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Living Landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales
Sat, 27 September 2025 - Sat, 3 January 2026
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Katharine Holmes and Three Generations of Painting and Living in a Malham Cottage
Sat, 27 September 2025 - Sat, 3 January 2026
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LIMELIGHT
Sat, 5 July 2025 - Sat, 13 September 2025
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Slow Burn
Sat, 5 July 2025 - Sat, 13 September 2025
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The Fell Gather
Sat, 5 July 2025 - Sat, 13 September 2025
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Cry of the Curlew
Sat, 15 February 2025 - Sat, 28 June 2025
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Land : Light
Sat, 5 October 2024 - Sat, 4 January 2025
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Translating the Body
Sat, 5 October 2024 - Sat, 4 January 2025
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The World Beneath Our Feet
Sat, 6 July 2024 - Sat, 28 September 2024
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Within These Walls
Sat, 6 July 2024 - Sat, 28 September 2024
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Diamonds in the Landscape
Sat, 4 May 2024 - Sun, 30 June 2024
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Finding Fault
Tue, 9 April 2024 - Tue, 3 December 2024
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What’s New at the Museum?
Tue, 9 April 2024 - Sat, 27 April 2024
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On The Road
Tue, 9 April 2024 - Sat, 29 June 2024
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Focus on North Craven
Sat, 7 October 2023 - Sun, 17 December 2023
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Art Forms in Nature: 100 Days, 100 Artworks
Sat, 7 October 2023 - Sun, 17 December 2023
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The World Beneath Our Feet
Tue, 1 August 2023 - Sat, 30 September 2023
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A Life in Letters
Sat, 8 July 2023 - Sun, 17 December 2023
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The Wonderful Women of Settle
Sat, 11 February 2023 - Sat, 1 July 2023
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Family friendly
Long Preston Deeps Discovery
Sat, 11 February 2023 - Sat, 1 July 2023
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A Sense of Place: Mapping North Craven
Sat, 11 February 2023 - Sat, 1 July 2023
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Taking Action on the Climate and Biodiversity Emergencies with ACE Settle and Area
Sat, 15 October 2022 - Fri, 23 December 2022
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All Our Land
Sat, 15 October 2022 - Fri, 23 December 2022
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Give Peat a Chance
Sat, 15 October 2022 - Fri, 23 December 2022
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Craven Arts Takeover
Sat, 2 July 2022 - Sat, 8 October 2022
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Jubilee Exhibition
Tue, 24 May 2022 - Mon, 1 August 2022
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The Lesser Known Women of Settle- International Women’s Day Exhibition
Tue, 8 March 2022 - Sat, 12 March 2022
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From the Ribble to the Sea: Celia King Art Exhibition
Sat, 5 March 2022 - Sat, 18 June 2022
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Lives at Stake: Remembering Foot and Mouth in Craven
Fri, 12 November 2021 - Sat, 18 June 2022
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Walter Morrison Festival
Fri, 12 November 2021 - Sat, 19 February 2022
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Going to Market
Tue, 5 October 2021 - Sat, 19 February 2022
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A House and Its History
Mon, 19 July 2021 - Fri, 31 December 2021
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Walter Morrison at Kirkby Malham Church
Tue, 1 June 2021 - Thu, 30 September 2021
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Run The Dales
Tue, 25 May 2021 - Fri, 25 June 2021
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Walter Morrison at Kirkby Malham
Sat, 22 May 2021 - Thu, 30 September 2021
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Walter Morrison’s Estate at Malham Chapel
Sat, 22 May 2021 - Thu, 30 September 2021
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Walter Morrison’s Public Life at Skipton Library
Sat, 22 May 2021 - Thu, 30 September 2021
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Giggleswick School and Walter Morrison
Sat, 22 May 2021 - Thu, 30 September 2021
Events
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Family friendly
Christmas with Molly at The Folly!
Sat, 20 December 2025
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Octameron at Christmas
Tue, 16 December 2025
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Oh, Whistle… Two Ghost Stories by M R James
Sun, 14 December 2025
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SOLD OUT Not Truly Dead – Three Ghost Stories by M R James
Sat, 13 December 2025
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SOLD OUT: Christmas Wreath Workshop
Fri, 5 December 2025
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SOLD OUT: Christmas Wreath Workshop
Thu, 4 December 2025
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Call My Bluff
Mon, 1 December 2025
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Family friendly
Witchmark Making for Halloween
Tue, 28 October 2025
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Family friendly
Horner Celebration Day
Sat, 11 October 2025
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Family friendly
Heritage Open Days: Folly Playhouse
Sat, 20 September 2025
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Family friendly
Heritage Open Days: Playtime
Thu, 18 September 2025
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Heritage Open Days: Tours of The Folly
Sat, 13 September 2025 - Fri, 19 September 2025
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Family friendly
Make a Train
Wed, 27 August 2025
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Family friendly
Make Your Own Collector’s Box
Wed, 20 August 2025
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Family friendly
Let’s Look at Fossils
Wed, 13 August 2025
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Family friendly
Trace and Collage
Wed, 6 August 2025
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Family friendly
Wool Spinning
Wed, 30 July 2025
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Family friendly
Paper Marbling
Wed, 23 July 2025
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Family friendly
Make and Take
Thu, 17 July 2025
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Family friendly
Playtime
Thu, 17 July 2025
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Family friendly
Make and Take
Thu, 19 June 2025
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Family friendly
Playtime
Thu, 19 June 2025
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Pan: The Piper At The Gates of Dawn & The Man Who Went Too Far
Sun, 15 June 2025
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Tours of The Folly
Thu, 5 June 2025 - Fri, 26 September 2025
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Family friendly
Ground Nest Fest 2025: Community Celebration Day
Sat, 10 May 2025
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Family friendly
Ground Nest Fest 2025: Song Sessions
Sat, 10 May 2025
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Family friendly
Ground Nest Fest 2025: Community Puppet Workshop
Sat, 10 May 2025
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Family friendly
Ground Nest Fest 2025: Create A Nest workshop
Sat, 10 May 2025
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Family friendly
Ground Nest Fest 2025
Fri, 2 May 2025 - Sat, 10 May 2025
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Family friendly
Rescheduled: Drop-In Printmaking Crafts
Thu, 17 April 2025
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Book Launch & Signing: The Settle to Carlisle Line by John Bentley
Mon, 14 April 2025
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Preview of the Year: Friends of The Folly
Thu, 10 April 2025
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Family friendly
Drop-In Paper Flowers Crafts
Thu, 10 April 2025
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Family friendly
Easter Children’s Tours
Tue, 8 April 2025 - Fri, 18 April 2025
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Family friendly
Easter Egg Hunt at The Folly
Sat, 5 April 2025 - Mon, 21 April 2025
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Living Spring Ring Workshop
Thu, 3 April 2025
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Family friendly
Historical Christmas
Sat, 21 December 2024
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Octameron Christmas Concert
Mon, 16 December 2024
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Count Magnus – Two Ghost Stories by M R James
Fri, 13 December 2024
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Adventus: Words and Music on the Modern Themes of Advent
Sat, 7 December 2024
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Translating the Body: Life Drawing Sessions For Everyone
Mon, 2 December 2024
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Translating the Body: Life Drawing Sessions For Women
Mon, 11 November 2024 - Mon, 25 November 2024
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Translating the Body: Life Sculpture with Wire Workshop
Sun, 10 November 2024
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Family friendly
October Half-Term Children’s Tours
Thu, 31 October 2024 - Fri, 1 November 2024
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Heritage Open Days: Dr Buck’s House Open Day
Sat, 14 September 2024
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Heritage Open Days: Tours of The Folly
Fri, 13 September 2024 - Sat, 14 September 2024
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Heritage Open Days: What is a Museum?
Sat, 7 September 2024
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Family friendly
Victorian School
Tue, 3 September 2024
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Family friendly
Boardgames
Wed, 28 August 2024
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Family friendly
Paper Helicopter
Wed, 21 August 2024
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Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Wed, 7 August 2024
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Family friendly
Witchmark Making
Tue, 6 August 2024
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Family friendly
Olympic Medal Making
Wed, 31 July 2024
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Family friendly
Microgreen Planting
Tue, 23 July 2024
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Tours of The Folly
Thu, 13 June 2024 - Thu, 26 September 2024
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Family friendly
May Half-Term Children’s Tours
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Family friendly
May Half-Term Children’s Tours
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Family friendly
Hay Meadows Walk and Talk – at Lower Winskill Farm
Sun, 21 April 2024
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Family friendly
Ground Nest Fest: Earth Day Celebration
Sat, 20 April 2024
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Teatime Lecture – with PBA Ecology
Fri, 19 April 2024
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Storytelling for Advocacy – with Settle Stories
Thu, 18 April 2024
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SOLD OUT: Sunset Walk and Talk – at Rind Restaurant
Wed, 17 April 2024
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SOLD OUT: Curlew Willow Workshop – at Broadrake Bunkbarn
Wed, 17 April 2024
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Animation Workshop
Mon, 15 April 2024
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Family friendly
SOLD OUT: Dawn Chorus Walk
Sun, 14 April 2024
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Friends of The Folly Launch
Tue, 19 March 2024
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Family friendly
Octameron Christmas Concert
Thu, 21 December 2023
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Family friendly
An Audience with Father Christmas 2023
Sun, 17 December 2023
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Family friendly
Afternoon Tea with Father Christmas
Sun, 17 December 2023
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Family friendly
Make a Sugar Mouse
Sat, 16 December 2023
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Family friendly
Historical Games for Christmas
Sat, 9 December 2023
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Family friendly
Christmas Decoration Making
Sat, 2 December 2023
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Christmas Card Linoprint Workshop with Hester Cox
Fri, 24 November 2023
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Book Signing: Hill Farming in the North of England – a stunning new book by Settle photographer John Bentley
Fri, 17 November 2023
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Ghost Stories at The Folly
Thu, 2 November 2023 - Fri, 3 November 2023
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Spoon Carving Workshop
Sat, 30 September 2023
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Family friendly
Heritage Open Days: Free Tours of The Folly
Fri, 15 September 2023 - Sat, 16 September 2023
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Family friendly
Victorian School
Tue, 29 August 2023
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Family friendly
Paper Landscapes
Tue, 22 August 2023
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Family friendly
Paper Machines
Tue, 8 August 2023
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Family friendly
Bubble Day
Tue, 1 August 2023
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Family friendly
Make Your Own Ice Cream
Tue, 1 August 2023
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Family friendly
Microgreen Planting
Tue, 25 July 2023
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Family friendly
Witchmarks Craft Activity
Mon, 29 May 2023
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Family friendly
Museum Mystery Trail with Montgomery Bonbon
Sat, 27 May 2023 - Sun, 4 June 2023
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Family friendly
Coronation Medal Making
Mon, 8 May 2023
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Family friendly
Ground Nest Fest
Sat, 22 April 2023
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SOLD OUT: Date with Julia Chapman… In conversation with the Dales Detective author
Thu, 13 April 2023
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Family friendly
Have-a-Go Drop Spindle Spinning
Tue, 11 April 2023
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Family friendly
Easter Egg Hunt
Fri, 7 April 2023 - Sun, 9 April 2023
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Family friendly
Have-a-Go Drop Spindle Spinning
Tue, 4 April 2023
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Family friendly
Easter Egg Decorations
Sat, 1 April 2023 - Sun, 16 April 2023
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Family friendly
Long Preston Deeps Craft Table
Tue, 21 February 2023 - Sat, 1 July 2023
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Family friendly
Rag Rug Brooches
Tue, 14 February 2023
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Family friendly
Molly at the Folly: February Half Term
Tue, 14 February 2023
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Family friendly
Make a Molly the Mouse Christmas Decoration
Tue, 20 December 2022
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Family friendly
Molly at the Folly: Christmas Stories
Tue, 20 December 2022
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SOLD OUT: A Pleasing Terror: Classic Ghost Stories for Christmas
Tue, 20 December 2022
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Family friendly
Octameron Christmas Concert
Fri, 16 December 2022
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Family friendly
Visit Father Christmas at The Folly
Sat, 10 December 2022
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Family friendly
SOLD OUT: Afternoon Tea with Father Christmas
Sat, 10 December 2022
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Family friendly
Historical Christmas with Leeds Waits
Sat, 3 December 2022
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Christmas Card Linoprint Workshop with Hester Cox
Fri, 25 November 2022
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Family friendly
Help Us Decorate The Folly! Family Craft Activity
Sat, 19 November 2022
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Family friendly
Pinecone Bird Feeder: Half Term Craft Activity
Thu, 27 October 2022
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Family friendly
Molly at the Folly: Halloween
Tue, 25 October 2022
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Family friendly
Witchmarks: Halloween Craft Activity
Tue, 25 October 2022
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Family friendly
Tom Gates Mega Museum Challenge
Tue, 25 October 2022 - Sun, 30 October 2022
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100 Years of Settle Photographers: Horner Collection Open Days
Fri, 16 September 2022 - Sat, 17 September 2022
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Family friendly
Long Preston Graveyard Trails with Sarah Lister
Sun, 4 September 2022 - Sun, 18 September 2022
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Family friendly
Back to School Craft Activities
Wed, 31 August 2022
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Family friendly
Wash Day with Molly at the Folly
Tue, 30 August 2022
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Family friendly
Be Inspired by The Folly: Arts Activity
Tue, 16 August 2022
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Family friendly
Butter Making Craft Activity
Tue, 9 August 2022
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Family friendly
Mischief in the Navvy Hut with Sarah Lister
Wed, 3 August 2022 - Wed, 31 August 2022
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Family friendly
Be Inspired by The Folly: Arts Activity
Tue, 2 August 2022
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Family friendly
Leeds Waits: Music and Epic Tales from Days of Yore
Thu, 28 July 2022
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Family friendly
Graveyard Trails with Sarah Lister for 2022
Mon, 25 July 2022 - Mon, 29 August 2022
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Volunteering Open Day
Thu, 7 July 2022
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Book Signing: Meandering down the Ribble, Born and Bred in the Long Preston Floodplain
Wed, 1 June 2022
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Family friendly
Help us decorate our Jubilee Arch! Craft activity, ages 3+
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Family friendly
Cancelled: Butter Making Craft Activity
Tue, 19 April 2022
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Family friendly
Cancelled: Story Seekers: Molly at the Folly
Tue, 19 April 2022
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Family friendly
Easter Cards Craft Activity
Tue, 12 April 2022
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Family friendly
Story Seekers: Molly at the Folly
Tue, 12 April 2022
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Family friendly
Super Silly Museums
Mon, 11 April 2022 - Tue, 26 April 2022
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Love Your Old Building with Heritage Builder Kevin Woods
Sat, 19 March 2022
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Family friendly
Free Guidebook and Folly Tours for National Lottery Open Week
Sat, 19 March 2022 - Sat, 26 March 2022
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‘The Lesser Known Women of Settle’ Lecture by Sarah Lister
Tue, 8 March 2022
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Family friendly
Meet Molly at The Folly
Wed, 23 February 2022
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Family friendly
Meet Father Christmas
Sun, 19 December 2021
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Family friendly
Afternoon Tea with Father Christmas
Sun, 19 December 2021
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Family friendly
17th Century Christmas with Leeds Waits
Sat, 11 December 2021
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The Military Father of the District: Walter Morrison and the First World War
Fri, 10 December 2021
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Octameron Christmas Concert
Sat, 4 December 2021
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The Influence of John Ruskin on the Morrison-Funded 1880 Restoration of St Michael’s Church, Kirkby Malham
Fri, 3 December 2021
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Family friendly
Christmas Light Switch On
Sat, 27 November 2021
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Family friendly
Help Us Decorate The Folly! Family Craft Activity
Sat, 20 November 2021
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The Making of Walter Morrison: Family, Wealth, Education, Travel, Radicalism and Public Service
Fri, 19 November 2021
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Family friendly
Festive Afternoon Tea at The Folly Coffee House
Mon, 15 November 2021 - Fri, 17 December 2021
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Rinse and Repeat: Christian Evolution and Kingsley’s ‘The Water-Babies’
Fri, 5 November 2021
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Why Argentina?
Fri, 22 October 2021
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From Travellers’ Tales to Triangulation: The Early Exploration of the Holy Land by the Palestine Exploration Fund
Fri, 8 October 2021
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“We’ll Build it Here, Brassington!”
Fri, 24 September 2021
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The Victorian Rite of Passage: Women, Travel and Empire
Fri, 10 September 2021
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Family friendly
A Foodie History of The Folly: Heritage Open Days 2021
Fri, 10 September 2021 - Sun, 12 September 2021
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Family friendly
Graveyard Tours with Sarah Lister
Mon, 26 July 2021 - Wed, 1 September 2021
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Family friendly
Intrepid Explorers: Graveyard Tour (Sunday)
Sun, 25 July 2021
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Family friendly
Intrepid Explorers: Graveyard Tour (Wednesday)
Wed, 21 July 2021
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Historic Settle Walking Tour
Thu, 3 June 2021
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Historic Settle Walking Tour
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Lecture: Walter Morrison: A Man of Many Parts
Fri, 21 May 2021
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Historic Settle Walking Tour
Thu, 20 May 2021
