Saturday 16 June Open Air Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest 19:00 Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Enjoy an evening of entertainment in the romantic Abbey ruins as The Pantaloons perform Oscar Wilde’s hilarious play. Adults £15, children £12. 01765 608888
fountainsabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events
Sunday 17 June National Park Event - West Burton Circular 11:00 to 15:00 Meet Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre DL8 3TH An easy 6 mile (10km) circular walk visiting two dales, two villages, two follies, two waterfalls and attractive countryside between. (Contact Aysgarth Falls NPC - see page 5)
Sunday 17 June National Park Event - Fathers Day 10:00 to 16:00 Meet Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Craft activities for children all day. Museum admission charges apply (free for dads). (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 5)
Tuesday 19 June Malham Tarn Wild Flower Walk 19:00 to 21:00 Meet Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT Free guided flower walk around this beautiful National Nature Reserve. Sorry, no dogs. Booking essential. 01729 830416
malhamtarn@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Wednesday 20 June National Park Event - Discover the Hidden Village 11:00 to 15:30 Meet Grassington National Park Centre BD23 5LB A moderate 6.5mile (10km) walk to find the village never found by Scottish marauders. Accessible by public transport. Part of Grassington Festival. 01756 752691
www.grassington-festival.org.uk
Thursday 21 June Summer Solstice Walk 19:00 to 22:00 Meet Buckden car park (pay & display) Join us for a 5 mile guided walk from Buckden to Cray and Hubberholme, then back along the River Wharfe. Dogs on leads only. £5 adults, £2.50 kids. Booking essential. 01729 830416
malhamtarn@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Thursday 21 June Summer Valley Walk 10:00 to 13:30 Meet Crown Hotel Car Park, Lofthouse From Lofthouse to Ramsgill, this is a moderate 5 mile walk with great views of the valley and Gowthwaite reservoir. Well-behaved dogs allowed. Booking essential - suggested donation £15 015242 51002
info@ymdt.org www.ydmt.org
Friday 22 to Sunday 24 June Dentdale Music & Beer Festival 18:00 (Fri), 13:00 (Sat), 12:00 to 18:00 (Sun) Dent Folk music and more with two stages, good food and real ale in the Lower Meadow near the village car park. £5 entry with membership benefits. 015396 25022
matthew@lowhaycotebarn.com www.discoverdentdale.co.uk
Saturday 23 June Hawes & District Gala Hawes
The fun begins with a fancy dress parade from the market place and continues on the gala field. Games, entertainment, food and traditional family fun. 01969 667192
www.hawesgala.co.uk
Saturday 23 June National Park Event - Mossdale & Cotterdale Round 11:00 to 16:00 Meet Appersett village green (grid ref SD 8583 9070) For details see 22 April.
What lies beneath: having fun stream dipping at Bolton Abbey
Saturday 23 June National Park Event - Meadow and Woodland Flowers 14:00 to 17:00 Meet Grassington National Park Centre BD23 5LB A varied and fairly easy 5 mile (9km) walk discovering the floral delights in ancient woodland and riverside meadows. Accessible by public transport. Part of Grassington Festival. 01756 752691
www.grassington-festival.org.uk
Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June Embroidery exhibition 10:00 to 16:00 Wharfedale Rugby Club, Threshfield Grassington and District Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild will be holding an exhibition, with the theme ‘Living Layers’. Admission £2. Light refreshments.
Sunday 24 June National Park Event - Sock Knitting Surgery 13:00 to 16:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Help and advice on knitting with 4 or 5 double pointed needles. Casting on for socks, types of heel and general problem sorting or how to get started. Museum admission charges apply. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 5)
Sunday 24 June National Park Event - Myths, Movies & Legends 11:15 to 16:15 Meet Malham National Park Centre A moderately strenuous 8 mile (13 km) walk discovering why the Malham area has inspired so many artists, writers and movie makers. (Contact Malham NPC - see page 5)
Wednesday 27 June National Park Event - Leadmining on Grassington Moor 14:00 to 16:30 Meet Yarnbury BD23 5LB, 2 miles up Moor Lane (grid ref SE 0150 6588) An easy 4mile (7km) walk viewing remaining leadmining structures, their former functions and the processes involved. Accessible by public transport. Part of Grassington Festival. 01756 752691
www.grassington-festival.org.uk
Wednesday 27 June Malham Tarn Wild Flower Walk 19:00 to 21:00 Meet Malham Tarn Estate Office, BD24 9PT For details see 19 June.
Thursday 28 June Malhamdale Wild Flower Walk 13:00 to 15:00 Join us for a glorious wild flower walk in Malhamdale. Meeting instructions provided on booking. Sorry no dogs. £5 adults, £2.50 kids. Booking essential. 01729 830416
malhamtarn@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Thursday 28 June National Park Event - Wildlife of Snaizeholme 14:00 to 16:30 Meet Mirkpot House, Snaizeholme, Hawes DL8 3NB (grid ref SD 8273 8708) For details see 31 May.
Friday 29 June National Park Event - Wildflowers of the Yorkshire Dales 19:00 to 20:00 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT Join Tanya St. Pierre, YDMT’s Flowers of the Dales Project Officer, for an illustrated talk celebrating the wonderfully diverse wildflower habitats of the Yorkshire Dales and their species. Accessible by public transport. (Contact Hawes NPC - see page 5)
Saturday 30 June National Park Event - Cross Eleven Bridges (A Bridge Too Far) 14:00 to 16:30 Meet Grassington National Park Centre BD23 5LB An easy 4 mile (7km) walk crossing a variety of bridges built for a variety of purposes. Accessible by public transport. Part of Grassington Festival. 01756 752691
www.grassington-festival.org.uk
Saturday 30 June The Hallé at Giggleswick Giggleswick School 20.00 (gates 18:00) An outdoor picnic concert by Britain’s oldest symphony orchestra, the Hallé, to mark the school’s 500th anniversary, with a programme of light classical and operatic favourites and a rousing firework finale.
www.giggleswick.org.uk/rwt/whatso/music/
Saturday 30 June National Park Event - Kisdon Classic Circular 11:00 to 16:00 Meet Keld Heritage & Countryside Centre (grid ref NY 8929 0112) DL11 6LJ This moderate 6.5 mile (10.4km) walk is along the Corpse Way over Kisdon to one of the finest viewpoints in the Dales, returning past the ruins of the Beldi Lead Smelting Mill at Swinner Gill. (Contact Reeth NPC - see page 5)
30 June Gargrave Open Gardens 11:00 to 15:00 Gargrave, Skipton Come and discover the great variety of Gargrave’s garden gems. Lunches, teas and ice creams at Village Hall. Proceeds to St Andrew’s Church. £3 in advance from local shops, £4 on the day. 01756 749443
gargravemag@btinternet.com
Olympic torch relay On its journey round the country the Olympic torch will be making a stop at Aysgarth, Leyburn and Richmond on Wednesday 20 June, and visiting Skipton on Sunday 24 June - why not come and cheer it on its way. Please confirm exact time and details before setting out.
www.london2012.com/ olympic-torch-relay-map
Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at
www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Page 19
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