Knaresborough Town Cryer
Visitors flock to Kettlewell to see over
For an up to date event listing and the exact
dates of these events please call one of the
100 amusing figures appearing in gardens,
Tourist Information Centres listed on page 70
open spaces, hidden corners and even
or see www.yorkshiredalesandharrogate.com on rooftops during the Scarecrow Festival.
Please check details are correct before setting
Masham’s Sheep Fair features sheep
out on a long journey to avoid
disappointment.
racing, showing, roasting, shearing and
wool spinning. Handmade cuckoos decorate
the streets of Austwick during the
Cuckoo Festival. Some of the festivals
are on a much larger scale such as
Harrogate International Festival, featuring
international celebrity concerts.
Almost every village and town has their
EXPLORE
own fair, feast or celebration where you
can buy fresh local produce, and try your
hand at games like splat the rat and
& INDULGE
quoits.
You can be an idle bystander or feel
EVENTS
a filly’s fetlocks at one of the many
agricultural shows where farmers gather
to gossip and mutter. Beer and local
specialities feature strongly in enticing
food and drink festivals. The Great
Even the quietest village springs to life Yorkshire Show takes place over three
when the local fete takes place and the days every year in July and combines
Steam Traction Engines
Women’s Institute’s cake stall is open for entertainment and fun with the chance
business. Fun and quirky events take to see many aspects of country life and
place both indoors and outdoors. farming first hand.
The Carousel
As you travel around, expect to come
Horse racing is important to this area.
across impromptu art sales, Morris Dancers
You can see race horses being trained
and brass band concerts, sometimes in
and exercised around Middleham or
quite amazing settings. The Hardraw Scaur
take the whole family to the many
Brass Band concert takes place every
racing events which take place at
September in the natural wooded
Catterick and Ripon Races.
amphitheatre at Hardraw.
Children and parents delight in the lively
recreations that bring romantic and
dramatic stories alive in the castles at
WWW.
Skipton, Middleham and Richmond. Look
out too for the many events organised
YORKSHIRE
throughout the year in the Yorkshire
Dales National Park, Nidderdale Area of
DALESAND
Skipton Waterways Festival Outstanding Natural Beauty, and in some
of the main attractions such as Fountains
HARROGATE.
Abbey and RHS Garden Harlow Carr.
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