Events Around North Yorkshire

Ask one of our knowledgeable guides about the history of the abbey. If you’re not able to make one of the tours but still want to find out all about the abbey you can pop by the abbey cloister to ask one of our volunteers any questions you may have. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

A tale of two parts, delve deeper into this World Heritage Site on a guided tour. Any questions' 3-4pm Abbey cloister If you dont fancy a tour but have something youd like to ask, visit one of our guides as you explore the estate.

Discover how the Terry children passed the time during the school and the games they used to get up to. Compare your school holidays the Terry children; play games inside and out, from 1920s pinball called Bagatelle to garden games like as clock golf, tennis, bowls and croquet. Booking Not Needed.

ENCORE PERFORMANCE Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in Kenneth Macmillan’s 20th century ballet masterpiece. Shakespeare’s enduring love story is known the world over.

Take this fun trail around the gardens at Goddards and learn more about the Terry family pets. Discover more about the Terry family pets and the garden wildlife.

In the hilarious new comedy, Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, who team up to take down the dirty rotten men who have wronged them.

Join the suppliers of our local products in the shop as they demonstrate their intricate crafts. Get a deeper insight into some of the products on sale in the shop, chat to their makers and see the creative processes behind them.

Discover more about this unique family home in the latest displays at Goddards. What is it that makes a home homely' Join the debate and spend some time discovering this Arts and Crafts house and garden and former home of the Terry family.

Returning for another year, the BWPA awards reveals both the work of amateur and professional photographers and celebrates British wildlife in all its beauty and diversity. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Inspired by the rich history and theatrical landscape of Rievaulx Terrace, experience Fiona Bowleys immersive sculpture exhibition telling the story of an imagined meeting of two young 18th-century women artists from contrasting backgrounds.

A beautiful garden overlooking the River Wiske with topiary, ornamental statues, woodland walks and planting, Millennium garden and tumbling roses and herbaceous borders. This garden is not normally open to the public.

From Jodie Whittaker the new Doctor Who, to the notorious Gunpowder Plot conspirator Guy Fawkes, discover the faces that have helped create the reputation of Yorkshire.

Choose your team this summer!

Celebrate Fathers day with a pint beer, a bite from the BBQ and a fun dads V kids sport day. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

The monks who lived at Fountains Abbey knew what they were doing when it came to the bare essentials. Come and celebrate Beer and Bread through the ages at a new summer event with local brewers and bakers.

York Festival of Ideas returns from 4 to 16 June with over 150 FREE and inspiring events under the banner of A World of Wonder.

Giant craft & gift fair with around 30 stalls and free entry for all

An all white garden, north facing, perfectly formed with several seating areas giving time to absorb the garden. A secret garden atmosphere, calm and peaceful. Split into three sections and planted for scent. Patio with raised beds, shade area, and sunny lawn with borders summerhouse and home made greenhouse.

“Giuliana Lazzerini Solo Exhibition” at the blue tree gallery in York. Opening on Saturday 8th June till 27th July 2019. Original paintings and linocuts by Giuliana Lazzerini.

Join Anna Whitehouse, the Ceramic Artist behind the newly installed pollen grain sculptures, to create your own microscopically inspired masterpiece for the garden.

Richard Lamb - Not once but twice: The introduction of innovative lead smelting technology into Yorkshire. But where? Marrick of course. Industrial archaeology expert Richard Lamb will give an overview of one of the best preserved lead smelting sites in the county.

Talk by Keith Wilkinson MBE about The Woodland Trust. Keith will tell us about about local Woodland Trust woods and his part in the volunteer activities at Nidd Gorge in particular.

Join a small group for an exclusive 45 minute tour to learn more about Frank Green and his special gift of Treasurer’s House to the National Trust - the first to be gifted complete with its collection.

An evening of quality racing at Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse with music from ’Rock ’n’ Soul’ back by popular demand.

Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound in The Merry Wives of Windsor as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford; but the ‘Merry Wives’ quickly cotton on to his tricks and decide to have a bit of fun of their own at Falstaff’s expense… The