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Skipton Castle

Skipton Castle Events  2024

Normal admissions to events apply unless stated otherwise

 

 

 

Good Friday Donations

 

Friday 7 April 2023  10am -5pm

 

For the 35th  year. Skipton Castle is donating all the admission charges to Martin House & St Gemma's Hospice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tournee 

Saturday 17 June 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

Sunday 18 June 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

14 Century Castle Life

Tournee recreates life as it may have been in Skipton during the 14 Century

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buckingham's Retinue 

 

Saturday 15 July 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

Sunday 16 July 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

Lord and Lady Clifford are hosting a weekend of events that will showcase the life and times of late medieval life. Members of the castle household will take part in friendly competition throughout the weekend, with archery contests and combat displays - make sure to cheer for your chosen champion! There will be also opportunities for audience participation in sword school and medieval dancing (no experience required!).

 

 

Time

Activity

Location

10:00

Medieval life – the castle brought to life

Castle

10:30

Archery speed shoot

Main lawn

11:00

Sword school

Main lawn

11:45

Mumming play

Lawn

12:30

Food talk

Medieval kitchen

13:15

Food is served to Lord & Lady Clifford with a demonstration of 15th century etiquette

Banqueting hall

14:00

Fashion Show

Banqueting hall

14:30

Music and dance

Lawn

15:15

Archery competition

Main lawn

16:00

Combat display

Café lawn

17:00

Event closes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet the Governor

 

Saturday 29 July 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

Sunday 30 July 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

 

Come and meet Sir John Mallory Governor of Skipton Castle during the English Civil War

Hear about the castle's siege and skirmishes its garrison have already fought and how the

King's cause is faring in Yorkshire.

 

 

 

 

 

1635 Household

 

Saturday 12 August 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

Sunday 13 August 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

 

17 Century Castle Life

 

Journey back to the 17th Century and see a glimpse of Skipton Castle's Household life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Yorkshire Highwayman

Saturday 26 August 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

Sunday 27 August 2023 Re-enactment: 10am -5pm

 

Come and meet John Nevison one of Britain's most notorious highwaymen, a gentleman rogue supposedly nicknamed Swift Nick by King Charles II after a renowned 200 mile dash from Kent to York to establish an alibi for a robbery he had committed earlier that day.

 

 

 

   


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