Ryedale Folk Museum

Come join us for some FREE festive fun! Enough to keep the whole family entertained! Craft Stalls Hot mince pies and sausage rolls on the range Children’s crafts ‘Mangle print your own Christmas card’ ‘Make your own mini rag rug flower’ Decorate your own biscuit A sweet seller in the post office Cooking and chatting in Crofters Cottage A Blacksmith in his workshop Edward Harrison talking to visitors about the wonderful Harrison Collection Not forgetting … Ethel and Maud the pigs, and Lola and Daisy our Pygmy goats And if you get too cold there is always a warm retreat with festive food and drinks in our cafe. Why not try to win yourself a raffle prize, with generous prizes of gift sets and vouchers supplied by the NYMR, The Ginger Pig, Middleton Post Office Tea Rooms and beer from Ampleforth Abbey! Give a unique experience this Christmas… Why not get your loved ones a gift to remember this Christmas, and buy them a Craft Course experience here at the museum. We have craft dates through...

Join us for our family fun evening on Halloween! You can pre-buy tickets from the museum or just turn up on the night!    

From Monday 4th to Friday 8th June at Ryedale Folk Museum we have a range of Half Term activities based round traditional crafts, each day there will be crafts demonstrated and you can join in too! Every day there will be cooking in the cottages and a different craft demonstration - including mangle-printing, blacksmithing, quilting and rope-making. Please phone - 01751 417337 - to find out details of each day.

Once again Ryedale Folk Museum opened up its doors for the annual Halloween Party. Full of family fun activities , there was story telling, biscuit decorating, apple bobbing, crafts and much more. Thanks to everyone who braved the rain and came to either enjoy the party or to help out. Roll on halloween 2012!!