Ryedale Folk Museum

We had another successful World War II weekend, with loads of re-enactors and displays onsite. Here are just a few images from the weekend. Our next war re-enactment event is 'Europe at War' on  Saturday the 7th September and Sunday the 8th September.

This last weekend we had the 'No Name' re-enactors demonstrating onsite. The group demonstrated different crafts and told stories of how people lived from Iron age up to Medieval times. This included wood turning on a pole lathe, weapon and tool making, story telling, weaving and net making.  We also had re-enactors occupying our Iron Age Roundhouse!   We welcome the group back over August Bank Holiday weekend.

Live period demonstrations all this weekend at Ryedale Folk Museum with the No Name Group ! They will be covering more than one period of traditional ways of living and crafts over the weekend - drop in to travel back in time ..... This is a video of a previous encampment by the re-enactors at our Museum  when they were living as Romans, Saxons and Vikings - 

World War Two weekend at the museum was a big success. To see some of the things that were happening click on the videos and slide show below. Below is a video featuring World War One rifles, which were used in the Second World War by the Home Guard. C Gough

If you fancy cooking some traditional food after a visit to Ryedale Folk Museum, then the book Ryedale Recipes by Peter Brears is ideal. There was plenty of food around today, Kevin Sims made a ham mushroom and pea pie with jacket spuds in the White Cottage, whilst Peter was busy in Stang End with chicken, bread cheese and vegetables. In the Tudor Crofter's cottage Emma Hirst was cooking small mint pancakes, a joint of bacon and vegetable stew. As yesterday, all was made to a very good standard. Jonathan Severs