Events at Bolton Castle Wensleydale
August 1st and 8th 2019: Medieval Tavern Evening
Thursday 1 August and Thursday 8 August. An evening of Medieval music within the walls of the castle. Join the minstrels for an evening of music, entertainment and general roistering in the medieval tavern at Bolton Castle. Fires and candles lit, pottage cooking, ales and wines at the bar. Ticket includes a pottage supper. Tickets available from www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk.
Tickets available from https://www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk/tavern-box-office
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED
August 17th and 18th 2019: Spanish Armada
The year is 1588. The Spanish Armada has been sighted in the channel, and an English fleet has sailed to meet them. The castle garrison is on full alert although there is no news of how the battle is going. Have the invaders been defeated, or is a Spanish army already on its way to take the castle? Come and train with the soldiers and help defend the castle. You can also join in with the garrison’s daily life. The soldiers still need to be fed, wood to be chopped and the basic necessities of every day life in Tudor England be met.
September 3rd 2019: The Handlebards perform The Tempest
Doors open 5:30pm
Show start time 6:30pm
Interval 20 minutes
A shipwreck washes the court of Milan up onto a mysterious desert island, inhabited by magicians, sprites and monsters, where nothing is as it seems…
Join our all-female troupe for a riotous bicycle powered production, filled with magic, musicality and Shakespearean mayhem.
At most of our venues, this show will be performed outdoors, so please bring your own chair or blanket to sit on, a picnic to dig into, and dress for the weather! You’ll find more detailed information on each venue when booking.
Tickets are on sale now, on the Handlebards website here: https://www.handlebards.
September 6th – 8th 2019: Medieval Music in the Dales
Now in its fourth year, Medieval Music in the Dales at Bolton Castle is the UK’s unique festival of medieval music. For three days, the castle comes alive with the sounds of the middle ages with a huge number of performers and an international exhibition by makers of medieval musical instruments, plus workshops, concerts in St Oswald’s Church, a medieval market and a great deal of informal playing. This year our focus is on the music and times of William Marshal – the great English hero of the twelfth and thirteenth century who died exactly 800 years ago…
There are two ways to attend Medieval Music in the Dales:
- You can buy a Festival Pass for one, two or three days. This gets you access to just about everything including all the daytime concerts at St Oswald’s, and includes evening access to the Castle when the Medieval Tavern is open for drinks and music-making.
- You can buy the usual castle admission for any day, which gets you access to everything in the castle on that day during normal opening hours – except workshops, which must be pre-booked and are only available to Festival Pass holders. The concerts at St Oswald’s are not included, but you still get all the performances in the Castle, the exhibition, the medieval market, and the Tavern up until 5pm.
Sunday is our William Marshal Day. To add to all the music-making, we’ve got living history from The Household, scenes from the life of the Marshal, and a talk from historical novelist Elizabeth Chadwick, author of ‘The Greatest Knight’.
More information and advance booking at www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk
October 5th – 6th 2019: Medieval Events
Free with admission. In 1461 a family feud over who had the right to be King, later to be known as the War of the Roses, had divided England. Thomas, Lord Scrope, owner of Bolton Castle, supported Richard, Duke of York, and later his son Edward, against King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster. He has joined Edward’s army near York, but has left behind a small garrison to guard the castle. Come and meet them, join in their work around the castle and find out how they conducted their daily lives. See the kitchens at work, have a go at archery, handle the weaponry of the period, make your own candle and enjoy a guided tour of the castle.
October 5th – 6th 2019: Medieval Events
Free with admission. In 1461 a family feud over who had the right to be King, later to be known as the War of the Roses, had divided England. Thomas, Lord Scrope, owner of Bolton Castle, supported Richard, Duke of York, and later his son Edward, against King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster. He has joined Edward’s army near York, but has left behind a small garrison to guard the castle. Come and meet them, join in their work around the castle and find out how they conducted their daily lives. See the kitchens at work, have a go at archery, handle the weaponry of the period, make your own candle and enjoy a guided tour of the castle.
October 26th-31st 2019: Halloween: An evening of Ghostly Tales at Bolton Castle
Dates – Saturday 26th to Thursday 31st October (excluding Monday 28th) Daytime from the 20th October to 31st October:
Come and enjoy a medieval themed evening at 6pm and find out about the ghosts of Bolton Castle. The evening includes a two course Medieval themed banquet of curry and fruit pie and a drink of mulled wine.in the Great Chamber. There will also be optional additional tours of the Castle and dancing to enjoy up to 10pm
Minimum age of 12 years.
Food to be 2 course meal (Curry and Fruit Pie) and will include a drink of Mulled Wine.
One large banqueting table with Candelabras, candles around the room for atmospheric lighting, some cobwebs, etc around and on table.
Cost per ticket £25 per person (£30 per person for the Saturday 26th and Thursday 31st October)
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