DALESDIARY SPRING 2023

Swinton Park Estate

Masham, Ripon, HG4 4JH 01765 680900 swintonestate.com

Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea

18 & 19 March

This Mother’s Day let those important women in our lives enjoy a traditional afternoon tea served in the beautiful Drawing Room or Samuel’s Restaurant at Swinton Park, where beautiful Georgian windows allow the sunlight of spring to flood in. Includes a special gift for mum.

Woodland School

5 April, 12 April & 21 May

Two sessions run each day: 10am until 12:30pm & 1:30pm until 4pm.

Suitable for ages 6-12 years. £15 per child per session with prebooking required as space is limited.

The Woodland School at Swinton Bivouac, run by Lea Eyre, is all about exploring the great outdoors and learning about it through play and exciting activities in the Druid’s Plantation. Parents are welcome to relax in the Café Bistro throughout the session.

Easter Sunday Lunch at Samuel’s Restaurant

9 April

Gather the family for a traditional Easter Sunday lunch in Samuel’s Restaurant. Enjoy a three-course lunch whilst overlooking the parkland springing to life. After lunch, take a stroll around the 200-acre parkland and gardens, complimentary access for our Sunday Lunch guests.

ArtisOn Workshops

13 April & 11 May

A hands-on full-day of arts and crafts in our new peaceful Spa Gardens nestled within the walled garden at Swinton Park. Includes a two-course meal in The Terrace Restaurant. Painting with Pastels: Our feathered friends on 13 April. Learn how to create wildlife and bird paintings with texture, colour and softness looking at composition, drawing and methods for creating paintings of birds that show their feathers with depth of colour and texture.

Skills for Summer Watercolour Sketching on 11 May. Perfect sketching on the move by learning some useful methods before venturing out and about into the beautiful parkland and gardens to sketch.

Cook’s Creations Evening Course at Swinton Cookery School

19 April, 3 May, 17 May & 31 May

New for 2023, Cook’s Creations is a fabulous, sociable course for you to enjoy early evening –perhaps after work, as a catch up with friends and family or simply a unique way to end your day! Spend a wonderful evening in the company of Chef Tutor Luke at Swinton Cookery School.

Learn how to prepare and cook a delectable 3-course meal with the guidance of Luke, then sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labour with a glass of wine in accompaniment. Each course will have its own unique fine dining menu which reflects the seasonal flavours of the Swinton Estate.

Garden Lunch

9 May, 16 May & 6 June

Celebrated gardener Dame Susan Cunliffe-Lister gives an insight into her gardening style over a coffee, with a guided tour around Swinton Park’s gardens and a two-course lunch.

The lunches will include several ingredients from the garden, Susan will explain her choice of produce, with tips for cultivation and harvesting. Garden Lunches are held on several dates throughout the year.

Dales Diary Spring 2023

Dales Diary Spring 2023

Green Howards Museum

Trinity Church Square, Richmond, DL10 4QN 01748 826561 greenhowards.org.uk

Monday to Saturday 10am to 4.30pm

Free Exhibition: King and Country

Until Wednesday 10 May

In this coronation year we examine the regiment’s royal connections, marking the many ways in which the army and its sovereign are intertwined. This free exhibition is on display in the museum’s reception area.

Richmond Wander

5, 6, 12, 13 April & 3, 4, 10, 11 May, 2pm

Take a walk round Richmond with your knowledgeable guide, enjoying the scenery but also spotting the clues to its military past. Planes, prisoners, boats, boots, bridges, nurses, Normans, Belgians, castles and trains all feature! If you’re new to Richmond, a wander with us is a must. Even if you’ve been many times before, you’re sure to learn something new about this fascinating town. Wanders last just over an hour. £3. Booking advised. Call 01748 826561.

Special Exhibition: Great Escapes

From 21 April

Exploring a rich real-life history of daring feats, escape and evasion, the kindness of strangers, personal sacrifice, split-second decision making, fighting retreats and real-life survival by the skin of your teeth. You needn’t make it up. Admission to Great Escapes is included in museum entry, £7, under 10s free.

Museum Talk: Wounds, weddings and watchmaking. What went on at Murren?

Thursday 1 June, 7pm

Revealing the stories of the men sent from Prisoner of War camps in Germany to an internment camp in Switzerland during the First World War. These wounded soldiers became part of an incredible community, helping them prepare for a changed life in a post-war civilian world. £5. Booking essential. Call 01748 826561.

Rosemary and Twine

Newsteads, High Street, Leyburn, DL8 5AQ 01969 368006 07730 565036 rosemaryandtwine.co.uk

Easter Wreath Workshop

Monday 20 March

Make your own colourful spring Easter wreath with fresh flowers and foliage. All materials and refreshments included.

The Old School House, Leyburn Arts and Craft Centre. £40pp.