Stepping back in time at Abbey House Museum
Members and friends visited Abbey House Museum this week and listened to a fascinating talk about death and disease … not as depressing as you would think! There was a chance to wander down a Victorian street which now houses a police station and several new shops, as well as the undertaker’s window display. Take […]
An entertaining musical Pub and Parlour evening
We held the first of our suppers on Friday evening and what a wonderful evening it was. The members of ‘Fewston Musick’ sang pieces from the 1890s (yes you read that right!) and the ‘pub’ goers enjoyed pie and peas followed by Victoria Sponge cake with strawberries and cream. For more exciting events in the […]
NNL doing fantastic work for the Heritage Centre
Liz Milner and her band of willing volunteers from Nidderdale National Landscape spent some time carrying out important repair work to the dry-stone walls of the car park at the Centre. We are most grateful to them all and looking forward to seeing them in the Tea Room very soon to enjoy cake and coffee. […]
Refurbishment of outside space
During the boiling hot week at the end of June, Chris Dibb and colleagues Jamie and Charlie managed to work through the stifling conditions to refurbish the outside area in front of the Heritage Centre. The steps were cleaned and repointed, the paving slabs turned and cleaned and some replacements to slabs made. The little […]
A tale of two graveyards
Why was Fewston churchyard closed? Walkers discovered the reasons as they walked through old Fewston today, before heading to the new cemetery on Meagill Lane where Timble Man, John Dickinson, is buried. A fascinating walk followed by a delicious lunch at the Heritage Centre. For more events like this, check out our Events tab on […]
Two super events in one week
This week at the Heritage Centre we enjoyed a musical supper, entertained by the fabulous Nicky Bray who brings a playful slant on language, rhythm and rhyme. Later in the week we visited the Himalayan Gardens at Grewelthorpe. Josh was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable, interesting and friendly. We will definitely be visiting again! If […]
Afternoon tea party in aid of Resurrected Bites
At the Heritage Centre we offer a cake reimbursement scheme. Our bakers can choose where they would like their reimbursements to go; some choose for it to go to our Charity of the Year. In 2026 the bakers chose Resurrected Bites; it really is “cake with a conscience”! At a recent talk, our speaker was […]
WHC guest speaker at the British Association for Local History in Grassington
On Saturday 2nd May the Washburn Heritage Centre participated in the very interesting conference organised by the British Association for Local History held at the Devonshire Institute Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales. Sally Robinson described the history of the establishment of the Heritage Centre and particularly focussed on the “The Fewston Assemblage” which is a […]
Beautiful bluebells at Ripley
A fabulous day all round last week at Ripley. Our walk took in the magnificent sight of the bluebells in the woods at Ripley, the village of Hampsthwaite and the River Nidd. Walkers enjoyed refreshments in Ripley afterwards. If you are interested in joining us on a future walk, please let Jenny know. The office […]
National Lottery Open Week – Tea Room offer!
To celebrate the National Lottery Open Week and thank the National Lottery players for their support, we are offering a free home-made scone with every hot drink purchased in the Tea Room on Sunday 8th March and Sunday 15th March. Please do call in, and remember to bring a ticket with you (or a digital […]
