Simon Theakston, the Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire was recently guest of honour at the Museum, to open The Charter Trail, in the company of Sue Welch, Chairman of the Museum Society, the Deputy Mayor of Harrogate Borough Council, the Mayor of Pateley Bridge...

A few weeks ago, the Museum was visited by a conservator who carried out an audit of the Museum's collections. We were pleased to hear that much of what we are doing is good, and will be building a Conservation Care Plan so that other highlighted issues can be dealt...

Spring is in the air, and the Museum has been spruced up ready for our summer visitors.  From 1st April, we will be opening every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1.30pm to 4.30pm so that we are here for as many visitors as possible.  We now have...

Come and join us! We are looking for more volunteer stewards so that we can open as normal over the summer. It is a rewarding and interesting way to spend an afternoon or two a month and you will learn a great deal about our local history. No prior knowledge is needed...

The Museum will be closed between 10 December 2021 and 8 January 2022.  Saturday and Sunday openings (1.30-4.30p.m.) will then re-commence.

As part of the national scheme, Nidderdale Museum will be open to visitors free of charge on Saturday 11th September, between 10..00a.m. and 4.30p.m. Why not come along and see if you can find items that you still use, or remember from your grandmother or mother's...

For the first time in its history, Nidderdale Museum will have 2 paid part-time members of staff from 1st July.  An experienced Project Officer will be joined by a Trainee Placement and together they will be leading the exciting project, funded by the National Lottery...

We are please to report that from 1st August, the Museum will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1.30 - 4.30pm, unless there are changes in Covid restrictions. The one-way system has been removed and all parts of the Museum are open once again.  All our...

The Museum is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a grant of £54,800 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.  The project will start in June 2021 and will focus on strengthening the organisation, ensuring it can continue to preserve and display the...

We are hoping to open for Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays from 21st May  1.30-4.30pm, with additional openings as more of our stewards return.  We look forward to welcoming you back just as soon as we can. Watch this space! Or check our website www.nidderdalemuseum.com,...

A machine similar to one featured in a display at the Museum was mentioned on a Radio York programme today.  A caller told how she had her hair permed at a village salon when she was 16 years old, and was horrified to find that she was attached to a machine with...

The Museum has more than 32,000 artefacts, documents and photos within its collections. For those of you who have visited us, we are sure that you will have one or two favourite items that have a real meaning for you.  Maybe this will be based on having seen the item...

The Museum opened to visitors on 29th August at weekends, and there has been a good response. On Saturday 12th September, visitors will be welcomed free of charge, as the Museum takes part in National Heritage Open Day. From then on, it is hoped that the Museum will...

RE-OPENING is almost here! The Museum has been closed since 19th March in line with government restrictions. Although Museums have been able to open since 4th July, this Museum has needed to take its time to get ready and find more volunteer stewards, but that has now...

Happy 700th Birthday Pateley Bridge! 18th April 2020 is a special day for Pateley Bridge – the home town of Nidderdale Museum. It was the 700th Anniversary of the granting of its Market and Fair Charter.  It was on 18th April in 1320 that King Edward II granted a...

Nidderdale Museum has been recognised by a national project highlighting the best heritage centres in the UK. Mapping Museums is a four-year project that will produce the first authoritative database of museums that have opened since 1960, shedding light on...

Harrogate has launched a Local Lotto, in which you can buy tickets for £1 a week, and choose which local cause receives 50p of that £1. Nidderdale Museum is one of these good causes, so why not sign up now? Click here to access the sign up page.

Various members of the Museum Society helped conduct a Heritage Walk with a group of children from the school. They learnt about the Pillars Past sculpture, the railway, the recreation ground, the War Memorial, the Oldest Sweetshop and then created their own drawings...