Ilkley Manor House

Head over to our Facebook and Instagram to see our artist showcases every day in the run up to Ilkley Open Art 2025! The theme is Connections and artists from across the world have submitted works in a variety of mediums, including metal, painting, embroidery, wood, and more.

Don't forget to get your tickets for Bard in the Yard 2025! Seats are selling quickly and we don't want you to miss out on this great collaborative show with #Ilkley Playhouse - buytickets.at/ilkleymanorh...

Something magical is heading our way this #YorkshireDay…
We’ve heard rumblings from Rombald the Giant, & now his rocks are on the move! From 1 Aug, discover Rombald’s Rocks at Ilkley Manor House, created by Keighley Creative & artist Leonie Briggs with artists & communities across Keighley.

Tickets are selling fast! The Bookshop Band writes and performs songs inspired by books, receiving praise from icons such as Margaret Atwood and Pete Townshend. They bring their unique creative charm to Ilkley Manor House on 11 July. Buy tickets here: buff.ly/8vuvxbP

Family Fun: Make a Raindrop Mobile
🕑 2–3:30pm, Sat 12 July
🎟 FREE – no booking needed, just drop in!
Inspired by The Great Ilkley Flood exhibition, children can learn about this important moment in Ilkley's past & create a raindrop mobile to take home.
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🌟 Coffee morning talk: C.H. Wood's Aerial Photographs 🌟
⏰ Arrive at 10:15am | Talk starts 10:30am
📅 Friday, 25 July
Ticket info: 🎟 £5 | Available here: buff.ly/H3by7QU
Join Olivia Johnson, Photo Archive Assistant at Bradford Museums and Galleries, to learn about photographer Charles Harold Wood.

We're delighted to be taking part in the inaugural Bradford Heritage Festival, taking place from 11 to 13 July 2025. This exciting new festival will showcase the rich history and heritage of the Bradford district. Click here to find out more: buff.ly/zET8rQT

Family Fun: Make a Raindrop Mobile
⏰ 2–3:30pm
📅 Saturday, 12 July
🎟 FREE | No booking required — just turn up!
Be inspired by this month's exhibition 'The Great Ilkley Flood of July 1900'. Young visitors can learn about this pivotal moment in Ilkley's history and make a raindrop mobile to take home.

Experience Poetry and Image, the latest exhibition @ilkleymanorhouse.bsky.social Solar Gallery, running from 14th June to 31st August. Through unique perspectives, artists explore how the theme shapes their creative practice. www.visitbradford.com/whats-on/poe... #VisitBradford

Oscar-nominated band performs book-inspired songs at Ilkley Manor House
The Bookshop Band writes and performs songs inspired by books! They bring their unique creative charm to Ilkley Manor House on 11 July. Buy tickets here: buytickets.at/ilkleymanorh...

Iona Lane performs folklore-inspired new album at Ilkley Manor House Iona Lane performs folklore-inspired new album at Ilkley Manor House

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Iona Lane - 13 June

The Bookshop Band- 11 July

Bard in the Yard with Ilkley Playhouse - 24 & 25 Aug

Sarah Mcquaid - 12 Sept

Samuel Moore - 10 Oct

Demian Dorelli - 14 Nov

☀️ ONE WEEK TO GO! This is getting exciting! Have you made your submission yet? Just a reminder: the deadline for submissions to the Ilkley Manor House & Ilkley Arts Open Exhibition 2025 is next Friday, 30 May. For all details and to send us your submissions, please visit the link in our bio!

🌟 This month's coffee morning talk: Sir Rodney Brooke explores A History of Theatre in Leeds 🌟
⏰ Arrive at 10:15am | Talk starts 10:30am
📅 Friday, 30 May 2025
Ticket info: 🎟 £5 | Available here: buff.ly/3Ci9EG7

⏰ Doors open 7pm | Performance starts 7:30pm
📅 22 May
🎟 £14 | Available here: buff.ly/o1XImh4
Spoken word poet and Elden Ring voice actor Jimmy Livingstone brings his sharp, quick-fire rhyming to Ilkley. Expect satirical and political wit, strong language, adult themes, and sinful laughter.

The wonderful art exhibition Judith Cain - 30 Years On continues this weekend! Visit the galleries upstairs on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 4pm to see how Judith's paintings and style have developed over the decades. Entry to Ilkley Manor House is FREE, no booking required!

🌟 From Lands Lane to Lillie Langtry: A History of Theatre in Leeds
⏰ Arrive 10:15am | Talk starts 10:30am
📅 Friday 30 May
🎟 £5 | Available here: buff.ly/3Ci9EG7

Sir Rodney Brooke, president of Ilkley Manor House Trust, explores the history of theatre in Leeds at this month's coffee morning talk!

THREE WEEKS TO GO!
The deadline for submissions to the Ilkley Manor House and Ilkley Arts Open Exhibition 2025 is Saturday, 30 May! The exhibition will explore the theme of 'Connection'. For all details and to send us your submissions, please visit buff.ly/eZyJVAq

Spoken word poet Jimmy Livingstone is making waves. After building a following in the South, he's finally heading north to Ilkley Manor House on 22 May! Expect strong language, adult themes, and sinful laughter. Buy tickets now: www.tickettailor.com/events/ilkle...

🎉 Family Fun at Ilkley Manor House
Join us from 2 to 3:30pm on the second Saturday of each month for free family activities, no booking required!

🌟 Next up: Saturday, 10 May - celebrate spring with maypole dancing & folk music!

Read more here: www.ilkleymanorhouse.org/event/family...

🌞 Our Spring Fair 2025 is one week away! Visit the Ilkley Manor House courtyard on 26 April for plant stalls, the Yorkshire Peat Partnership exhibition, children's activities, live music, and refreshments! We're keeping our fingers crossed that the weather will be as beautiful as last year. 🤞

Thank you so much for sharing, and for the lovely comment about our museum! There's such a wealth of history in Ilkley that even some of its residents don't realise!

Remains of the stone west wall of Ilkley Roman fort in west Yorkshire running under the Medieval manor

Built on a crossing of the river Wharfe W #Yorkshire the #Roman fort of VERBEIA (or OLICANA) is today largely covered by #Ilkley

The fort's 3rd c west wall runs under the Medieval and now wonderful museum (which you must all visit) of @ilkleymanorhouse.bsky.social

📷 Aug 2022

#RomanFortThursday

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Ilkley Manor House Spring Fair 2025
- Swap/buy/donate plants at the gardening team's stall
- Specialist plants from Summerfield Nursery & hand-forged utensils by Tom Bromley
- Chat to Climate Action Ilkley & the Yorkshire Peat Partnership
- Kids' planting station
- Live music from SoulJazz2, 12-2pm

Whilst this pack only exists in our imagination, we do have toys for sale in the House! There are Roman activity packs, helping children to learn about this fascinating period, traditional wooden toys like spinning tops, medieval coin packs, and more! Just pop in on weekends to check them out.

Our pack includes:
• An action figure of our resident Roman soldier, Marcus Antonius
• Red glossy pottery called Samian ware (or 'terra sigillata' if you're feeling Roman)
• Neolithic arrowheads, the earliest dating back 11,000 years ago!
• A bronze figure of a local British god holding a bird 🐦

An image of a pink toy package designed by rosieart_, a real artist and not AI, with four differently sized compartments. In the top right there is a yellow star inside which are the words "limited edition" and in the top right there are the words "Ilkley Manor House" in bold white font (the logo). In the largest compartment there is a mannequin dressed as a Roman soldier with a red tunic, silver armour, sandals, and a red and gold shield. In the other three compartments are Manor House artefacts: a bronze man with beard holding a duck, four shards of red glossy pottery with carving, and two arrowheads made of flint.

🩷 And now for something a little bit different...

We wanted to get involved with this online doll trend, but weren't keen on using AI. So here is our version of the limited edition Ilkley Manor House toy pack using a template created by the brilliant @rosieart_ (check out her work on Instagram)!

The ACE Bogs exhibition explores the intersection of art, science, & community engagement in peatland restoration. Artists Sarah Smout, Juliet Klottrup, & Naseem Darbey present creative responses to these landscapes. The exhibition runs until 27 April on weekends, 11am-4pm. Free entry.

SPRING FAIR 2025 - Ilkley Manor House Our Spring Fair is on 26 April! Enjoy nature stalls, gardening advice, a plant swap, refreshments and live music, & hands-on fun for kids.

Expect stalls from Summerfield Nursery, Burnt Orchid, Climate Action Ilkley, & the Yorkshire Peat Partnership, & live music from Souljazz2. Children can get their hands dirty at the planting station, & our gardening team will be running a plant sale/swap/donation stall. See more info buff.ly/fcxuMMc