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. See all our family events here: buff.ly/PS5fk0D

🌟 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...

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Visit tickettailor.com/events/ilkleymanorhousetrust to see all our ticketed events. 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. 🤞

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

🩷 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.

🌟 Just 2 weeks to go! Don't forget to put Saturday, 26 April in your diaries! Join us at the Ilkley Manor House Spring Fair 2025 from 10am to 4pm for a free, family-friendly day of plants, crafts, kids' activities, live music & more!

Zoe Platt introduces you to cyanotypes, the original 'blue print', on Saturday, 3 May! In 45 minutes, you'll be guided through the process, learn about its history, and make two prints of your own. Book your preferred time slot here buff.ly/ZDHiLCY or in person at the House when we open on weekends.

Join us on 25 April to hear artist Lucia Smith’s story of her quest to paint all the Yorkshire Dales and what she discovered! Tickets are £5, buy now here: buff.ly/6z9etEm or in person at the House when we open on weekends. Arrive at 10:15am for a hot drink & biscuit; the talk starts at 10:30am.

Do you share our passion for Ilkley Manor House, local heritage, and the arts? By joining our Supporters ' scheme, you can help us look after the House & keep it open for everyone to enjoy. Membership is just £15/year. Sign up today: buff.ly/tXsuq9u Photo credit: Andreea Chitan-Woodier

Join us every 2nd Saturday of the month, 2-3:30pm, for free, creative fun. Each session features a new theme—no booking required, just drop in and get stuck in! Still Life Collages–Saturday, 12 April Be inspired by the upcoming Judith Cain exhibition; create a still-life collage to take home.

FAMILY FUN - 12 April, 2—3:30pm EXHIBITION: ACE Bogs - 12—27 April COFFEE MORNING: Tales of the Dales - 25 April, 10:15am - Tickets here: buff.ly/Ud6wmdZ SPRING FAIR 2025 - 26 April, 10am—4pm LHH: Leeds Road - 26 April, 2:45—4pm Solar Gallery: Landscape, Lace & Luminosity - until 27 April, 11am—4pm

🌸 Just 20 days to go! 🌿 Join us at the Ilkley Manor House Spring Fair on Saturday 26 April, 10am–4pm, for a free, family-friendly day of plants, crafts, kids' activities, live music & more!

There's a walking tour today, starting at Ilkley Manor House at 2:45pm! Join members of Ilkley Civic Society for this Local History Hub walk, following the west end of Leeds Road. This photo faces down Leeds Road towards the Fuggle and Golding Tap House.

Join us on 4 April to experience the heartfelt storytelling of The Breath. Guitarist Stuart McCallum & singer/flautist Ríoghnach Connolly's music blends alt-folk, Irish influences & cinematic soundscapes. Performance begins at 7:30pm. Tickets selling fast, buy yours now buytickets.at/ilkleymanorh...

Join us for our March coffee morning talk! 📅 Date: 28 March ⏰ Time: Doors open 10:15 AM, talk starts 10:30 AM 🎟️ Tickets: £5 (includes a hot drink & biscuit) - buytickets.at/ilkleymanorh... Discover the story of Vedica, a tribeswoman of the Cornovii, with Archaeology PhD candidate Charlotte Bell.

This #IWD2025 we celebrate Vedica, a Romano-British woman, whose story lives on through her tombstone on display in our heritage room. Want to learn more about Vedica? Attend our first coffee morning talk of the year on 28 March with PhD candidate Charlotte Bell - all details here buff.ly/UXINbS7

CONCERT: Dale Storr | 7:30pm | Friday, 14 March 2025 | £14, buy here buff.ly/414xzXw or in person when the House is open Experience Dale’s intoxicating piano mastery & captivating storytelling, bringing New Orleans music's rich, risqué history to life. Check out Dale's music here: buff.ly/4jPbOCe

🌟 Join us this Sat 8 March, 2-3:30pm as we celebrate the start of spring! Craft daffodils to take home & find the daffodils around the House. ☀️ This event is FREE, although donations are always appreciated. No need to book, just bring the kids along for our first family fun session of the year.

📸 EXHIBITION: Faces of Bradford - Then and Now ⏰ 11am-4pm 📆 Weekends, 1-23 March 2025 Mark your calendars! Curated by Andreea Chitan-Woodier and featuring work by local artist Laura Mate, this compelling exhibition, part of Bradford 2025, celebrates the city’s rich history & contemporary identity.

CONCERT: Dale Storr ⏰ 7:30pm 📆 Friday, 14 March 2025 🎟 £14, buy online from https://buff.ly/414xzXw or in person when the House is open on weekends Dale draws in the audience with the rich history behind the music, telling the often risqué stories of his much-loved piano heroes.

✨ MARCH HIGHLIGHTS ✨ EXHIBITION: Faces of Bradford - 1 March SOLAR: Landscape, Lace and Luminosity - 1 March FAMILY FUN: Still Life - 8 March CONCERT: Dale Storr - 14 March - https://buff.ly/42NhTJh TALK: Vedica Tombstone - 28 March - https://buff.ly/41bSgzN EXHIBITION: Ilkley Art Club - 29 March

Welcome to our new Bluesky account! Head over to ilkleymanorhouse.org for our events, including our first exhibition of 2025: Faces of Bradford - Then and Now. Local artist Laura Mate and curator Andreea Chitan-Woodier have created this compelling photography exhibition, on show 1-23 March 2025.