Halloween

North Yorkshire

Redcar and Cleveland

See Whitby Abbey in a spectacular new light this Halloween!

Join us at Whitby Abbey to see the breathtaking gothic ruins bathed in dramatic, glowing illuminations. It’s the ultimate seasonal experience for the whole family.

Have your camera at the ready as you explore the ruins after dark and enjoy spook-tacular food and drink from our brilliant local vendors.

Of course, it wouldn't be Halloween in Whitby without Dracula. This year, the spirit of Bram Stoker’s legendary novel is brought to life beneath the shadows of the abbey in a brand-new, captivating way.

Join us for new interactive family performances and step into the story, explore the mysteries of the night and experience Dracula not as a figure of fear, but as a captivating guide to one of the world’s most famous tales.

Don't miss out on Whitby's most magical Halloween tradition.

Illuminated Whitby Abbey

Spend a Sunday at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens listening to live music.

Bring your chairs or blankets, grab a refreshing treat from our café and enjoy a wonderful day of music.

Book early and save 15%

September Music At Brodsworth Hall

This summer, Belsay Hall hosts a new exhibition in partnership with Northumbria University.

Make and Mend brings together around 20 artists, inviting their creative responses to Belsay’s rich heritage through a range of disciplines, including textiles, furniture, photography, and architectural studies.

The exhibition blends traditional craftsmanship with contemporary techniques, celebrating both the history of making and the ongoing art of preservation.

This event is included with your general admission to Belsay Hall. Book early and save 15%. Members go free.

Make And Mend At Belsay Hall

Spend a Sunday at Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden listening to live music.

Bring your chairs or blankets, grab a refreshing treat from our café and enjoy a wonderful day of music.

Book early and save 15%

September Music At Kenilworth Castle

Audley End is celebrated for its magnificence: beautifully furnished rooms and fine objects, carefully arranged and presented for visitors. Yet above these showpiece interiors lies another, lesser-known world.

Running from May to November 2026, Behind Closed Doors is a new exhibition that offers a rare glimpse into the hidden second-floor rooms, long closed to the public. Once guest bedrooms and servants’ quarters, they now function as store rooms, revealing a quieter side of life within the house.

Through the photographs of Lachlan French and Clive Downes, these interiors evoke a faded splendour, carefully preserved as if a moment frozen in time.

In contrast to the rooms below, they offer a more subtle beauty, shaped by memory, atmosphere, and the traces of lives once lived behind closed doors.

This event is included with general admission. Book in advance to save 15%. Members go free.

Behind Closed Doors:

Celebrate the changing season and spend an afternoon at Kenilworth Castle listening to live music in the beautiful grounds, every Sunday in September.

Bring your chairs or blankets, grab a refreshing treat from our café and enjoy the wonderful music. The perfect relaxing Sunday.

Performances will take place at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

Join us on:

Sun 6 Sep – Akiharu Kitagawa - Discover the beautiful sound of the koto, Japan's traditional 13-string instrument. Akiharu Kitagawa brings traditional Japanese and contemporary music together.

Sun 13 Sep – Caribbean Harmony - Experience the vibrant sounds by the Caribbean Harmony trio, featuring calypso, reggae, pop, jazz, and Latin music played on authentic steel pans.

Sun 20 Sep at 11am and 1pm – Dhol Blasters - Enjoy the vibrant energy of Bhangra, blending traditional rhythms with Western influences.

Sun 20 Sep at 3pm – Stringbeats

Immerse yourself in the vibrant blend of Indian classical music and contemporary Bollywood melody, performed on sitar, tabla and sarangi.

Sun 27 Sep – Chalemie - Experience the enchanting sounds of medieval and early music to life with a captivating mix of voice, lute, hurdy-gurdy and more.

Book early and save 15%

Sunday Music At Kenilworth Castle

Celebrate the changing season and spend an afternoon at Brodsworth Hall listening to live music in the beautiful grounds, every Sunday in September.

Bring your chairs or blankets, grab a refreshing treat from our café and enjoy the wonderful music. The perfect relaxing Sunday.

The set times will be at 11.30am, 1pm and 3pm throughout the days.

Join us on:

Sun 6 Sep – Generation Groove - Enjoy a day of uplifting swing, jazz, and pop music with this talented community band.

Sun 13 Sep – The Honeybirds Jazz Quartet - Delight in the stunning harmonies and beautiful vintage wardrobe of this unforgettable jazz quartet.

Sun 20 Sep – Catherine Rannus Trio - Discover the effortless vocals of this accomplished trio, performing a range of music on piano, bass, sax and flute.

Sun 27 Sep – Room21 Big Band - Experience a day of feel-good swing music and uplifting vocal harmony from this fabulous big band.

Book early and save 15%

Sunday Music At Brodsworth Hall

Join a community of crafters for a weekly knit and natter in the Coach House Cafe at Marble Hill.

We’re a friendly and encouraging group, who work on our own independent projects alongside each other.

Open to all adult ages and abilities.

There is no booking required. For more details please contact chloe.cooke@english-heritage.org.uk

Knitting Group At Marble Hill

Join us for a surface guided tour of the newly rediscovered Royal Observer Corps (ROC) post. Sealed and forgotten in 1968, this subterranean post was designed for a single, chilling purpose: to monitor nuclear blasts and track radioactive fallout across the Yorkshire coast.

Discover the "unsung" story of the volunteers who were prepared to sit in this 15ft by 7ft concrete chamber "watching for Armageddon" while the world above faced destruction.

This tour is graded as moderate access due to covering some uneven terrain and few places to stop and sit down.

Bookings will open on Wednesday 15 July at 9am.

Members' Event:

Join Drawn Heritage for a relaxed and creative watercolour workshop set within the beautiful gardens of Marble Hill.

Drawn Heritage was created by Mihai Lupu and Bianca Mierlea, a creative couple with backgrounds in architecture and fine art and a shared passion for historic houses, gardens and heritage places. During our visits, we began creating our own postcards as a way of slowing down, noticing overlooked details and keeping a personal memory of each place. We created these workshops to share that experience and help others connect with Marble Hill through art, observation and storytelling.

The Marble Hill programme is a series of three creative workshops: Nature’s Canvas, exploring the gardens and natural surroundings; The House in Detail, discovering the façade and exterior architecture; and Hidden Interiors, observing the rooms, furnishings and decorative objects inside the house.

During each two hour workshop, participants will receive an envelope containing a map and photographic clues. They will explore Marble Hill through a gentle treasure hunt, find the details shown in the photographs and choose one discovery as inspiration for their artwork. Mihai and Bianca will then guide participants in creating their own hand painted postcard.

No previous artistic experience is required, and all materials will be provided. The workshops are suitable for adults and children aged 7 and over. Once completed, each postcard will be marked with our personalised handmade stamp, carved using the lino printing technique, before being taken home as a unique memory of the day.

Participants who complete all three workshops will receive a special Artist of Marble Hill certificate, celebrating their creative journey and the deeper connection they have developed with the house and gardens.

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Make Your Own Postcard At Marble Hill

English Heritage

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites - from world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, from Roman forts on the edges of the empire to a Cold War bunker. 

Through these, we bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year. 

Illuminated Whitby Abbey

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