Talk: Pontefract Castle – this is your life!
Join us for a whistle-stop tour through Pontefract castle’s history!
Events
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Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tours
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomJoin us on our popular tours of the Pontefract Castle dungeon – free for Heritage Open Days!
Take a tour of the Pontefract Castle dungeon
Soak in the atmosphere of this eerie underground space. Discover the many uses of the dungeon. See where English Civil War prisoners left to languish scratched their names into the rock. -
Pontefract Art Club: exhibition
Quaker Meeting House 3 Liquorice Way, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomArt for the Community. A new exhibition for Heritage Open Days by Pontefract Art Club members.
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Tour of Pontefract Masonic Lodge
Pontefract Masonic Hall 1, Ackworth Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomEver wondered what happens in a Masonic Lodge? You are cordially invited to discover the history of the Pontefract Lodge through a guided tour and learn about the symbolism and traditions of ancient Freemasonry.
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Talk- Pontefract’s Liquorice Story
Pontefract Library Shoemarket, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomLearn About Pontefract’s Liquorice Past
This talk was first delivered for Liquorice Shoots and the Liquorice Festival, and is being reprised for Heritage Open Days in Pontefract Library. -
Friarwood Valley Gardens Pinhole Camera
Friarwood Valley Gardens Mayor's Walk, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomThe giant pin-hole camera will be operational in the former summer house/aviary, giving the chance to see live images of the gardens, projected through the pin-hole. A brief outline will be given of liquorice growing in the Valley Gardens.
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Pontefract Art Club: exhibition
Quaker Meeting House 3 Liquorice Way, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomArt for the Community. A new exhibition for Heritage Open Days by Pontefract Art Club members.
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Two ground-breaking Quaker projects in Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Quaker Burial Ground Harropwell Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire,, United KingdomThe event will take place on Harropwell Lane, Pontefract, and will look at a project which aimed to help boys who were reluctant to go to school, and another project working with people on probation.
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Heritage Open Days
2027 Heritage Open Days