Location: Yorkshire Dales
Look out for cheesey bites and themed dishes in local cafes and restaurants, demos using local produce, cookery courses, dining experiences, Yorkshire gin and ales, specially created dairy ice creams and sorbets, jams, jellies and chutneys, locally reared meat on menus, and the chance to meet the makers.
For details see the Cheese Festival’s website and Facebook page
Some other events in October 2026
A large team of 78 or more female and male volunteers will attempt to pull Andrew Woodhouse Haulage’s 11.5 ton wagon from Devils Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale, 10.5 miles through the Yorkshire Dales to Busk Lane in Sedbergh where they will have refreshments in the Hirst Centre supported all day by Terry Harding Burger Van.
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Medieval Forgers- Nuns in Armathwaite
Harry Hawkins will talk on this
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Death in the Dales – Festival of Crime
Vintage Film Noir – ‘Detour’, with a Pie’n’Peas supper.
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An extended morning session with 3 fascinating features: Crafting Puzzles, Hidden Histories, is Truth Stranger than Fiction?, The Long Arm of the Law.
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An afternoon into early evening session with author’s personal experiences, and Martin Edwards acclaimed raconteur giving us his special Murder Mystery.
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Sunday invites you to relax with Killer Thrillers; Lady Killers and The Secret History of Crispin Darke with Matthew Booth.
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