SATURDAY 3rd MAY, SUNDAY 4th MAY AND MONDAY 5th MAY 2008

Other Attractions
 

to add to your enjoyment, there are a number of varied attractions to suit the tastes of young and old

Cookery Demonstrations

A full programme of cookery demonstrations will be provided in the Theatre Marquee.   
For details of the demonstrations programme click on the day you require - Saturday Sunday Monday

 

Farming for Food

Raising awareness of farming is one of the main reasons for the festival’s existence and a key part of its success. This year  Gerald Hodgson will be putting together a brilliant Farming Display with activities for the young and old. The theme will be "Farming for Food"; showing the public how agriculture gives us what we take for granted, our food.

 

 

REAL ALE FESTIVAL-SPONSORED BY DALESIDE BREWERY
BEERS FOR 2008 BELOW      

Name

Town  Beer Name ABV
Acorn Wombwell Palisade IPA 5.0%
Anglo Dutch Dewsbury Apistus 4.0%
Black Sheep Masham Black Sheep Ale 4.4%
Black Sheep Masham Riggwelter 5.9%
Bradfield High Bradfield Farmers Blonde 4.0%
Brown Cow Selby Indian Elephant IPA 5.0%
Captain Cook Stokesley Sunset 4.0%
Clark's Wakefield No Angel 4.0%
Consett Consett White Hot 4.0%
Copper Dragon Skipton Golden Pippin 3.9%
Daleside Harrogate Stout 4.2%
Daleside Harrogate Premium Gold 5.0%
Darwin Sunderland Ghost Ale 4.1%
Darwin Sunderland Richmond Ale 4.5%
Dent Cumbria Golden Fleece 3.7%
Elland Brewery Elland Best Bitter 4.0%
Empire Slaithwaite Golden Warrior 3.8%
Empire Slaithwaite Strikes Back 4.0%
Fernandes Wakefield Ale to the Czar 4.1%
Goose Eye Keighley Chinook Blonde 4.2%
Hambletons Melmerby Stallion 4.2%
Hambletons Melmerby Nightmare 5.0%
Marston Moor Tockwith Matchlock Mild 4.0%
Naylors Keighley Pinnacle Blonde 4.3%
Naylors Keighley Sunset Ale 4.2%
North Yorkshire Pinchinthorpe Golden Ginseng 3.6%
Ossett Ossett Silver King 4.3%
Riverhead Marsden Sparth Mild 3.6%
Rodhams Otley Wheat Beer 4.1%
Roosters/Outlaw Knaresborough Wild Mule 3.9%
Rudgate Tockwith Ruby Mild 4.4%
Salamander Bradford Mudpuppy 4.2%
Salamander Bradford Landslide 3.8%
Saltaire Shipley Hazelnut Coffee Porter 4.6%
Suddaby's Malton After Dark Coffee Porter 5.0%
Tigertops Wakefield Orange Glow 3.8%
Wold Top Wold Newton A4 Amber 4.4%
York York Centurions Ghost 5.4%
Yorkshire Dales Askrigg Leyburn Shawl 3.8%
Yorkshire Dales Askrigg Askrigg Ale 4.3%

 

 

Tea Shop Trail

Visit the trail Tea Shops in Leyburn and Middleham, who will be serving mouth watering Yorkshire Fayre.  Sample the speciality cakes that each establishment has produced for the Festival. 

 

Refreshments

There are 14 regular eating establishments within the immediate town centre and more in the surrounding villages.

At the Festival site cooked food is available from Farmers' Market stands, which will be providing hamburgers, sausages, etc. that you may well have sampled inside the Food Hall, together with a "Hog Roast" using only local pork.  There is the Yorkshire Dales Real Ale Festival sponsored by Daleside Brewery.

 

Ladies in Pigs

Ladies in Pigs promotes British pork and pork products by demonstrating the versatility of different cuts, and reminds consumers of the quality of the pork which is produced in the UK.

 

Vintage Fairground Attractions

A number of fairground attractions dating from the 1920's will be operated by local people for the enjoyment of children of all ages.  They will include a hand-operated roundabout, shooting gallery, penny roll and swing boats.

 

Bungee Trampolining

For those with a daring streak, try your hand at bouncing 30 feet into the air on strong bungee ropes to execute backward and forward turns at height and speed - an exhilirating experience for anyone with a strong stomach from 3 - 93!

Musical entertainment

There will be three bands and three Jazz Groups performing at this year's festival.

 

The Wensleydale Railway

Enjoy a ride on the scenic and recently revived Wensleydale Railway, which will be running services from Leeming Bar to Leyburn, and from Leyburn to Redmire.  The Festival site is a 5 – 10 minute walk from Leyburn Station.
For full details of fares and special offers, call 08454 50 54 74 or visit the Wensleydale Railway website at www.wensleydalerailway.com

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