17 Jul - 6 Sep
VariousWelcome to Murton Park – where history awaits this summer!
Get ready for seven weeks of excitement at Murton Park! Enjoy a variety of activities, including a History Festival, Museum Days, Living History Days, reenactments, heritage train rides, and monthly kids’ clubs.
Fun for Everyone
Whether you’re interested in history or farming, or planning a fun family outing, Murton Park is the place to be. Experience history firsthand at our History Festival and Living History Days, as the park comes to life with reenactments and captivating stories.
All Aboard!
Train lovers will enjoy our delightful train rides, providing a nostalgic journey perfect for all ages. Don’t let your children miss out on our monthly kids’ clubs, packed with exciting activities, new friendships, and interactive learning experiences.
Explore the Past
Stroll through our museum to discover captivating exhibits that tell the tales of bygone eras.
Plan Your Visit
Bring your camera, and prepare for an adventure that’s both educational and entertaining! Visit us and purchase your annual pass today.
Join us at Murton Park and create cherished memories! We can’t wait to welcome you.
With a schedule full of events, Murton Park is the perfect place to visit this summer. Simply click on the dates below to take you to the week you’re looking for something to do:
1: Saturday 18th – Sunday 26th July
2: Monday 27th July – Sunday 2nd August
3: Monday 3rd – Sunday 9th August
4: Monday 10th – Sunday 16th August
5: Monday 17th – Sunday 23rd August
6: Monday 24th – Sunday 30th August
7: Tuesday 1st – Sunday 6th September
Saturday 18th – Sunday 26th July
MONTHLY CRAFT CLUB
Date/time: Sunday 19th July, 10.30 am-12.30 pm
Age: Suitable for ages 3-100+!
Price: Free with park admission.
HIS MAJESTY’S 33RD REGIMENT OF FOOT NAPOLEONIC SOCIETY
Date/time: Saturday 18th – Sunday 19th July
Join His Majesty’s 33rd Regiment of Foot, the First Yorkshire West Riding, as they represent Wellington’s army. Experience the grandeur of the Georgian military through stirring music and striking uniforms.
Price: Free with park admission.
DVLR TRAIN RIDES
Date/time: Sunday 19th July, every 30 minutes, 11 am-4 pm (with a break at lunchtime)
Price: £1 per person per ride OR £5 for up to 5 people per day (ride as many times as you like).
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
FOOTBALL SKILLS
Date/time: Tuesday 21st July, 11 am -12 pm
Join Andrew for a kickabout.
Price: Free with park admission.
WILD THINGS: A NATURE PLAY WORKSHOP
Date/time: Thursday 23rd July, 10.30 am – 12 pm
Join us for a fun-filled nature workshop designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and sensory play! Children will explore the wonders of herbs and plants through a variety of hands-on activities inspired by the natural world.
- Become a Herbal Detective by using your senses to look, smell, touch, and taste different herbs while discovering the fascinating folklore and historical uses of these plants.
- Get creative with Painting with Nature, experimenting with paintbrushes made from natural materials and herbs to see which textures and patterns work best.
- Dive into messy sensory play with our Sensory Nature Soup, where children can explore plants through touch, mixing, and imaginative play.
- Finally, make your own homemade herbal playdough by choosing natural herbs and scents to add before taking your creation home to continue the fun.
This workshop encourages exploration, creativity, and connection with nature through playful, sensory-rich experiences perfect for young children.
Price: £3 per person, with park admission.
COWBOYS & VIKINGS
Date/time: Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th July, 10 am – 4 pm
The Trailblazer Cowboys and Jorfor’s Hall Vikings take up residence at Murton Park for the weekend.
Price: Free with park admission
DVLR TRAIN RIDES
Date/time: Sunday 26th July, every 30 minutes, 11 am-4 pm (with a break at lunchtime)
Price: £1 per person per ride OR £5 for up to 5 people per day (ride as many times as you like).
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
MONTHLY TRAIN CLUB
Date/time: Sunday 26th July, 10.30 am-12.30 pm
Enjoy our monthly wooden train club.
Price: Free with park admission.
Monday 27th July – Sunday 2nd August
MUSEUM MONDAY – HORSES ON THE FARM
Date/time: Monday 27th July, 11 am – 4 pm
Learn about all the jobs that horses used to do around the farm. Includes an appearance from The Yorkshire Knight and his horse Raven.
Activity: Make a lolly stick horse head for £1.50 per person
VIKING ASSAULT COURSE
Date/time: Tuesday 28th July, 10.30 am – 12 pm
Take on our Viking assault course, including activities ‘Mjolnir race’ and ‘Anglo-Saxon on Chase’.
Price: £1 per person, with park admission (includes a prize).
VIKING LIVING HISTORY DAY
Date/time: Wednesday 29th July, 11 am – 3 pm
Explore our Viking village and uncover the intriguing aspects of Viking life with our Living History team, including textiles, trade, cooking, and fishing.
Activity: Create your own Viking banner for £1.50 per person, with park admission.
STORYTELLING
Date/time: Thursday 30th July, 2 pm
Enjoy a Viking story with Skala the Skald
Price: Free with park admission
TABLET WEAVING
Date/time: Thursday 30th July, 10.30 pm – 12 pm
Learn how to tablet weave and make a bracelet or keyring.
Price: £2.50 per person, with park admission
VIKING LONG BOAT CRAFT
Date/time: Friday 31st July, 10.30 am – 12 pm
Make and design a Viking Long Boat
Price: £1.50 per person, with park admission
YORKSHIRE DAY EVENT
Date/time: Saturday 1st August, 10.30 am – 4 pm
Join in lots of fun activities to celebrate Yorkshire Day!
Price: Free with park admission
HEARTBEAT DAY
Date/time: Sunday 2nd August, 10.30 am – 4 pm
Join us for a themed day dedicated to Heartbeat fans, featuring classic cars, motorbikes, and vintage music!
Price: Free with park admission
DVLR TRAIN RIDES
Date/time: Sunday 2nd August, every 30 minutes, 11 am-4 pm (with a break at lunchtime)
Price: £1 per person per ride OR £5 for up to 5 people per day (ride as many times as you like).
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
MONTHLY LEGO CLUB
Date/time: Sunday 2nd August, 10.30 am-12.30 pm
Enjoy our monthly LEGO club.
Price: Free with park admission.
Monday 3rd – Sunday 9th August
MUSEUM MONDAY – MOVE IT!
Date/time: Monday 3rd August, 11 am – 4 pm
Explore the forces and engineering principles found on the farm. Push it! Pull it! Spin it! Move it!
Price: Free with park admission.
SHADOW PUPPET WORKSHOP
Date/time: Tuesday 4th August, 10.30 am – 12 pm
Join Flo to make some shadow puppets and then practice making a show with them.
Price: £2 per person, with park admission.
CRICKET SKILLS
Date/time: Tuesday 4th August, 2 pm – 3 pm
Play some cricket with Andrew.
Price: Free with park admission
BUBBLE FAIRIES
Date/time: Wednesday 5th August, 11 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 2 pm
Join the Bubble Fairies for some bubble fun!
Price: Free with park admission
WOODLAND MAGIC: FOLKLORE, FAIRIES & CRAFTS
Date/time: Thursday 6th August, 10.30 am – 12 pm
Step into an enchanted world of folklore, legend and magic in this workshop exploring the fascinating history of fairies, elves, and pixies from across cultures and traditions. Discover how these mystical beings have appeared throughout time and learn about the mischievous pixies and secretive fairy folk that are said to live among us.
Perfect for children and families, this hands-on workshop combines storytelling, creativity and magical crafting activities inspired by the folklore of the fae world.
Activities Include:
- Create Your Own Fairy House: Design and decorate a miniature fairy house to take home and begin your very own fairy garden.
- Craft a Magical Fairy or Wizard Wand: Make and personalise a magical wand ready for spell casting, imaginative play and adventure
Price: £4 per person, with park admission
DANELAW VILLAGERS & HAVAMAL
Date/time: Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th August, 10 am – 4 pm
Learn about how people lived thousands of years ago.
Price: Free with park admission
DVLR TRAIN RIDES
Date/time: Sunday 9th August, every 30 minutes, 11 am-4 pm (with a break at lunchtime)
Price: £1 per person per ride OR £5 for up to 5 people per day (ride as many times as you like).
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
Monday 10th – Sunday 16th August
MUSEUM MONDAY – SIGNS & SIGNAGE
Date/time: Monday 10th August, 11 am – 4 pm
Do you love red tractors? Find out all about tractor colours and how adverts can help farmers.
Price: Free with park admission.
OBJECT SKETCHING
Date/time: Tuesday 11th August, 10.30 am – 12 pm
Love drawing? Local illustrator Jemma Bulmer will have a selection of museum objects on display for you to draw, in your own style.
Price: Free with park admission.
ANCIENT LANGUAGES
Date/time: Thursday 13th August, 10.30 am – 12 pm
Tom will show you how to write your name in different ancient languages, including Egyptian on papyrus and Cuneiform on a clay tablet.
Price: £2 per person, with park admission.
FOOTBALL SKILLS
Date/time: Thursday 13th August, 2 pm – 3 pm
Join Andrew for a kickabout.
Price: Free with park admission.
HISTORY FESTIVAL
Date/time: Saturday 15th – Sunday 16th August, 10 am – 4 pm
This two-day festival brings history to life through interactive exhibits, reenactments, and engaging activities.
Price: Free with park admission. Some charges for activities.
DVLR TRAIN RIDES
Date/time: Sunday 26th July, every 30 minutes, 11 am-4 pm (with a break at lunchtime)
Price: £1 per person per ride OR £5 for up to 5 people per day (ride as many times as you like).
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
MONTHLY CRAFT CLUB
Date/time: Sunday 16th July, 10.30 am-12.30 pm
This month’s craft club will be part of the history festival, where you can make shields with The Cone Exchange.
Price: Free with park admission.
Monday 17th – Sunday 23rd August
MUSEUM MONDAY – POTATOES
Date/time: Monday 17th August, 11 am – 4 pm
Because everybody loves potatoes!
Activity: Make a positive potato for £1.50 per person, with park admission.
MAKE A CASTLE
Date/time: Tuesday 18th August, 10.30 am – 12 pm
Make a castle-shaped pen holder.
Price: £2.50 per person, with park admission.
CRICKET SKILLS
Date/time: Tuesday 18th August, 2 pm – 3 pm
Play some cricket with Andrew.
Price: Free with park admission
OFF WITH YER HEAD!
Date/time: Wednesday 19th August, 11 am & 2 pm
Find out how each of our Kings and Queens died, horrible-history style! Silly fun with Jemma.
Price: Free with park admission.
SIEGE ENGINES
Date/time: Thursday 20th August, 11 am – 12 pm
Find out how a ballista and a trebuchet work and have a go at knocking down a cardboard castle!
Price: Free with park admission.
DVLR TRAIN RIDES
Date/time: Sunday 26th July, every 30 minutes, 11 am-4 pm (with a break at lunchtime)
Price: £1 per person per ride OR £5 for up to 5 people per day (ride as many times as you like).
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
Monday 24th – Sunday 30th August
MUSEUM MONDAY – HARVESTING
Date/time: Monday 24th August, 11 am – 4 pm
Find out more about this important time in the farming year.
Activity: Make a foam vegetable magnet for £1.50 per person, with park admission.
MAKE GREEK TERRACOTTA POT
Date/time: Wednesday 26th August, 10.30 am – 12 pm
Decorate a pot, Greek-style.
Activity: £2.50, with park admission.
ROMAN LIVING HISTORY DAY
Date/time: Thursday 27th August, 11 am – 3 pm
Head to our Roman fort to learn all about the Romans with our Living History team, which includes a horse display, games, food and bone carving.
Price: Free with park admission.
MAKATON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS
Date/time: Friday 28th August, 11 am – 2 pm
Join us to celebrate Makaton International Awareness Day! Makaton tutors Jo Bryenton and Julie Tarn will be here for a fun-filled event suitable for every age.
Price: Free with park admission.
THE TRAILBLAZER COWBOYS
Date/time: Saturday 29th – Monday 31st August, 10 am – 4 pm
The Trailblazer Cowboys take up residence in the Western town of Murton.
Price: Free with park admission
DVLR TRAIN RIDES
Date/time: Saturday 29th – Monday 31st August, every 30 minutes, 11 am-4 pm (with a break at lunchtime)
Price: £1 per person per ride OR £5 for up to 5 people per day (ride as many times as you like).
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
MONTHLY TRAIN CLUB
Date/time: Sunday 30th August, 10.30 am-12.30 pm
Enjoy our monthly wooden train club.
Price: Free with park admission.
Tuesday 1st – Sunday 6th September
INTO THE DEEP: SEA MONSTERS, MERMAIDS & LEGENDS FROM THE SEA
Date/time: Tuesday 1st September, 10.30 am-12.30 pm
Dive beneath the waves and uncover the mysteries of the deep in this magical folklore-inspired workshop exploring mermaids, sea monsters and the legends hidden beneath the ocean surface. Young adventurers will explore mythical sea creatures and ocean legends through hands-on creative activities to make and take home.
Activities include:
- Deep Sea Creature Terrarium: Create your own underwater habitat and capture a mysterious deep-sea creature in a terrarium of your own.
- Make Your Own Mermaid or Kraken: Design and craft your own magical mermaid charm or fearsome Kraken monster inspired by ocean legends and folklore.
Perfect for curious and creative children who love myths, monsters, and all things under the sea!
Price: £4 per person, with park admission.
FOOTBALL SKILLS
Date/time: Tuesday 1st September, 2 pm – 3 pm
Join Andrew for a kickabout.
Price: Free with park admission.
DVLR TRAIN RIDES
Date/time: Sunday 6th September, every 30 minutes, 11 am-4 pm (with a break at lunchtime)
Price: £1 per person per ride OR £5 for up to 5 people per day (ride as many times as you like).
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
MONTHLY LEGO CLUB
Date/time: Sunday 6th September, 10.30 am-12.30 pm
Enjoy our monthly LEGO club.
