Our Top 10 Easter Events

3. Heptonstall just down the road from us is the home of the Easter event The Pace Egg performance is usually Good Friday

Heptonstall Pace Egg Play is a traditional Mumming Play performed in Heptonstall’s Weavers Square on Good Fridays, attracting hundreds of visitors to the village. The Pace Egg play is not unique to Heptonstall but it is one of only a few still performed today. In the play St George takes on contenders such as Bold Slasher, the Black Prince of Paradine and Hector. The costumes, in particular the strange headgear comprising a towering edifice garlanded with flowers, peculiar to the Calder Valley; are as much a part of the fun as the action. Violent sword fights predominate but, as ever, good triumphs over evil. We recommend you get the bus from Blackshawhead as parking in the village is very restricted.

More info Visit Calderdale Events

4. Further afield is the Royal Armouries in Leeds Well you don’t usually think of Yorkshire and jousting together but go to the Medieval Easter at the Royal Armouries at Leeds and experience a full day of activities. We recommend you go on the train and it’s not a dog friendly activity so day care could be essential. A lot of the day is free of charge but you need tickets for the jousting event check out their site Royal Armouries Leeds

Activities:
Have-a-go Archery – can you hit the gold?
Hands on History – your chance to handle weapons from our replica collection

Combat demonstrations:
Medieval poll axe combat – See the knights demonstrate the challenges of using these formidable medieval staff weapons.
Two-handed sword fighting – Enjoy live demonstrations of the skills needed to wield these enormous swords. 
Armoured longsword – Watch their expert men-at-arms battle in full armour with these mighty weapons.

5. Over the border in Lancashire nearby Burnley’s historic Towneley Hall the surrounding land is fantastic and a real favourite for dog walking with a couple of cafes to treat yourselves on route. The hall site has a fantastic free downloadable bird maker you could do this at Rough Top and use some of our garden and field birds for inspiration. Towneley Hall Birds download

6. Burnley’s panopticon The Singing Ringing Tree is always worth a walk it has a nearby car park so a short walk or you can extend it and get in a longer walk with the dogs.  The ‘Singing Ringing Tree’, is a unique musical sculpture which overlooks Burnley from its position high above the town on Crown Point. Constructed from pipes of galvanised steel stacked in layers, this Panopticon takes the form of a tree bending to the winds and harnesses the energy of those winds to produce a low, tuneful song. In June 2007, Singing Ringing Tree was named winner of a National Award for architectural excellence by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Singing Ringing Tree