Festival Events

This popular annual event, organised by the Burley Gardeners’ Association, includes classes for vegetable, fruit and flower growing as well as home baking, fruit preserving, and crafts.

This walk celebrates the end of the Festival walking programme. The route will follow field paths alongside Carr Beck to reach Bleach Mill for refreshments.

A true highlight of Festival week returns. Our outstanding quartet of singers are from Opera North, a national opera company based in Leeds and a leading UK arts organisation.

The Zen Studio will be running workshops in the afternoon.

On the site of the old village tip, Sun Lane is now a wonderful Nature Reserve at the western end of the village. The walk will be led by Peter and Anne Riley and will introduce the great variety of wildlife and wildflowers to be found on the Reserve throughout the year.

We will follow the Leeds Liverpool canal as far as Riddlesden before climbing up to Rombald’s Moor. The route passes three of the six Stanza Stones created in 2012 by Simon Armitage as part of the 47-mile-long Stanza Stones trail: The Dew Stone, Puddle Stone and Beck Stone.

This high-level circular walk onto Burley and Ilkley Moor visits the Twelve Apostles stone circle with superb night time views over Wharfedale and Airedale.

Venue based in Otley – further details confirmed upon booking

The Zen Studio

Come and browse our book sale and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and homemade cake. Donation, with proceeds going to our church charity.

Following a picnic lunch at the village hall, there will be with an entertaining, illustrated talk by local historian and former resident, Hazel Goodwin.

This short and leisurely paced walk will visit two inspiring gardens, each with interesting features and planting.

The Summer Festival proudly presents the legendary band, Timewarp. Combining musicians from a rich variety of musical backgrounds, the locally based four-piece band perform a combination of music from the 50’s 60’s and 70’s. Come along and boogie on down!

We are delighted the Ladies Please Choir, based in Menston, will return for the eighth time. The choir will sing a wide ranging selection of songs guaranteed to please all tastes.

Please join us for our third very popular bowling taster session (or just a cup of tea and a chat) on the afternoon of Thursday 24th August between 2 pm – 4 pm.

This walk will visit some of the higher-level archaeological sites on Burley Moor. Dr Keith Boughey is a local historian and expert on the Bronze Age who has researched and written extensively on the subject.

A regular event in the Festival. A variety of play and games equipment and an activity tent will be available for younger children. Please note - children remain the responsibility of their parents/carers during these sessions.

The walk from Burley crosses the stepping stones to rendezvous with co-owner Nick Bailey above Askwith. Nick will accompany the group along some of the public footpaths that cross the estate, finishing up at Denton Hall.