It’s forecast to be a great weekend weather wise here in the Heart of Yorkshire and there’s a Super September Weekend coming up with a fantastic choice of things to do. With walking tours, open gardens, heritage days, live music and dance, family fun and more, you’ll be spoilt for choice! Read on to find out what’s coming up.

National Garden Scheme Open Day at Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens

Sunday 10th September 2023, Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens

National Garden Scheme open gardens of quality, character and interest to the public, for charity and twice per year, Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens open as part of the scheme. Regular admission prices apply but your entry fees and 10% of plant sales will be donated to the NGS charity. All money taken from refreshments on the day will be donated to the magnificent St Helen’s Church, in Stillingfleet.

At Stillingfleet Lodge in September you can expect to see stunning herbaceous borders, an autumn tint to the many small trees and  butterflies, making the most of the late summer food sources. You will be able to wander through all the different parts of the garden and gain inspiration for your own garden. Many of the plants you will see are available to buy in the  plant nursery and they’re on hand to help you choose the right plant for your garden.

The tea room will be open too for drinks and cake. There will also be an art exhibition in the tea room and small locally sourced gifts for sale.

Stillingfleet Gardens

Guided Battlefield Walk of Towton

Sunday 10th September 2023, Towton Battlefield

Join the Towton Battlefield for a guided walk around Towton Battlefield. The guide will describe the events that lead up to this fateful day, the battles at Ferrybridge, Dintingdale and Towton and will lead the group around the area across which the rout took place.

Mad Hatter’s Tea Dance

Swing Time Vintage Dance host a FREE afternoon of entertainment in Selby Park. This special event is part of the Selby Stories Summer Programme.

Selby Heritage Open Days

8th – 17th September, various locations across Selby town

Join England’s largest festival of history and culture. Selby is being opened to residents as part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme to reveal hidden historic places and stories. This year Selby is putting on a range of events for people to enjoy, including a tour of Selby Abbey to view tiny tapestries installed by artist Serena Partridge, Selby the Entrepot – a talk from local historian David Lewis and architectural investigation training days.  Selby Abbey also has a Living History Day which has activities from Local History Groups; Members from English Civil War Society groups, North Yorkshire County Archives, Tours of the Abbey Tower , Weaving and Spinning,  Bee-keeping and more

Medieval Day at Selby Abbey

Visit the What’s On section of the website to browse what else there is coming up across the year and don’t forget, if you are out and about in the region, tell us about it, use #HeartofYorkshire and tag us on social media Facebook, Instagram or X (Twitter).

Visit our Food and Drink pages or our ‘Dog Friendly‘ or ‘Afternoon Tea‘ blogs for some other ideas about where to get and and about this weekend in the Heart of Yorkshire.

Enjoy exploring at the Heart of Yorkshire!