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The Folly Museum and Coffee House, Settle

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The Folly is Settle’s only Grade I listed building. It is home to the Museum of North Craven Life. TripAdvisor Travellers Choice winner 2022.

The Folly, built in 1679, is home to the charity-run Museum of North Craven Life and our licensed Coffee House. On 10th May 2023 our Coffee House was named as The National Museum Cafe of Year at The Museum and Heritage Awards ceremony in London. All the proceeds from our coffee house go towards the maintenance of our stunning 17th century building. We serve a selection of artisan coffees and teas from Atkinsons of Lancaster and we are delighted to serve beers from North Riding Micro Brewery based in Snainton near Scarborough. We have a tasty selection of sandwiches and salads and delicious piping hot homemade soups. Meat is sourced from our local butchers Drake and Macefield and we serve artisan bread from Seasons bakery in Ingleton. Our cakes are mostly all homemade and our Folly Scallywags are to die for! Our afternoon teas are very popular and require 24 hours notice (booking is essential)

We are dog friendly and have disabled and buggy access via the side of the building (the main entrance does have four 17th century steps).

16/10/2026

🎄 A wonderfully cosy Christmas evening at The Folly...

This December, local choir Octameron returns to The Folly for an evening of festive music - and this year it's going to be a little different.

With our Main Hall unavailable, we're bringing the concert into the beautifully decorated Folly Coffee House.
With just 31 seats, it promises to be a wonderfully intimate evening of Christmas music, from classical pieces to modern festive favourites.

And before the music begins, why not arrive early and really get into the Christmas spirit? The Coffee House bar will be open from 6:30pm, with warmed mince pies, mulled w**e and other drinks available.

🎶 Octameron Christmas Concert
📅 Thursday 10 December
🥧 Bar open from 6:30pm
🎵 Concert starts 7pm
📍 The Folly Coffee House, Settle
There are only 31 seats available, so we strongly recommend booking early.

Book your place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/octameron-christmas-concert-tickets-2002291354341

Christmas music, twinkling decorations, a mince pie and a glass of mulled w**e - what better way to spend a December evening? ✨

15/10/2026

🎄 FINAL TWO PLACES! 🎄
There are now just TWO spaces left for our Christmas Wreath Making Workshop.

Spend a festive afternoon creating your own beautiful Christmas wreath, with all materials and help included - plus mulled w**e and a mince pie from The Folly Coffee House.

📅 Friday 27 November
⏰ 1pm-4pm
📍 Settle 1st Castleberg Scouts Drill Hall

Once these final two places are gone, they’re gone.

Grab them before it’s too late:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-wreath-making-workshop-tickets-1999665748082

15/10/2026

Good morning on todays specials board we have:

Turkey cranberry and stuffing ciabatta or seeded brown sandwich,
Duck and orange patè served with toasted Ambry sourdough and chutney,
Mature cheddar, ham and tomato panini,
Smoked salmon with cucumber and cream cheese Ambry toasted sourdough.

Our homemade cake is chocolate Guinness cake and we have our very popular gluten-free lemon meringue pie.
Our Autumn syrups are now available for you to enjoy in your favourite drink.

14/10/2026

Christmas at The Folly is going to be a little different this year... 🎄

With restoration work continuing, we won't have our Main Hall available for our Christmas events. But some of our festive favourites are still going ahead - and this year they're moving into the cosy surroundings of The Folly Coffee House.

With just 31 seats for each performance, they'll be wonderfully intimate evenings.

🎶 Thursday 10 December - Octameron Christmas Concert
A festive mix of Christmas music, from classical pieces to modern favourites, performed by wonderful local choir Octameron. The Coffee House will be decorated for Christmas, with warmed mince pies, mulled w**e and other drinks available before the performance.

👻 Saturday 19 December - Gravest Fears
Robert Lloyd Parry brings two chilling tales by M R James to life: The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral and An Episode of Cathedral History.

👻 Sunday 20 December - Dead Men's Eyes
A completely different evening of M R James, featuring A View from a Hill and The Treasure of Abbot Thomas.

If you've seen Robert Lloyd Parry perform at The Folly before, you'll know just how atmospheric these evenings can be. And if you haven't, the intimate surroundings of the Coffee House might be the perfect place to discover them.

Only 31 seats are available for each event, so early booking is strongly recommended.

See all our events and booking links:
https://thefolly.org.uk/whats-on/

13/10/2026

Todays homemade cake is an iced crystalised ginger cake. 😋

13/10/2026

🏺 THE MUSEUM IS COMING TO HELLIFIELD!

We’re packing up some of the Museum and heading to Hellifield for a free afternoon of objects, local history, memories and activities for all ages.

Come along and:

🔎 Get hands-on with real museum objects
📷 Bring an old photograph, postcard or object for our People’s Collection
🎨 Make badges and decorate a fabric square
📚 Discover our children’s story area
💬 Share your memories and ideas with the Museum team

Saturday 14 November
1pm-5pm
Hellifield Institute

FREE - NO BOOKING - JUST DROP IN

Come for five minutes, stay for an hour or spend the afternoon with us.

And please share this with friends, family and anyone you know with a connection to Hellifield and North Craven.

13/10/2026

Homemade cakes made to order. Contact our Coffee House for further details.
Tel 01729 825185

12/10/2026

Something ghostly is coming to The Folly this Christmas... 👻🕯️

For two nights this December, the master of the English ghost story, M R James, returns to The Folly in the wonderfully atmospheric hands of Robert Lloyd Parry.

And this year, there’s a twist.

With just 31 people gathered inside the intimate surroundings of The Folly Coffee House, these tales of ancient curses, grisly discoveries and things perhaps best left undisturbed should feel more atmospheric than ever...

Saturday 19 December - Gravest Fears
The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
An Episode of Cathedral History

Sunday 20 December - Dead Men's Eyes
A View from a Hill
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas

Two nights. Four different tales. Just 31 seats each night.

So which would you choose?
Or would you make a weekend of it and experience all four? 👀

Tickets are on sale now:
https://thefolly.org.uk/whats-on/

11/10/2026

It's a gorgeous day in Settle and we have a few walk in spots for tours of Dr Buck's House TODAY!

Tours at 11:30, 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Online bookings have now ended but just pop your head in the door to reserve a spot.

Tours are completely free, courtesy of our brilliant volunteers

10/10/2026

Yummy coffee cake is our homemade cake for Saturday 😋

Address

Victoria Street
Settle
BD249EY

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441729825185

Website

http://Www.thefolly.org.uk/

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