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Schools of Skipton Guided Walk

Town Hall, High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1AH

  • 15 Sep 2024
  • In person
  • Pre-booking not required

Skipton has numerous old school buildings from the 1600s onwards and this tour will visit a selection of these with some stories about the buildings and those connected to them.

The tour will look at old school buildings with a brief introduction to some people connected to them, from the better-known such as Canon Ermysted and Rudyard Kipling to some lesser known, such as an archbishop of Canterbury's wife and the ancestor of Ernest Shackleton. The walk will include 6 former schools along Otley Street, the old grammar school and 4 former schools in Newmarket Street.

Timings & Tours

Sunday 15 September:
10 am

Location & directions

Town Hall, High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1AH

Directions:
Meet at front steps of Skipton Town Hall
Contact on day:
Claire Nash
Telephone number:
+447850185360

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The tour is on-street and accessible

Additional information

Est. tour duration:
1 hour(s) 20 minute(s)

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