Sat 10 Oct 2026
Guided walk: Secret Life of the Forest
A 9-mile linear walk through Broxa Forest with Brian Walker from Channel 5's Secret Life of the Forest
21–24 Nov 2026
Photo: David Hillas , CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Father Christmas in the Castle
A festive family show with Father Christmas and friends, then a one-to-one visit for each family
Castle Howard's favourite family Christmas event: Father Christmas, WonderPhil and friends arrive from the North Pole with a Christmas show full of laughter, and afterwards each family has a moment with Father Christmas himself. Book early.
Other events coming up
10–11 Oct 2026
Back to the 1940s at Eden Camp
Wartime weekend with re-enactors, vehicles and 1940s music at the prisoner-of-war camp museum
10–11 Oct 2026
Sir Nigel Gresley static viewing days at Grosmont
See the record-breaking A4 locomotive up close in the engine shed, with short cab talks