Malton Regency Ball

17/06/2026

Another great History Walk arround Malton. I really enjoyed the Dickens walk. Seeing where his best friend worked, his brother stayed (while building the local railway). Amazing to stand outside Mr Smithsons solicitors buildings that most say he used to base Scrooges business on. PS Mr Smithson was a very generous man not like Scrooge.

Do you want to learn more about eighteenth century Malton and how it developed into a prospering market town?

Join us on our Georgian Boom Time town tour on 4th July!

We will consider the earlier layout of medieval Malton, before exploring how it developed into a Georgian market town, which became a prosperous regional market centre for nearly three centuries.

We will also discuss the people who made Malton grow into the town we know today, including statesmen, racehorse trainers, and artists, whose talents have contributed to the record of the town’s rich history.

📍The tour will commence outside Malton Museum at 11 am on Saturday 4th July.

🎟️Tickets can be purchased on our online booking page here: https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booking/

🖼️ Painting of Malton Market place by local artist Dorothea Forsyth.

17/06/2026

Really looking forward to History wardrobe in Skipton. Perhaps I can share some entertainments that we we have planed for our Soiree.

Beautiful Regency fashions and games will be on show for upcoming performances of *Ladies of Leisure - pleasures & pastimes in Jane Austen's England*

🎟️ Tickets are still available at National Trust Gawthorpe Hall June 17th and Skipton Town Hall on July 2nd

Edit: the Gawthorpe Hall event is now SOLD OUT

https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/whats-on/history-wardrobe-presents-ladies-of-leisure/

23/05/2026

11/05/2026

It was lovely to meet old and new people at the First Dance practice session in Old Malton.
The next session is June 21st 2pm. Either book with Lottie from dancethepast or pay on the door.

06/05/2026

Don't forget it is the first Regency Dance Practice at Old Malton War Memorial Hall this Sunday 2pm to 4.30pm. All welcome, especially beginners. £10 on the door or book via dancethepast website.

02/05/2026

This month features an assortment of historical events!

From a general knowledge quiz to raise funds for Malton Museum, to a lecture about Yorkshire in the ‘Dark Ages,’ and Regency dance classes in preparation for Malton Regency weekend, there is plenty to look forward to.

However, we begin with a new walking tour surrounding Charles Dickens tomorrow!

The Regency dance practice will take place at Malton Memorial Hall. More information can be found on the Dance the Past website here: https://www.dancethepast.co.uk/workshops-and-classes

Tickets for other events can be purchased on the Malton Museum website here: https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booking/

02/05/2026

Find out about an expert giving a talk in Malton about what happened when the Romans left around 1600 years ago

27/04/2026

They are so interesting the walking tours

Did you know Charles Dickens’ younger brother, Alfred, worked as a civil engineer on the construction of railway lines through Malton?

Alfred Lamert Dickens became a civil engineer in the 1840s, working on the development of the York-Scarborough line in 1843 and the Malton-Driffield line, which opened in 1851. He had an office in the Market Place, lived on Greengate, and later at Derwent Cottage on Scarborough Road, close to where the Driffield line was being constructed.

Alfred is just one of the people Charles visited when in Yorkshire. Find out about Dickensian Malton in our town tour next Saturday!

Tickets are available on our website here: https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booking/

📸 Sketch of Alfred Lamert Dickens

22/04/2026

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