Alchemy Live were formed in 2020 by lifelong Dire Straits fans Martin Ledger and Neil Scott. Having dreamed of starting a Dire Straits tribute band for many years, but neither having the time to do it due to both being busy full-time musicians, the COVID pandemic and resultant lockdowns gave them that time in abundance.
Such attention to detail is carried on throughout the band’s tribute show, with every nuance of Mark Knopfler’s playing technique faithfully followed.
“He has these little percussive flourishes in his playing, which are really difficult to recreate but without them it’s just not Knopfler,” said Martin.

Tickets £25pp

Find out more or book your tickets on The Milton Rooms website. https://themiltonrooms.com/event/alchemy-live/

Rare Bird Distillery Gin School Experience

At Rare Bird Distillery, North Yorkshire’s first Gin School, you can learn all about how their luxurious Gin is made. By the end of class you’ll have made your own bespoke bottle of London dry gin, for you to enjoy at home. 

This experience is unique, you’ll be learning how to make gin from the master distiller Matt who makes it for the best bars and restaurants in Yorkshire. Each bottle of Rare Bird gin is made on site, and at this experience you’ll get a behind the scenes look at how it’s done. 

Classes must be pre-booked and run on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Find out more including an example itinerary or book your place on the Rare Bird Distillery website: https://www.rarebirddistillery.co.uk/gin-school/

Back by popular demand after a sell-out February show.

Get Ready for This, So You Wanna Dance with Somebody, For The Girls Who Wanna Have Fun to The Wild Boys of the disco…. Saturday, June 6 at The Milton Rooms!

Experience the Daytime on the Dancefloor event days that are sweeping the nation. Live dancers, DJs and headline act International Electric Disco DJ Danny Dizco.

All the hits back-to-back from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, hands-in-the-air-classics, singalong anthems, feelgood vibes and not-stop party sounds.

PLEASE NOTE THESE EVENTS SELL OUT VERY QUICKLY – EARLY BOOKING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THIS EVENT IS FOR OVER 18's ONLY.

Tickets £15 pp.

Find out more or book your tickets on The Milton Rooms website. https://themiltonrooms.com/event/daytime-on-the-dancefloor-summer-edition/

Scampston's hugely popular Spring Plant Fair returns, offering the perfect day out for keen gardeners and beginners alike. A fantastic selection of growers and specialists with fantastic plants and garden accessories. Included in usual garden admission, no additional fee!

Tickets: Online, or on the day. Please note on the day payments, card machines can be temperamental, cash is recommended.

Zoe Gilby is a UK-based jazz vocalist and songwriter who tours internationally and throughout the UK, performing her original compositions, written with double bassist husband Andy Champion. Alongside the UK’s most innovative musicians, Zoe was selected for the prestigious artist development scheme Take Five edition. Curated by leading London music producers Serious.

Zoe is a creative, compelling songwriter and performer, establishing critical acclaim with her adventurous approach and influences from jazz and contemporary composers from Kate Bush to Thelonious Monk. A vast array of powerful and diverse projects with a fascinating lyrical content. A successful and charismatic personality who is continuing her increasing popularity amongst audiences, press and promoters.

Tickets: £16pp

Find out more and book your tickets on The Milton Rooms website https://themiltonrooms.com/event/the-zoe-gilby-quartet/

A Tour of Birdsall House with Lady Cara

Date: Wednesday 10th June 2026 at 10am

Tickets: £30pp. To book tickets please visit A Tour of Birdsall House - 10 June - Birdsall Estate

Join Lady Cara Willoughby for an intimate guided tour of Birdsall House, her family home. Lived in by the Willoughby family since 1540, Birdsall is rich with history, featuring an unbroken line of family portraits alongside furniture and objects by renowned artists and makers. During the tour, Lady Cara brings the house to life through the stories of its most notable ancestors, including Jane Austen’s great aunt Cassandra, the Tudor navigator Hugh Willoughby and the pioneering naturalist Francis Willoughby. The tour lasts approximately two hours and concludes with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Rare Bird Distillery Gin School Experience

At Rare Bird Distillery, North Yorkshire’s first Gin School, you can learn all about how their luxurious Gin is made. By the end of class you’ll have made your own bespoke bottle of London dry gin, for you to enjoy at home. 

This experience is unique, you’ll be learning how to make gin from the master distiller Matt who makes it for the best bars and restaurants in Yorkshire. Each bottle of Rare Bird gin is made on site, and at this experience you’ll get a behind the scenes look at how it’s done. 

Classes must be pre-booked and run on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Find out more including an example itinerary or book your place on the Rare Bird Distillery website: https://www.rarebirddistillery.co.uk/gin-school/

Organised in collaboration between Northern Ride & Birdsall Estates, The Yorkshire Mountain Bike Marathon is a traditional challenge mountain bike event that takes place around the private, normally un-accessible 12,000-acre Birdsall Estate. The event is inclusive and suitable for a variety of abilities, some will look to get a fast time and others will look to complete the challenge in their own time. However everyone will get to experience the natural singletrack, woodland and unique terrain.

Find out more: Yorkshire Mountain Bike Marathon - Birdsall Estate

Future Landscapes Seminars - Practical experience of "No-fence" collars for conservation grazing, challenges and opportunities

Times: 7pm-8pm

Location: Courtyard Cafe at Castle Howard. 

Tickets can be booked on the Castle Howard website.

Join us for a series of informal evening talks about nature and landscapes, every third Tuesday of the month in Castle Howard's Courtyard Cafe between 7pm-8pm. Our Future Landscapes talks explore how we see, interact with and manage our unique local landscapes, with a presentation by a guest speaker followed by an open Q&A. Tickets are free, but we kindly ask you to book a space in advance.

This event is wheelchair accessible.

June Seminar

Speaker: Ben Fargher

Topic: Practical experience of "No-fence" collars for conservation grazing, challenges and opportunities

Description: TBC

Rare Bird Distillery Gin School Experience

At Rare Bird Distillery, North Yorkshire’s first Gin School, you can learn all about how their luxurious Gin is made. By the end of class you’ll have made your own bespoke bottle of London dry gin, for you to enjoy at home. 

This experience is unique, you’ll be learning how to make gin from the master distiller Matt who makes it for the best bars and restaurants in Yorkshire. Each bottle of Rare Bird gin is made on site, and at this experience you’ll get a behind the scenes look at how it’s done. 

Classes must be pre-booked and run on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Find out more including an example itinerary or book your place on the Rare Bird Distillery website: https://www.rarebirddistillery.co.uk/gin-school/

Join our curatorial team for this walking tour through the landscape of Castle Howard, including the Temple of the Four Winds, and the Howard family's private Mausoleum, with exclusive access to the spectacular Chapel and Vaults below. Complete the tour with a glass of Nyetimber English Sparkling Wine and canapés, and a chance to enjoy amazing views of the Estate in the midsummer twilight. This event lasts around 2.5 hours. 

Reduced Members price is available for this event.  

Please note that this tour will encounter staircases and is unfortunately not suitable for wheelchair users.

This event includes admission to the House and Gardens earlier in the day.

Admission on the day to the House and Gardens is included with your ticket to this event.

Find out more: https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/DB/whats-on-view-4/midsummer-monuments-5

Rust For Glory, the UK’s premier Neil Young tribute band, have been faithfully capturing his spirit and sound since 2011. With a dynamic range that spans haunting acoustic ballads to full-throttle electric rockers, Rust For Glory deliver powerful and authentic performances that celebrate every era of Young’s storied career.

The band has taken their show beyond the UK, debuting internationally in Kilkenny, Ireland in 2019 and later playing in Rhodes, Greece in 2022. In 2023, they were honoured as the special musical guests at a one-off Neil Young Day in London’s Barking Broadway Theatre, performing the entire Harvest album live – exactly where Neil recorded ‘A Man Needs a Maid’ and ‘There’s a World’ with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1971.

Tickets: £15pp

Find out more or book your tickets on The Milton Rooms website: https://themiltonrooms.com/event/rust-for-glory-neil-young-tribute/

Spend a whole day crafting and enjoy a free delicious lunch with us in Malton. Create beautiful, unique candles and soaps to take home with you!

Join us for the day in our Malton, Navigation Wharf workshop for a glorious, relaxing crafting day. In the morning, create two large (300ml) or several smaller 100% soy wax, scented candles, then in the afternoon, we enjoy a session of palm oil free soap-making, making six bars of your own signature, cold process soap to take home. We will share a delicious lunch together and there will be time to wander around Malton's Market Place after lunch too, if you wish.

In our spacious premises in Navigation Wharf, Yorkersgate, next to the Talbot Hotel, Malton, we will be hosting up to ten participants for each of the morning and afternoon sessions. The programme for this special all-day event is as follows

10.30am start with Tea/coffee, cake, introductions and safety briefing 

What we will cover:

• Candle-making background, materials, fragrances and choice of containers

• Candle-making demonstration

• Make-your own soy wax scented candles to take home

• Decorate a pre-made scented candle using a range of materials provided by us

12.45 - LUNCH and relaxation time

02.00pm tea, coffee and more cake (if you have room)

What we will cover:

• How is soap made? - Chemistry, history and practice of soapmaking

• What is soap made of? - Materials selection, choice of fragrances 

• Soapmaking demonstration

• Make-your six bars of signature blended, all natural, palm oil free soaps to take home

• Learn to spot the 'point of trace'

• Next steps, cutting and curing your soaps

04.00 to 04.30pm leave for home with your candles and soaps.

Your palm oil free soaps are created from vegetable oils and waxes using the cold process soap-making method. No melt-and-pour synthetic soap bases here! Your 100% soy wax candles are made from 100% high quality soy wax; no paraffin or smoky waxes!. Your items will be unique to you, personalised with your own dried flowers, fruit, exfoliants and essential oil fragrances.

These workshops make superb gifts. If you would like a card to be sent to the recipient, please select your Gift Card and add your message at checkout. Please ensure that we have the address for the recipient if you would like the card to be sent directly 

The morning sessions will start at 10.00 a.m. and finish around noon and  afternoon sessions will start at 2pm and finish at around 4.00pm (depending on how quickly we work - we do not like to rush, it's meant to be relaxing!)

Workshops are held at our Navigation Wharf Premises in Malton. 3 Navigation Wharf, Yorkersgate, YO17 7AA

A week or so before your workshop, we will email you to let you know what to bring with you. Please check your spam folder and contact us if you do not receive the email.

Cancellation Policy: We understand that sometimes things can change! If you'd like to reschedule, you must give 7 days notice or if you need to cancel, we require 14 days notice. Contact customers@cosycottagesoap.co.uk or call 01653 693555.

NOTE - If you would like to book a 'private' event with us, please get in touch at customers@cosycottagesoap.co.uk and let us know your requirements. We have hosted all sorts of groups, from families, to hen parties to craft clubs and Women's Institutes and we love welcoming you all to our workshops in Malton

For more information or to book your place please visit the Cosy Cottage website here .

The soap and candle making sessions can be booked as individual workshops too:

Soap Making: https://www.cosycottagesoap.co.uk/collections/malton-store-events/products/face-to-face-soap-making-workshops-in-malton

Candle Making: https://www.cosycottagesoap.co.uk/collections/malton-store-events/products/christmas-candlemaking-workshop

Soy Wax Candle Making Workshop

We will start with warm drinks and cake, before settling down for a session of learning and crafting together. We anticipate the workshop will take around two hours but we do not like to rush, it's all meant to be enjoyable and relaxing :)

- Learn all about 100% soy wax container candle-making in our Malton workshop
- Create your own, unique fragrance blend using natural, essential oils
- Make your own signature fragranced, 100% soy wax container candle(s)
- While your candle(s) is/are setting, decorate a (pre-made) 30cl container candle in your own unique style
- After the workshop, you will have at least 2 x container candles to take home with you to enjoy or gift to your friends and family

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £60pp

Florian Poirot Masterclass: Macaron Cake Masterclass

Become an expert with macaron dough

Event Dates: Saturday 20th June 2026

Duration: 2 - 2.5 hour course

Tickets: £95 per person

Course Overview

The Masterclass with Florian Poirot, UK Pastry Champion takes place at our kitchen in Malton Enterprise Park.

This is a Hands on / Demo Class where we will all together bake a large and small macaron cakes.

You will learn how to make the macaron dough & our delicious Passion Fruit cream, but also how to pipe, build and decorate your celebration cake.

At the end of the class, you will go home with recipes and 2 individual cakes.

The maximum number of participants is 12.

Perfect gift for any of your loved one from 14 years old.

Macaron Cake Masterclass - June 26 - Florian Poirot

Rare Bird Distillery Gin School Experience

At Rare Bird Distillery, North Yorkshire’s first Gin School, you can learn all about how their luxurious Gin is made. By the end of class you’ll have made your own bespoke bottle of London dry gin, for you to enjoy at home. 

This experience is unique, you’ll be learning how to make gin from the master distiller Matt who makes it for the best bars and restaurants in Yorkshire. Each bottle of Rare Bird gin is made on site, and at this experience you’ll get a behind the scenes look at how it’s done. 

Classes must be pre-booked and run on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Find out more including an example itinerary or book your place on the Rare Bird Distillery website: https://www.rarebirddistillery.co.uk/gin-school/

Cosy Cottage Soap Making Workshop

Tea/coffee and introductions

- The history of soap making
- The chemistry of soap-making
- Fragrances, botanicals and essential oils
- Soap Making demonstration
- Choose your own fragrances, flowers, exfoliants
- Make your own soap
- Next steps - after 24 hours (cutting the soaps) and 2 weeks (post curing)

- Goodbyes and loading soap for transporting home

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £60pp

The Father’s Day Classic Car & Motor Show features over 500 vintage, classic and modern classic cars and motorcycles on display, in addition to live commentary, vehicle judging and awards, live music, trade and autojumble stalls and quality food, drinks and ice cream.

Included With Both House & Garden and Garden Tickets

Find out more: https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/DB/whats-on-view-4/fathers-day-car-show

Malton Regency Dance Class

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Location: Old Malton Memorial Hall, Town Street, Old Malton, YO17 7HD

Tickets: £10.00

Step back in time and join us at Malton Memorial Hall for an enchanting Regency dance class! In preparation for the highly anticipated Malton Regency Ball on Friday 9th October, this is your chance to learn some of the most beloved dances from the Regency era.

Our classes will provide a delightful opportunity to immerse yourself in the elegance of the period, all while having fun in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a complete beginner, you’ll find joy in mastering the steps that graced grand balls of the past.

Be sure to click on the correct date when ordering your tickets.

Event Dates:

Sunday May 10th

Sunday June 21st

Sunday July 26th

Sunday August 30th

Sunday September 27th

Rare Bird Distillery Gin School Experience

At Rare Bird Distillery, North Yorkshire’s first Gin School, you can learn all about how their luxurious Gin is made. By the end of class you’ll have made your own bespoke bottle of London dry gin, for you to enjoy at home. 

This experience is unique, you’ll be learning how to make gin from the master distiller Matt who makes it for the best bars and restaurants in Yorkshire. Each bottle of Rare Bird gin is made on site, and at this experience you’ll get a behind the scenes look at how it’s done. 

Classes must be pre-booked and run on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Find out more including an example itinerary or book your place on the Rare Bird Distillery website: https://www.rarebirddistillery.co.uk/gin-school/

Dirty Ruby are a five-piece contemporary but eclectic sharp-edged blues rock band hailing from the East Midlands. Recently compared to 1970s rock bands Stone the Crows and Vinegar Joe, with their eclectic, energetic style of blues rock, paired with Hammond organ, beautiful bluesy guitar, tight rhythm section and soulful, well delivered lead vocals, Dirty Ruby are starting to carve themselves a following on the UK Blues circuit.

With a five-track EP recorded live and mixed, edited and mastered entirely by the bands bass player Steve Taylor, and their debut single just released, this band of independent artists are now working on completing their debut album.

Tickets £10pp

Find out more or book your tickets on The Milton Rooms website. https://themiltonrooms.com/event/ryedale-blues-club-dirty-ruby/

Further Monthly Artisan Market Dates in 2026:

• 21st February 2026

• 21st March 2026

• 25th April 2026

• 23rd May 2026

• 27th June 2026

• 25th July 2026

• 22nd August 2026

• 26th September 2026

• 24th October 2026

• 21st November 2026

• 19th December 2026

For further information on Little Bird Artisan Markets, or how to book a stall at one of the events, please email info@littlebirdmade.co.uk or visit www.littlebirdmade.com

‍The Cook’s Walk – Malton’s Ultimate Food & Culture Tour

‍Discover Malton like never before. Join Gilly, founder of The Cook’s Place, for a behind-the-scenes walking tour packed with incredible food, local stories, and hidden gems.

This isn’t your typical walking tour. The Cook’s Walk is led by Gilly Robinson, founder and head chef of The Cook’s Place in Malton, offering an insider’s view of the town’s independent food scene and history. Think of it as exploring with a friend who knows everyone and everything about the local food scene - guiding you to the very best spots. It’s a hands-on way to discover the town’s rich heritage, meet its passionate producers, and experience Yorkshire food culture at its heart. ‍

During the four hours with Gilly you will sip artisan coffee, taste award-winning treats, and explore Malton’s best - from independent breweries and cheesemongers to bakeries, delis, and more. Along the way, uncover the town’s rich history, vibrant food scene, and unique character.

The tour will finish with a chance to sit down, enjoy a delicious light lunch made with ingredients from regional producers, and an exclusive chat with a special guest - a local ‘Food Hero’. Each monthly tour features a different local food hero, giving a brilliant reason to come back again!

Each four-hour tour concludes around 2.30pm, leaving visitors free to continue exploring Malton’s shops, markets, cafes and other attractions.

What You Need to Know

The tours run monthly from April to November, though they take a break in August. With only 12 spots per tour, it’s an exclusive and intimate experience that gives everyone a chance to get involved.

• Duration: 4 hours (finishing approx. 2:30 pm) starting at The Cook’s Place Malton

• Group Size: Limited to 12 guests

• Cost: £55 per person

• Booking: Advance booking is required. Find all events here: https://thecooksplacemalton.co.uk/

Planning to stay?

Malton offers a great range of accommodation - visit our “Stay” page to find the perfect place to stay.

Dining tip

If you’d like to eat at FortySix, La Trattoria, or Kerala Restaurant during your visit, we strongly recommend booking in advance, as availability on the day is limited.‍

The monthly tours will run May to November (excluding August). Spaces are limited to 12 guests and advance booking is required.‍ ‍