Abbey House Museum 2025
Yorkshire
The Folly – Museum of North Craven Life 2025
The museum tells the story of North Craven, starting from the local landscape and its influence on all aspects of life in the area. Detailed models of transport by pack-horse and an example of a temporary cabin as used by the navvies on the Settle-Carlisle railway. Learn about the wide range of local occupations, building styles and traditional ways of life in the western Dales.
Contacts
Operator: North Craven Building Preservation Trust
Address: Victoria Street Settle Yorkshire BD24 9EY
- Telephone: 01729 825 185
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
15 Feb-Dec. Tue-Sat & BHol Mon 1100-1600. Visit website or facebook for more details.
Travel
- By Rail: Settle / 400 yards
Facilities
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
Built in 1679, The Folly is one of the Yorkshire Dales’ only Grade One Listed buildings. It started life as a gentleman’s residence, but it has also been a farm, a lodging house, a holiday let and even a fish & chip shop.
