Friends of Heptonstall Museum

26/09/2026

We’re doing our best to keep visitors happy Thursday to Sunday, but we really need a few extra volunteers who can help with that, particularly if you can spare a weekend shift of a couple of hours. If you fancy being one of them, drop us a message to find out more. Either through our socials or email to [email protected]

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18/09/2026

It’s the next meeting of the Researching Heptonstall group coming up

🗓️Saturday, 19 September, 11 - 1pm
📍Heptonstall Social and Bowling Club.

Do come along if you are interested in any aspect of local or family history relating to the village.

Here’s a little bit of research unearthed by the group about our own building!

09/09/2026

We love it when our visitors take the time to leave a review.

Folk find various ways to do that - were on TripAdvisor and Google or there’s an old fashioned comments board too! Thank you for taking the time if you are one of those people 🙏

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21/08/2026

A quick reminder that the next meeting of the Researching Heptonstall group will be this Saturday, 22 August, 11 - 1pm at the Bowling Club.

Do come along if you are interested in any aspect of local or family history relating to the village.

21/08/2026

We’ve got some wonderful new stained glass in our gift shop from - incredibly priced from just £5 to £25 plus greeting cards from local artists. Alongside our exciting exhibition all about

14/08/2026

Apologies, we’ll be closed on Saturday 15 August as our regular volunteers are unavailable.

However, our Researching Heptonstall are meeting up. Everyone is welcome for a tour of the old church ruins. Ollie Robertshaw will be sharing his research into the architecture of St Thomas a Becket, pointing out features you may have overlooked and giving us a sense of what the build looked like in its prime.

📍Meeting point 9:45 outside the Museum
💷 Free
*Please consider making a donation to the museum.

It will still be hot, so please remember to bring water and shades.

📷 1851 ecclesiastical census, 316/1100 residents went to church on Sunday morning, 700 in the afternoon.

31/07/2026

The joy of bringing together our has been finding out stories about the lives of those who lived here before us. This little sampler found its way back to the village a century later and uncovered
Sarah’s story.

24/07/2026

A reminder that the Researching Heptonstall group will be meeting tomorrow

Saturday, 25 July, 11 - 1pm at the Bowling Club.

Do come along if you are interested in any aspect of local or family history relating to the village.

Researching Heptonstall is a community-led group for anyone with a passion for uncovering the past. Whether you're diving into your family history, the story of your house, or the secrets of a specific area, this is the place for you.

23/07/2026

Our amazing neighbours coming up with the goods once again! Congratulations to them and no visit to the museum complete without popping into the Tea Rooms 🍰🧁☕️

A local café has been voted the best in West Yorkshire.

16/07/2026

Our sash arrives on ‘s birthday but this is a nod to our own Heptonstall heroine Lavena Saltonstall since no photographs seem to exist. Part of exhibition