The Folly Museum and Coffee House, Settle

The Folly Museum and Coffee House, Settle The Folly is Settle’s only Grade I listed building. It is home to the Museum of North Craven Life. TripAdvisor Travellers Choice winner 2022.

The Folly, built in 1679, is home to the charity-run Museum of North Craven Life and our licensed Coffee House. On 10th May 2023 our Coffee House was named as The National Museum Cafe of Year at The Museum and Heritage Awards ceremony in London. All the proceeds from our coffee house go towards the maintenance of our stunning 17th century building. We serve a selection of artisan coffees and teas from Atkinsons of Lancaster and we are delighted to serve beers from North Riding Micro Brewery based in Snainton near Scarborough. We have a tasty selection of sandwiches and salads and delicious piping hot homemade soups. Meat is sourced from our local butchers Drake and Macefield and we serve artisan bread from Seasons bakery in Ingleton. Our cakes are mostly all homemade and our Folly Scallywags are to die for! Our afternoon teas are very popular and require 24 hours notice (booking is essential)

We are dog friendly and have disabled and buggy access via the side of the building (the main entrance does have four 17th century steps).

🏠 Ever wondered what’s behind the door of Dr Buck’s House?Join us on Sunday 11 October.We’re opening this fascinating Ge...
02/10/2026

🏠 Ever wondered what’s behind the door of Dr Buck’s House?

Join us on Sunday 11 October.

We’re opening this fascinating Georgian townhouse in Settle for a series of guided tours.
Dr Buck’s House is currently a building in need of considerable care, but it has a fascinating past and an exciting future.

Owned by the North Craven Building Preservation Trust, plans are in development to restore it for community use, providing housing and creating a new museum exploring composer Edward Elgar’s connections with Craven.

Elgar spent many happy summers in the area as a guest of his friend Dr Buck and regularly visited the house.

Our guided tours will take you beyond the front room to explore more of the building, hear about its history and discover our plans for its future.

🎟️ Tours are FREE, but advance booking is required.
⏱️ Tours last approximately 40 minutes.

You can also drop into the front room between 11am and 3pm without booking to see our display about the project.

Find available dates and book your tour:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tours-of-dr-bucks-house-tickets-2002739831749

Please note that access beyond the ground-floor front room involves stairs, and Dr Buck’s House has no toilet facilities.

Todays cakes are:Homemade Coconut and lime cake Vegan treacle tart Gluten-free coffee cake.Apple cinnamon and walnut sco...
02/10/2026

Todays cakes are:
Homemade Coconut and lime cake
Vegan treacle tart
Gluten-free coffee cake.
Apple cinnamon and walnut scones, fruit scones, gluten-free scones, scallywags and cheese scones.

Good luck to Jonathan who works front of house in our Coffee House. Jonathan is working hard learning his script for his...
01/10/2026

Good luck to Jonathan who works front of house in our Coffee House. Jonathan is working hard learning his script for his upcoming performance as Steve in Summer Holiday. He has a wonderful voice, if you are lucky he might sing you a few lines. 🎵🎵🎵

If you like Limoncello you will love our new homemade loaf cake. 😋
01/10/2026

If you like Limoncello you will love our new homemade loaf cake. 😋

Yummy! Another like your grandma used to bake, apple cinnamon and walnut cake. Our specials today are:Roast chicken sala...
01/10/2026

Yummy! Another like your grandma used to bake, apple cinnamon and walnut cake.

Our specials today are:
Roast chicken salad ciabatta
Cream cheese and bacon bagels
Wensleydale cheese and chutney paninis.
Enjoy!

Christmas at The Folly is going to be a little different this year... 🎄With restoration work continuing, we won't have o...
29/09/2026

Christmas at The Folly is going to be a little different this year... 🎄

With restoration work continuing, we won't have our Main Hall available for our Christmas events. But some of our festive favourites are still going ahead - and this year they're moving into the cosy surroundings of The Folly Coffee House.

With just 31 seats for each performance, they'll be wonderfully intimate evenings.

🎶 Thursday 10 December - Octameron Christmas Concert
A festive mix of Christmas music, from classical pieces to modern favourites, performed by wonderful local choir Octameron. The Coffee House will be decorated for Christmas, with warmed mince pies, mulled w**e and other drinks available before the performance.

👻 Saturday 19 December - Gravest Fears
Robert Lloyd Parry brings two chilling tales by M R James to life: The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral and An Episode of Cathedral History.

👻 Sunday 20 December - Dead Men's Eyes
A completely different evening of M R James, featuring A View from a Hill and The Treasure of Abbot Thomas.

If you've seen Robert Lloyd Parry perform at The Folly before, you'll know just how atmospheric these evenings can be. And if you haven't, the intimate surroundings of the Coffee House might be the perfect place to discover them.

Only 31 seats are available for each event, so early booking is strongly recommended.

See all our events and booking links:
https://thefolly.org.uk/whats-on/

If you love traditional homebaking, you will love today's homemade cake. Rhubarb buckle cake with homegrown rhubarb tuck...
29/09/2026

If you love traditional homebaking, you will love today's homemade cake. Rhubarb buckle cake with homegrown rhubarb tucked inside a delicious cake with a crunchy sugar topping. Yummy!

Christmas might still feel a little way off... but our Christmas Wreath Making Workshop is nearly full! 🎄We now have jus...
28/09/2026

Christmas might still feel a little way off... but our Christmas Wreath Making Workshop is nearly full! 🎄

We now have just a few final places remaining for an afternoon of festive creativity in Settle.

You’ll create your own beautiful Christmas wreath, with all the materials and help you need included - plus mulled w**e and a mince pie from The Folly Coffee House to get you into the Christmas spirit.

Friday 27 November
1pm-4pm
Settle 1st Castleberg Scouts Drill Hall
£40 per person
All materials included

And there’s still time to take advantage of our early bird offer - but only until the end of September.
Come on your own, bring a friend, or make an afternoon of it together.

Book here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-wreath-making-workshop-tickets-1999665748082

Welcome to the weekend and to our revised winter menu. We are now serving our Folly breakfast from 10am until 12pm along...
26/09/2026

Welcome to the weekend and to our revised winter menu.
We are now serving our Folly breakfast from 10am until 12pm along with other breakfast choices.

On our specials board today we have:

Mature cheddar, Cumberland sausage and chilli jam panini,
Wensleydale, apple and Westmoorland chutney panini,
Chunky homemade vegetable soup,
Spanish omelette with garnish,
Homemade lemon meringue
Homemade apple pie (with Dr Bucks apples) 😋

The Folly is now on Bloomberg Connects.We've launched a free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cult...
25/09/2026

The Folly is now on Bloomberg Connects.

We've launched a free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app featuring museums, galleries and cultural spaces from around the world.

If you're curious about the history of our Grade I listed building, missing our exhibitions about North Craven, or keen to explore more from the museum collections, the guide is a lovely place to start.

There is more content to come too, both in the guide and in the galleries, as we look ahead to reopening after the building works are completed.

How to find it:

Download the Bloomberg Connects app for free from your app store and search for The Folly or Museum of North Craven Life.

You can also open the guide in your web browser here:

https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/museumOfNorthCravenLife

or scan the QR code on our signs when you next visit.

The Museum of North Craven Life is currently closed while work continues on site.

The Folly Coffee House remains open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.

Address

Victoria Street
Settle
BD249EY

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441729825185

Website

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