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I love looking through this draw of clay pipes. The many broken stems and bowls are very evocative, I can just imagine someone buying a new pipe and adjusting it to their preference. Have a look at the photo for a few of my favourites! #BTS The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Noticed that these souvenir cigarettes are 100 years old! They are from the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley 1924. Very different from the freebies or souvenirs we tend to pick up these days! Image also shows them next to the full sized version #BTS The National Lottery Heritage Fund

🌞Lego Tower Challenge - Summer Family Fun!!☀️ Tuesday 30 July 11-3pm Race against the clock to build the tallest tower you can! Children's trail, traditional games, dressing up, craft activities and a beautiful picnic spot by the Beck. Pay once, visit free for a year!

Keeping up on the fibre crafts trend, what do you think of this knitted tea cosy? Do you remember having one similar at home? Or maybe even your granny's? This particular one was knitted in the 1960s. #BTS The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Happy #YorkshireDay Many objects we could have chosen from our collection to celebrate Yorkshire Day but it was cricket and local sporting celebrity Polly Marshall that sprang to mind. Head over to our facebook page to find out more about Our Polly! facebook.com/PickeringBeckI…

Choices choices…which egg cup would you use with your breakfast boiled egg? For me it has to be the pelican, it looks like it's glowing from the inside! Did you know the world record is 65 boiled eggs eaten in 6m40s! Think of all those egg cups used! #BTS #eggs The National Lottery Heritage Fund

⭐️Heritage Craft Day⭐️Live Craft Demonstrations!⭐️ Monday 12 August 10-3pm 🌟 Blacksmithing 🌟Printing Press 🌟 Spinning 🌟Willow Weaving 🌟Knitting 🌟Memory Boxes and more Dogs Welcome! Pay once and visit free for a year!

☀️Music at the Museum Wednesday 28 August☀️ Explore the museum then sit back and relax with a drink in our courtyard whilst listening to local musician David Swann and his original comic folk songs. Bar. Tickets £12 beckislemuseum.org.uk Museum 6-8.15pm Music 7.15-9pm

The sun is shining in Pickering and the Bramble Berry Market is in full swing! Set by the beck in the beautiful grounds of Beck Isle Museum and the Memorial Hall you'll find a huge selection of artisan gifts and produce, as well as live music.

Heritage Craft Day Monday 9 September 10-3pm It's our last craft day of the season and it promises to be a good one! We've got an amazing range of volunteers demonstrating crafts and many producing objects that you can buy in the museum shop.

Heritage Open Day - Behind the Scenes at the Museum Saturday 14 September 10-4pm FREE ENTRY Have you ever wondered how museums decide what to collect, how they store and look after their collections or how they put together an exhibition? This is your chance to find out!

💐Beautiful Blooms!💐 It's the Bramble Berry Market this weekend in Pickering, so what could be better than treating yourself or a loved one to a bunch of these gorgeous local flowers from the museum shop? @locktonflowerfarm #beckislemuseum

Local Flowers - This Saturday! We're delighted to announce that we will be stocking beautiful blooms freshly picked from Lockton Flower Farm every Saturday and Monday until the end of the flowering season! Museum shop open Monday to Thursday and Saturday 10-4pm

Just one of the fascinating local posters that we have in our collection. Note the secretary at the time was John L Kirk who went on to create York Castle Museum You can see more local posters in our print workshop which also features a working Columbian printing press, 1854.

Spot the Difference! Monday is market day in Pickering. These two images may be over 40 years apart but did you know that the market dates back to the reign of King John (1199-1216)? Visit the museum to find out more about our local heritage. #beckislemuseum

Now the museum's closed for the winter our cataloguing volunteers have started work recording objects from our attics and stores. This wonderful art deco style clock has a slot for coins to help you save for insurance. If you don't save the clock stops!