Welcome to the CROPTON Village Website – 2026
PEACOCK QUIZ | Village Hall | Friday 13 November | 7pm
Cropton High Street Postcode YO18 8HL
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CROPTON is a small village at the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park. It offers an excellent base for visiting many of the local attractions. Whitby, Scarborough, Castle Howard and York are all driveable within an hour. Flamingo Land Zoo, Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole village and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway are very close by.
On the door step is the popular Great Yorkshire Brewery, where you can do a tour of the brewery and sample of the many excellent ales that are produced on the premises.
Local News
CONKERS EVENING
The Village Hall hosted a second Conkers Evening on Saturday 24th October 2026. The main classic Conker competition was won by Michael Winterbottom and a plate competition was won by Mark Anderson. This year a few more competitions, including Conker Golf, Shove Conker and Conker Crafting, were added. The evening was well organised and excellent refreshments were served. With a good turnout of people it was a very successful fun event. Thanks to all involved.
CEILIDH
On Saturday 19 September 2026 a Ceilidh was held in the Village Hall. An enjoyable evening of live music and dancing. The event raised funds for the friends of the Kirk Theatre in Pickering.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
The annual service of thanksgiving for the harvest was held in St. Gregory’s Church on Sunday 13th September 2025. The service was led by Rev. David Haddon-Reece. Light refreshments were served after the service.
2026 VINTAGE CAR & MOTORCYCLE RALLY
On Sunday 16th August 2026 the village hall hosted their annual get-together of vintage cars and motorcycles. Early rainfall did not stop the owners’ bringing some superb vintage vehicles to the rally. As the weather improved their was a good turnout of spectators.
Delicious food was served in the hall. The bric-a-brac and tombola stalls were well-supported. Many thanks to all involved with the rally. All help is appreciated!
Please take a look at Jane Peacock’s Facebook Video for a look around the vehicles on show. Car Rally 2026 Photos 1 – Car Rally 2026 Photos 2
CHURCH FETE
On Saturday 25th July 2026 St. Gregory’s Church held their summer fete at the village hall. Delicious refreshments were served inside the hall and stalls, includes bric-a-brac, tombola, plant and cake stalls helped to raise funds for the church. Outside in the village hall grounds a dog show competition for ‘the best six legs’ was judged by Claire Klima. The winner was Cornelia and Otto the dog. A little more fun was had with a ‘catch the sausage’ competition, won by Diana and Cedric the dog. Cedric the spaniel is very well trained – please take a look at this Facebook video. Many thanks for all contributions to the fete and to all the volunteers that helped. A total of £794 was raised.
VILLAGE BARBECUE
The village hall trustees hosted a summer barbecue for village residents on Saturday 18th July 2026. The barbecue was a thank you to all that have supported the events throughout the year. There was a good turnout and some lovely well-presented food was available. Thanks to all the helpers for an enjoyable afternoon!
CYCLING CHALLENGE
Chris Hammond has completed a sponsored cycling challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer Research. This involved completing 300 miles of cycling in the month of June. £825 has currently been raised (over £1,000 with Gift Aid included). Can you help Chris reach £1,000 sponsorship? Please visit JustGiving to help.
CEILIDH NIGHT
On Saturday 6th June 2026 a Ceilidh was held in the village hall. A fun evening for all participants!
SPRING PEACOCK QUIZ
The ever popular Spring Peacock Quiz was held in the village hall on Friday 10th April 2026. Very tasty quiches and meat pies from Auntie Anne’s bakery (Helmsley) were served before the testing quiz, for some, commenced. Thanks to all who made contributions, especially Richard, to an enjoyable evening. All the money raised by the quiz entries and raffle was for village hall funds.
THE WALL PAINTINGS OF PICKERING CHURCH
On Thursday 2nd April 2026 the village hall hosted a fascinating illustrated talk by Professor Kate Giles about the unique history of the wall paintings in Pickering Church. Dating back many centuries the paintings were uncovered in the 1850’s and were subject to much controversy as to their merits. They were eventually preserved and provide a unique feature now for visitors to the church. You can learn more by reading The Wall Paintings of Pickering Church: Their Discovery, Restoration and Meaning by Professor Kate Giles.
HISTORY OF PICKERING
An interesting presentation about the history of Pickering was given by John Kinghorn at the village hall on Thursday 12th February 2026. John, who is associated with the Beck Isle Museum, gave an engaging talk which featured a film of a guided walk and drone footage over Pickering. With plenty of anecdotes from John it was a most enjoyable evening.
FOODBANK
The Ryedale Foodbank in Pickering does a fantastic job distributing food parcels to locals requiring the service. Food can be donated, in the village, by taking provisions to a collection point in the porch at ‘The Croft’, Main Street. (More information on Ryedale Foodbank).
Next EVENTS in Cropton village – 2026
More information & more details on Coming Events
Friday 13 November 2026 – PEACOCK QUIZ – Village Hall – Pie & peas supper followed by quiz – 7pm – Tickets £10 – Contact croptonhall@gmail.com or Telephone 01751 417518.
Friday 13 November to 15 November 2026 – CROPTON BEER FESTIVAL – New Inn, Cropton – Starts 5pm on Friday – Real ales and live music over the weekend.
Saturday 14 November 2026 – COFFEE MORNING – Village Hall – Fundraising coffee morning on behalf of St. Gregory’s Church – Start 10.30am – All are most welcome.
Tuesday 1 December 2026 – COFFEE MORNING – Village Hall – 10.30am till noon – All are most welcome!
Saturday 5 December 2026 – BINGO EVENING – Village Hall – Traditional bingo, includes a round of disco bingo – Christmas Lights switch on – Start 7pm.
Contact Cropton Village Hall -> email: croptonhall@gmail.com
COFFEE MORNINGS are held in the village hall on the first Tuesday of the Month (except January) at 10.30 a.m till noon – You are very welcome to come along if you are in the area for coffee, cake and a chat!
The local WOMEN’S INSTITUTE meets the second Wednesday in every month. The meetings normally start at 7pm. See the W.I. notice board at the village hall for details or check the 2025 W.I. events here. Visitors and Ladies from outside the village are most welcome to come along to the monthly meets.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
The Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator is Julie Collinson 01751 417607.
BOOK STALL
There is a book stall in the village hall with a good variety of books for sale. Donations of books are always appreciated!
PROPERTY FOR SALE
Find houses for sale in and around the village.
HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION
A range of self catering holiday cottages and forest lodges are available if you wish to stay in or near Cropton.
