Knaresborough Heritage Centre

Knaresborough Heritage Centre – Volunteering Opportunities

Looking for rewarding volunteering opportunities in Knaresborough? The Knaresborough Heritage Centre is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team. You don’t need to be a history expert – just bring your enthusiasm, a willingness to help, and an interest in Knaresborough’s unique heritage.

We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds, skills, and experiences. Whether you enjoy working with people, being creative, or supporting behind the scenes, there’s a role for you. Our current volunteering opportunities include:

  • Assisting in the Heritage Centre shop and gallery

  • Supporting research and writing projects

  • Helping with IT and social media

  • Contributing to marketing and fundraising initiatives

By volunteering with us, you’ll not only gain new skills and experiences but also play an important role in preserving and promoting Knaresborough’s history and culture. Join our friendly, committed team and make a real difference in your community.

Knaresborough Heritage Centre

Knaresborough Heritage Centre visit the website here

12 High St, Knaresborough, HG5 0EQ  (opposite bus station)

Our Charitable Objective

Our mission is to create and operate an independent town museum in Knaresborough dedicated to preserving and celebrating the area’s unique heritage. The museum will serve the local community and visitors, advancing public knowledge, appreciation, and enjoyment of the rich history of Knaresborough and the surrounding Yorkshire region.

To achieve this, we will:

  • Collect, conserve, and display historic artefacts relating to Knaresborough’s social and industrial history, archaeology, and geology.

  • Interpret and share stories that bring the town’s past to life for people of all ages.

  • Provide a valuable educational resource for schools, supporting local learning and inspiring future generations.

By establishing this museum, we aim to ensure that the heritage of Knaresborough is preserved, celebrated, and accessible to everyone.

A Museum For Everyone

Our community funded organisation acts as a community hub providing events that celebrate the history, traditions and heritage of Knaresborough and surrounding areas. Our activities include exhibitions, open days, family heritage days, school workshops, talks, guided walks, research groups and oral history projects. Our ethos is inclusive, we aim to provide life-long learning opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds and foster a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Our History

Knaresborough Town Museum Group (TMG) was set up in October 2019 to campaign for a Town Museum. After several pop up exhibitions and a successful crowdfunding campaign, TMG was renamed Knaresborough Museum Association (KMA) and registered as a charity in May 2021 (Charity Number 1194614).KMA’s Knaresborough Heritage Centre at 12 High Street will open in Spring 2024. This is the first stage in establishing a Town Museum. KMA has secured the lease for 5 years. KMA had previously planned to house the Town Museum in the ground floor of Castle Girls’ School, but this fell through after lease negotiations with Harrogate Borough Council ended without agreement.Knaresborough Heritage Centre has a flexible gallery space for heritage exhibitions, talks, and workshops; a retail and reception area where visitors can find out about places to visit in Knaresborough, book walks, talks and workshops; and an office for KMA volunteers. This is a heritage centre that Knaresborough can be proud of.A BIG thankyou for all our supporters , donors and volunteers for getting us to where we are today.

We are still working towards the proposed Town Museum ….

Knaresborough Castle