• Courtesy of Wakefield Council

Pontefract Liquorice Festival

West Yorkshire

1 Days - 12/07/26

This festival celebrates the town’s liquorice heritage from medieval times to the present day.  A full progamme of events throughout the day.


Tour Details

Discounts applied in the booking process


Date
12/07/2026
Duration
1 Days
Adult Price
£31.75
OAP Price
£30.75
Child Price
£30.75
Pickup Points
  • Barrow Upon Soar
  • Birstall
  • Hathern
  • Kegworth
  • Leicester
  • Loughborough
  • Mountsorrel
  • Quorn
  • Rothley
  • Shepshed
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Seating Plan
Date
Duration
Adult Price
OAP Price
Child Price
Pickup Points
Seating Plan
 
12/07/2026 (Sun)
1 Days
£31.75
£30.75
£30.75
Pickup Points


Trip Description

Something for everyone at the Pontefract Liquorice Festival. Workshops (some charges may apply), Street Entertainment, Liquorice Allsort Stilt Walkers, Sweetshop Clowns, Kids Fun Bus, Music and Liquorice Talks on the history of liquorice. 

Workshops include:

  • Liquorice Jewellery Making Workshop
  • Biscuit Decorating Workshop
  • Mask Workshop
  • Facepainting and Balloon Modelling

Over 80 stalls selling items from homemade crafts to food and drink.  Pick up unusual liquorice products such as beer, pies, toffee, fudge, cupcakes, breads, chutneys and much more.
Programme of events subject to change

Free time: 4 hours
Approximate return to first set down point: 5.30pm
Code: E


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