POOR WEATHER didn’t deter all music fans from making tracks to a Keighley railway museum.

Hardy souls went along to the Museum of Rail Travel to listen to blues and ukelele performers as part of Museums at Night.

Meanwhile a host of Brontë fans took the opportunity to visit the Parsonage Museum in Haworth after-hours as part of the annual national festival.

The Museum of Real Travel, run by the Vintage Carriages Trust at Ingrow, hosted two nights of music as its contribution to Museums at Night.

Jim Pickles, one of the organisers, said: “The whole weekend was, musically, very good but audiences were put off by the rain on Friday and the cold on Saturday.

“Those that braved both were well rewarded. Excellent performances were provided, despite cold fingers, within the museum, punctuated by passing trains!

"Haworth Ukelele Group provided music on Friday last week, while the Saturday was devoted to blues music played by Ben Blue Waters, Sleepy Jake Seagrave, Chris Martin and Bessie's Blues."

Literature fans were able to experience the Brontë Parsonage as the famous siblings did, when the building was lit by candlelight.

The Brontë Society’s museum opened for separate events on two evenings as this year’s contribution to Museums at Night.

On the first night visitors were treated to a glass of wine as they arrived, then they viewed some of the museum’s treasures by candlelight.

Collections manager Ann Dinsdale invited visitors into the library, where she talked about some of the interesting items and artefacts belonging to the Brontë family.

On the following night visitors were able to have a chat with Charlotte Brontë’s friend Ellen Nussey, played by a costumed actress, while looking around the museum.

Among the visitors were the Routh family, Francesca, James, Angela and Michael, from Pudsey, who had travelled to Haworth specifically for the event.

James said: “It’s the first time I’ve visited for many years, but it’s been a fantastic evening.

“Seeing the museum like this is a unique and atmospheric experience, and the live interpretation brought it all the more to life.”

Rebecca Yorke, marketing and communications officer at the Brontë Parsonage Museum, was delighted with the response to the evening openings.

She said: “It felt very special being in the museum as darkness fell and the candlelight definitely added to the atmosphere.

“Our visitors agreed it was a very intimate event and we look forward to offering more opportunities to experience the museum after hours.”

The Brontë Parsonage Museum has been running several family events during the Spring Bank holidays.

These activities finish today with storytelling sessions led by Christine McMahon at 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

Christine will relate some of the local folk tales that might have inspired the imaginations of the Bronte sisters.

The activities are free with admission to the museum.

Museums at Night, now in its seventh year, saw more than 500 museums, galleries and heritage sites across the UK open after hours.

The festival’s aims are to celebrate the diverse and often quirky cultural landscape of Britain and give a voice to smaller institutions.