FREE fun at Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley drew streams of Bank Holiday weekend visitors yesterday as families dodged the changeable weather and headed indoors.

A vintage fair inspired by Alice in Wonderland took place at the opening of an exhibition based on Lewis Carroll's magical work.

And an astonishingly life-like dormouse made from felt was amongst creatures from the tale specially created by artist Malachai Beesley.

Stalls heaved with all things wonderful including Alice bands, White Rabbit waistcoats and lots of mad hats.

As part of the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland exhibition, next month there will be a talk on hat-making by local milliner Beth Hughes.

A museum spokesman said the event had been a great success: "We've had a lot of favourable comments about how enjoyable it was and how people want to come again.

"There was a good attendance and a free tea party with pink lemonade went down particularly well!

"We've also managed to find a link between Cliffe Castle's original owner Henry Isaac Butterfield and Alice in that his granddaughter Marie Louise Roosevelt Butterfield did actually meet the Alice Liddell on whom the character was based."

The exhibition runs until October 30.