MUSEUM staff are turning the clock back to an altogether more genteel time.

The Royal Pump Room Museum, in Harrogate, has been staging a series of events to entertain families during the half-term holidays.

On Sunday, the museum will recreate the Victorian era, when taking the waters at Harrogate was the very height of sophistication.

There will also be theatrical performances with time travellers Jacob and Louise Priestly, hourly Punch and Judy shows and many other activities