Elise Thomas Photography Exhibition

20/06/2026

To coincide with the activities at Sledmere over the weekend the Exhibition will be OPEN TODAY 10.30-4pm and tomorrow as usual, giving you another chance to come and view Elise's amazing photography 📸
While you browse,why not pick up a lovely coaster for a Father's day gift!

10/06/2026

After a very difficult few months, including the court trial, and after taking a week's break away to recharge, we are now back at the exhibition and turning our thoughts towards next year's calendar.

As many of you know, every photograph carries a piece of Elise's legacy, and we would love your help in creating our 2027 calendar. Is there a particular photograph, season, wildlife image, farm animal, landscape, or theme that you would like to see included?
Your support has meant the world to us throughout this time, and we'd love to hear your ideas and suggestions. Please leave a comment below and let us know
what you'd like to see.

Thank you for continuing to support Elise's exhibition and helping us keep her memory and talent alive. 🩷💜

01/06/2026

📸 From the Archive – One Year Ago Today

One year ago today, BBC Look North presenter Peter Levy visited Elise's photography exhibition and shared this lovely post about her work. His kind words meant a great deal to us and helped introduce many people to Elise's remarkable talent and story.

Twelve months later, the exhibition is still going strong, with more than 23,000 visitors having walked through the doors to experience Elise's photography. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has visited, shared her story, purchased her work, or simply taken the time to appreciate her talent. Every visit helps keep her memory alive.

We're delighted to see Elise's photography continuing to touch people. Just a few weeks ago, one of her photographs was donated to a local charity ball and raised an incredible £700 at auction.

Perhaps most rewarding of all, many collectors are returning to add more of Elise's work to their collections. Knowing that her photographs are bringing joy to others means so much to us.
The exhibition continues to grow, and we still have thousands of unseen images waiting to be discovered.
Over the coming months, we'll be releasing more of Elise's work, ensuring her unique eye for wildlife, nature and life on the farm can continue to be enjoyed by many more people.
Thank you for helping us celebrate Elise's legacy and for continuing to support her work 🩷💜

"What a legacy she leaves." — Peter Levy, June 2025

25/05/2026

🌞Visiting Sledmere today?🌞

🌞We're open 10am - 4pm🌞

🌞Pop in and enjoy Elise's beautiful wildlife photography exhibition,with prints and cards available in support of her legacy🌞

13/05/2026

Great night spent listening to the amazing Hamza Yassin talking about his life and how he got into photography and filming wildlife.
Much of what we see Sir David Attenborough narrating on TV has been filmed by Hamza and his stories of how the film crew and himself achieve the footage is down to patience and waiting for that right moment for the perfect shot.
Many people comment when they look at Elise's pictures how patient she must have been and how many hours she must have spent waiting to get the picture she wanted.
Listening to Hamza speak tonight reminded me so much of Elise — her patience, her eye for beauty, and her determination to capture a moment that would never come again 🩷💜

23/04/2026

Thank you for visiting us,we hope to see you all again soon 😊 🩷💜

18/04/2026

🩷 Customer announcement 💜

For a short while we will now be closed on Saturdays.

🩷💜Our opening times are now as follows:

Wednesday,Thursday,Friday and Sunday 10-4pm

🩷💜Thank you for your continued support 🙏

06/04/2026

🌿 Open Today – Bank Holiday Monday 🌿

If you’re out enjoying the Bank Holiday, pop in and see us from 10am-4pm 🩷

Elise’s photography exhibition is open, filled with her beautiful wildlife images – inspired by life in Sledmere and the surrounding countryside.

A lovely, peaceful place to spend a little time.

📍 We’d love to welcome you and we are open ALL week 10am-4pm 🩷💜

The Sledmere deer around the pond.

03/04/2026

We’re so proud to share that 6 of Elise’s beautiful photographs are now on display in a new restaurant in Beverley, celebrating local, seasonal produce 😊
It means so much to see her work continuing to be enjoyed in such a lovely setting, especially in Beverley,a place close to her 🩷
If you’re visiting, keep an eye out for her photos on the walls – a little piece of Elise’s talent and passion living on ✨

"I have been running pop-up dinners for around eight years and they started as an outlet for me to do my own thing"

03/04/2026

Elise loved moments like this-capturing the joy of springtime on the farm 🐑

The Exhibition is open all Easter weekend and throughout the Easter holidays 10-4pm with her beautiful work and cards available in her memory.

We'd love to welcome you at Sledmere 🩷💜