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Jan 305 min read
A bluffers guide to Yorkshire dry stone walls...
One of the most obvious, dominant features of the Yorkshire Dales is the dry stone wall. Built without mortar and stable because of their un
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Jan 284 min read
Leeds Discovery Centre - exploring the hidden treasures which can't fit into Leeds City Museum
To house these extra exhibits, a purpose built display storage facility was built in 2007 funded by Leeds City Council and a National Lotter
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Dec 19, 20245 min read
Tolkien in Yorkshire – did his time here inspire locations in Lord of the Rings?
it’s hard not to believe that his time spent in Yorkshire both recuperating after the war in the East Riding and later living near Headingl
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Dec 5, 20245 min read
Cliffe Castle Museum – a treasure trove of fascinating exhibits in Keighley
I had not been to Cliffe Castle Museum for over a decade, but after a hospital appointment in Keighley at the weekend and with no further pl
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Nov 12, 20243 min read
When the Golf’s Ryder Cup came to Leeds…(the first ever tournament on British soil held in 1929!)
The 2nd Ryder Cup came to Yorkshire and was held at Moortown Golf Club in Leeds. This legacy has meant that Moortown Golf Club still has a t
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Nov 11, 20243 min read
Goathland – a heritage railway station which doubled as Hogsmeade station in the Harry Potter films
2025 marks the start of the Railway 200 which celebrates the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. With this in mind it inspired me to wr
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Nov 8, 20242 min read
The Whitby Krampus Run – a beastly take on Christmas folklore
The Whitby Krampus run started in 2013 and has grown in popularity ever since, where horned creatures from Alpine folklore march through the
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Sep 14, 20243 min read
Staithes Festival of Arts & Heritage 2024 – a stunning celebration on the Yorkshire Coast
I can’t believe this is the 10th Staithes Festival having attended many over the years, and was so pleased to have a gap in my busy...
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Sep 14, 20243 min read
Celebrating All Creatures Great & Small - Companion Book Launch
The official companion to the hit TV series All Creatures Great & Small launches on 26th September in hardback. The book offers a glimpse...
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Jul 24, 20243 min read
J.B. Priestley and his love of the Yorkshire Dales
Find out about Hubberholme and JB Priestley's love of Upper Wharfedale.
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Jun 26, 20246 min read
Tony Cragg Sculptures at Castle Howard – catch them before 22nd September 2024
Renowned sculpture Tony Cragg exhibits huge range of artworks at Castle Howard
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Jun 18, 20245 min read
Why you should consider a University in these Yorkshire cities...
There are plenty of reasons to visit Yorkshire. But have you considered going to university there? If you haven’t, you definitely should.
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May 25, 20242 min read
Voyage – commemorating Hull’s trade & seafaring heritage with Iceland
The statue was a tall 6ft figure sitting upon a plinth, staring out across the Humber estuary and called Voyage.
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Mar 7, 20244 min read
Season 5 of All Creatures Great and Small starts filming straight away in Grassington
Well, there were All Creatures Great and Small fans across the world waiting with baited breath recently as no mention of another series...
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Jan 13, 20243 min read
Janet’s Foss – one of the prettiest waterfalls in Yorkshire & often used as a screen location
The Malham loop walk in the Yorkshire Dales which takes in the stunning limestone amphitheatre of Malham Cove, the glacial meltwater...
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Oct 3, 20233 min read
A lovely loop walk around Grimwith Reservoir from The Craven Arms in Appletreewick
I’d not been to Appletreewick for a couple of years, but having read that The Craven Arms in the village was used for the inside shots of...
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Oct 1, 20232 min read
James Herriot said it was the “Finest View in England” – do you agree?
Well it wasn’t really James Herriot who made the statement, but Yorkshire vet Alf Wight – the author who wrote the famous books under his...
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Sep 8, 20232 min read
York Unlocked Weekend returns for 2023
York Unlocked 2023 on the weekend of 7 and 8 October 2023 will see the doors thrown open to around 70 fabulous buildings FREE of charge....
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Aug 9, 20232 min read
8 Miles to the Pub - the Story of 3 Pensioners Rambling from Derby to Malton...
I have met one of the authors of this book (Steve Mullins) on a couple of occasions at Yorkshire Society events and whilst discussing my...
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Jul 31, 20233 min read
Paul Czainski and the Staithes Painted Illusion Trail
Paul Czainski is a world famous Trompe l’Oeil artist who was born in Yorkshire in 1954, studying at Jacob Kramer College of Art in Leeds....
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