As a fan of the gentle BBC TV comedy series The Detectorists with Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones playing Andy and Lance, two hapless...

I recently bought a book – The Dales 30, by Jonathan Smith who runs the wonderful “Where 2 Walk” website. In the book it lists the...

A friend of mine who lived in Scarcroft took me on a lockdown dog walk a few weeks ago and knowing that I have an interest in history was...

Theakston’s Brewey based in the Yorkshire Dales market town of Masham has been brewing ale since 1827. It is still run by direct family...

I’d thoroughly enjoyed watching the TV series Knightfall on Netflix a couple of years ago, the story of the rise and fall of the Knights...

Not to be confused with Yorkshire’s highest peak – Whernside, Great Whernside is actually the 6th highest peak in Yorkshire but arguably...

On a recent trip to Grassington to take some photos of the town which poses as Darrowby in the new Channel 5 remake of All Creatures...

Over the course of the last few months, myself and my wife have been working through the various Dales Way link stages. The Dales Way...

When driving back from the Yorkshire Dales on the stretch of road on the B6265 between Grassington and Skipton, there are three landmarks...

This is a lovely 7 mile walk over easy terrain in the Eastern section of the Yorkshire Wolds. The Yorkshire Wolds is a relatively unknown...

The beautiful Yorkshire Dales village of Linton just a couple of miles from Grassington has everything you would expect from a village –...

This strange crenellated building on the edge of the West Yorkshire market town of Otley first caught my attention a few years ago. I’d...

I was walking near Malham and close to Janet’s Foss waterfall along Gordale Beck I spotted a couple of old logs covered in coins. I’d...

Whist walking in the Yorkshire Dales recently I pointed out to a friend, some strangely round conical hills just outside Grassington and...

The Dalesway is a long distance trail between Ilkley and Bowness on Windermere in the Lake District. The walk is about 75 miles and is a...

From the middle of August large swathes of Yorkshire turn into a carpet of purple and lilac as the heather moorlands starts to bloom. I...

Just outside the village of Keld on a footpath which connects the village with Muker lies the curiously named Crackpot Hall. I recently...

This is a great 9 mile walk between two of my favourite coastal locations and follows a stretch of the Cleveland Way. As well as stunning...

With the weather forecast looking good, I decided to take my dog up to Swaledale and walk what for me is one of the most beautiful walks...

This distinctive rock out crop or Tor of Almscliffe Crag can be seen for miles around and is well known by the residents of Lower...