The Poetry Seat on Ilkley Moor
A few years ago on the way back from a good yomp over Ilkley Moor to the 12 Apostles stone circle, I took a slight detour on my way back...
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Apr 9, 20203 min read
Who was and what is “Fat Betty” on Danby Moor?
Whist training as a Blue Badge Guide and travelling along Blakey Ridge on one of our North York Moors training days – someone pointed...
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Apr 9, 20204 min read
Staithes to Whitby walk - as recommended in The Times
Whilst in lockdown with the Corona Virus pandemic raging outside, I read an article in The Times on 7th April 2020 entitled “Ramblers...
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Apr 6, 20202 min read
The Legend of the tongue-less Bradford Boar
In my past life as a marketing man, I once had to come up with a logo and brand for a syndicate of Bradford based surgeons called...
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Apr 3, 20203 min read
A Yorkshire Classic - A focus on Wensleydale Cheese
Named after one of the northern Yorkshire Dales, Wensleydale cheese has a long history with the Dale. The cheese itself has been made in...
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Apr 1, 20202 min read
Ferret Legging - the sport where the main skill is to "have your tool bitten and not care"!
Yorkshire has some strange traditions but perhaps one of the strangest is the fictional sport of ferret legging The imaginary sport...
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Apr 1, 20202 min read
Harrogate Blue - award winning cheese
Whenever I have friends up to visit particularly from down South, its always good to put together a bit of a Yorkshire cheeseboard. There...
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Mar 31, 20202 min read
History of The Craven Heifer
Driving around Yorkshire and particularly in the Yorkshire Dales, a pub name which keeps cropping up is the Craven Heifer. This is...
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Mar 30, 20204 min read
The Owl, Leeds Kirkgate Market - a review
Back in November 2019, I read an interesting review from the restaurant critic Grace Dent in The Guardian about a new restaurant which...
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Mar 30, 20203 min read
Exploring Troller's Gill - a loop walk from Burnsall
With dry January starting and the need to rid myself of a stone in weight I had managed to put on over Christmas, my wife and I decided a...
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Mar 30, 20202 min read
Henderson’s Relish – “Like Worcester Sauce but a million times better”
And who are we to argue when Matt Helders, drummer in the Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys raves on about one of his favourite Yorkshire...
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Mar 29, 20204 min read
Grantley Hall - A review of a stay at Yorkshire's latest luxury hotel
Grantley Hall - a review of a stay at Yorkshire's latest luxury hotel.
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Mar 28, 20202 min read
Harry Potter Movie Location at Malham Cove
The world first caught Harry Potter mania when JK Rowling published Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 1997. The first book...
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Mar 27, 20201 min read
Botham’s of Whitby – A fine Plum Bread
Elizabeth Botham set up her bakery in the ancient fishing port of Whitby over 150 years ago, selling her bread and cakes from a basket...
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Mar 26, 20205 min read
Alum production on the Yorkshire Coast - why 200,000 tonnes of urine were transported to Yorkshire!
Alum has been mentioned throughout history from Egyptian, Indian and Chinese dynasties all Before Christ. It had many uses in chemistry,...
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Mar 26, 20202 min read
Yorkshire's Stonehenge! - Pre-history on Ilkley Moor
If you’re out for a stroll on Ilkley Moor - a great place to head for is the Twelve Apostles Stone Circle. It’s not quite to the scale...
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Mar 25, 20205 min read
Alf Wight - the "real James Herriot"
A modest, self-described ‘run-of-the-mill’ country vet, James Herriot (pseudonym for Alf Wight), became internationally famous as the...
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Mar 21, 20202 min read
Barbara Hepworth - “One of the most important sculptors of the 20th Century”
The Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield was opened in 2011 and is one of the corners of the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle. It was opened to...
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Mar 21, 20202 min read
Harrogate Turkish Baths – Step back in time for some well-deserved rest and relaxation!
Ever since the first spring was found in Harrogate in the 1500’s, Harrogate has been known for its water treatments eventually becoming...
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