Close to Pickering lies the historic site of Cawthorn Roman Camps. Roman Yorkshire has always fascinated me and so on a rare day off on...

In the Middle ages some important churches in England had what is now known as a Rood Loft. These structures were usually situated above...

I often call into Town End Farm Shop in Airton when taking clients on tours of the Yorkshire Dales. This great little tea room with views...

After walking the 6 Dales Trail between Otley and Middleham, we had decided to spend an extra night in Middleham and have a rest and...

I had heard what a great walk this was from a couple of friends who had both walked the 6 Dales Trail, so myself and my wife took a...

In the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds just outside Sledmere is a distinctive Grade I listed war memorial in a squat columnar shape which...

In Nidderdale not far from Pateley Bridge is the National Trust site of Brimham Rocks. This collection of dramatic, weirdly shaped rocks...

With the new series of All Creatures Great and Small proving so popular, not just in the UK but also across the globe, I have been...

On the road to Egton Bridge in the Esk Valley lies the village of Glaisdale. On the edge of the village lies an old bridge known locally...

I’m gradually working my way through the #Yorkshire30 – the 30 Highest Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Whilst with boundary...

Every year in April or May, the Yorkshire Dales town of Grassington is transformed over a few days into a film set for the popular TV...

I regularly stop at St.Michael & All Angels Church in Haworth on my Bronte tours. The church is next to the Bronte Parsonage Museum, but...

On my tours of the North York Moors, I often make a little detour to Kirkdale to show my guests a little hidden gem of a church with a...

You would think that Northern Europe’s largest Gothic cathedral and England’s second most important religious building would be home to a...

Just to the South of Huddersfield on a raised area of land near Almondsbury lies Castle Hill. Perched on top of the hill is Victoria...

Whitby Museum in Pannett Park is one of my favourite little museums, not just for the stunning collection of Jurassic fossils, but...

As I’m off in May to the Highlands of Scotland for a few days walking with some old friends, it has motivated me for the need to get a...

Whilst not technically in Yorkshire, I am including this artwork in my blog as its position along the Cleveland Way between Saltburn and...

I was lucky enough to get a private tour of the Cutlers Hall in Sheffield by the Beadle. What a fascinating story not only hearing about...

Everyone seems to have heard about Boudicea, the warrior queen who led her army against the Romans. But very few people have heard about...