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Apr 3, 20215 min read

A desolate past industrial lead mining landscape – a loop walk from Gunnerside

With the stay at home restriction being released on the previous Monday, I was desperate to get out and back up to the Yorkshire Dales....

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Feb 6, 20212 min read

Two more Yorkshire Restaurants receive Michelin Stars in 2021

The 25th January saw some great news when the Michelin Guide for 2021 awarded two new Yorkshire Restaurants with a coveted Michelin Star....

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Feb 4, 20213 min read

Percy Shaw – the Yorkshire inventor of the “Cat’s Eye”

The “Cat’s Eye” was invented in 1934 by Yorkshireman Percy Shaw and has no doubt saved thousands of lives on the roads over the years....

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Feb 3, 20215 min read

The Story of Scar House Reservoir, the pop up village of Scar and the lost village of Lodge

Deep in the heart of Nidderdale’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) towards the top of the Nidd Valley and in the shadow of Great...

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Jan 18, 20213 min read

Fruitcake paired with cheese – weird or wonderful?

An old rugby pal of mine from London decided to pay a visit to Yorkshire with his family before Covid struck. We ended up going with his...

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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

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 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 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...