timbarberJul 4, 202311 min readWalking the Six Dales Trail – 38 miles between Otley and MiddlehamI 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...
timbarberJun 18, 20234 min readBrimham Rocks – man made or natural - how this iconic rock formation came to be?In Nidderdale not far from Pateley Bridge is the National Trust site of Brimham Rocks. This collection of dramatic, weirdly shaped rocks...
timbarberJul 25, 20214 min readStonebeck Cheese - a delicious raw cow's milk cheese made in NidderdaleIf you mention Yorkshire cheese – most people would immediately think of the crumbly Wensleydale cheese made famous by Wallace and...
timbarberJul 23, 20213 min readToft Gate Lime Kiln - a window into Nidderdale's industrial pastOn the road between Pateley Bridge and Grassington just outside Greenhow lies a curious structure with the remnants of a stack chimney...
timbarberFeb 3, 20215 min readThe Story of Scar House Reservoir, the pop up village of Scar and the lost village of LodgeDeep 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...