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Dodd Fell, Wether Fell & the old Roman Road
As part of my mission to climb Yorkshire’s 30 Highest Peaks, we had found a route on Jonathan Smith’s great Where2Walk website which...
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Mar 3, 20224 min read
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Fine Dining in Yorkshire - Michelin Star and Michelin Plate Restaurants 2022
With this years Michelin Guide 2022 launched on 16th February – it is great news that in a year when we still experienced the after...
timbarber
Feb 17, 20222 min read
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The Yorkshire Wolds - soon to get Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and UNESCO Geopark status?
A guest blog article by my friend, Yorkshire Society colleague and acclaimed author Colin Speakman Even amongst people who love...
timbarber
Feb 7, 20223 min read
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The Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag - a hidden gem in Knaresborough
One of the strangest and most interesting historic sites in the region is The Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag, a small chapel carved into...
timbarber
Feb 3, 20223 min read
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York’s Anglian Tower – Top of Historic-UK’s most interesting historical sites in England
Hidden away behind York’s library and just outside Museum Gardens is a real historical treasure which I discovered thanks to the author...
timbarber
Jan 25, 20223 min read
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Muker Literary Institute – a place of Victorian self-improvement in Swaledale
On my Yorkshire Dales tours, I often drive along the many traditional Yorkshire villages along Swaledale. Small quaint stone cottages,...
timbarber
Jan 19, 20223 min read
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Buttertubs Pass & The Buttertubs - What's in a name?
One of the most famous roads in Yorkshire is Buttertubs Pass, the high road between Wensleydale and Swaledale with fantastic views over...
timbarber
Jan 11, 20223 min read
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Ridge Walk – Gauber to Ingleborough via Simon’s Fell with stunning views
I’d walked on part of Simon’s Fell during my Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge in May but never actually reached its summit. As it’s one of the...
timbarber
Dec 18, 20214 min read
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Sandal Castle – believed to have inspired a nursery rhyme and its link to the War of the Roses
Sitting a few miles outside Wakefield are the ruined remains of Sandal Castle. There is not much of the stonework left but the moat and...
timbarber
Dec 14, 20214 min read
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The newly launched - Yorkshire Wine Trail
In late July there was a flurry of activity on social media about the launch of a Yorkshire Wine Trail. Whilst I was aware of Yorkshire...
timbarber
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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The Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman York
With lockdown restrictions starting to ease, I have been lucky over the past week, to have completed 3 virtual tours of York for US...
timbarber
Apr 5, 20213 min read
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