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Apr 30, 20238 min read

Transforming Grassington into Darrowby for the filming of All Creatures Great & Small

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...

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timbarber

Oct 30, 20224 min read

Buckden to Cray to Hubberholme loop with lunch at The George Inn

I regularly drive through upper Wharfedale on my All Creatures Great & Small tours, stopping at Hubberholme to visit the church of St...

timbarber

Feb 19, 20213 min read

The Story of Wool – Grade II listed Public Art Sculpture in Ilkley

One of my first jobs after leaving University was for the Clothing Industry Training Board (CAPITB), which used to be based in Pudsey,...

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Feb 7, 20214 min read

Ilkley to The Doubler Stones loop walk

This is a good lockdown leg stretch with a few short climbs to get your lungs going. A pal of mine Lee from Burnley (over on the...

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Jan 24, 20215 min read

Askwith to Clifton – a short loop walk in Wharfedale

Having pretty much exhausted walks around Burley in Wharfedale where I live during lockdown, it was satisfying to find a walk I hadn’t...

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Jan 13, 20213 min read

Farfield Quaker Meeting House – one of Historic England’s Top 10 Historic Faith Buildings

A small unassuming brick built building dating from the 1600’s, situated just off the road between Addingham and Bolton Abbey has found...

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Dec 22, 20203 min read

So what is the link between an elephant, the artist JMW Turner and Otley Chevin?

On one of my favourite dog walking routes on Otley Chevin there is a wood carving by local sculptor and teacher Shane Green of an...

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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...