Aysgarth’s Edwardian Rock Garden – a hidden gem in the Dales
Not a stop I make on every tour in Wensleydale I do, but last week I had a couple who loved gardens so I thought I would treat them to a...
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Nov 1, 20233 min read
The Marmion Tower in West Tanfield
When you travel on the road between Ripon and Masham, you come to the town of West Tanfield. After crossing the bridge over the River Ure...
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Oct 3, 20233 min read
A lovely loop walk around Grimwith Reservoir from The Craven Arms in Appletreewick
I’d not been to Appletreewick for a couple of years, but having read that The Craven Arms in the village was used for the inside shots of...
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Jul 8, 20232 min read
Yorkshire Chorizo - delicious charcuterie made in the heart of the Dales
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...
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Jul 4, 202311 min read
Walking the Six Dales Trail – 38 miles between Otley and Middleham
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...
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timbarber
May 15, 20235 min read
The Day we bumped into James Herriot in Arncliffe
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...
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May 2, 20234 min read
Baugh Fell – a difficult hike up the twelfth highest peak of the #YorkshireDales30
I’m gradually working my way through the #Yorkshire30 – the 30 Highest Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Whilst with boundary...
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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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Mar 1, 20235 min read
Buckden Pike Circular – a hike up Yorkshire’s 7th Highest Peak
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...
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timbarber
Dec 30, 20226 min read
All Creatures Great & Small – Filming locations from Series 3
Back in 2021, when series 1 of the remake of All Creatures Great and Small first aired I blogged about the locations used in the TV...
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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...
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timbarber
Oct 25, 20223 min read
Yockenthwaite Stone Circle – ceremonial site, burial mound or medieval sheep pen?
I regularly take visitors into Yockenthwaite on my All Creatures Great and Small tours, to show them Yockenthwaite Farm which plays...
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May 31, 20223 min read
Swaledale’s beautiful wildflower meadows
I’m just back from walking the Herriot Way, a 52 mile hike through Wensleydale and Swaledale. Doing the walk in late May we were blessed...
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Apr 2, 20222 min read
Masham and its Swifts...
Masham, the town on the edge of the Dales next to the River Ure, famous for its two breweries is also famous for its swifts! Come May...
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timbarber
Mar 3, 20224 min read
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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timbarber
Jan 19, 20223 min read
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,...
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timbarber
Jan 11, 20223 min read
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...
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timbarber
Jan 3, 20224 min read
Simonstone Hall - a great all round experience for a post New Year break
I regularly stop for lunch at Simonstone Hall on my way up and over Buttertubs during my tours of the Yorkshire Dales. My guests are...
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timbarber
Dec 18, 20214 min read
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...
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timbarber
Dec 11, 20214 min read
Ribblehead Viaduct - the fascinating story behind this Yorkshire icon
One of the most iconic sights in Yorkshire has to be the huge viaduct stretching 400 metres across the Ribble Valley which forms part of...
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