I first came across Goodmanham during lockdown when my wife and I decided to explore the Yorkshire Wolds a bit more. This less well known...

When it was first opened in the 1700’s, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal helped open up the West of England and the great Port of Liverpool to...

Whilst York Minster is always seen as the most important church in the North of England, little old Ripon Cathedral can say that it’s...

On a recent tour my corporate guests had a three hour meeting in Wakefield, so after dropping them off I had time to kill. As well as...

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...

One of my favourite places to go fossil hunting, if I get a few days off by the coast is Saltwick Bay. After the walk down the cliffside...

When you mention Stamford Bridge to most people, they always seem to associate the name with the home of Chelsea Football Club down in...

I have met one of the authors of this book (Steve Mullins) on a couple of occasions at Yorkshire Society events and whilst discussing my...

Paul Czainski is a world famous Trompe l’Oeil artist who was born in Yorkshire in 1954, studying at Jacob Kramer College of Art in Leeds....

In the Middle ages some important churches in England had what is now known as a Rood Loft. These structures were usually situated above...

In Nidderdale not far from Pateley Bridge is the National Trust site of Brimham Rocks. This collection of dramatic, weirdly shaped rocks...

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...

On the road to Egton Bridge in the Esk Valley lies the village of Glaisdale. On the edge of the village lies an old bridge known locally...

I’m gradually working my way through the #Yorkshire30 – the 30 Highest Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Whilst with boundary...

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...

I regularly stop at St.Michael & All Angels Church in Haworth on my Bronte tours. The church is next to the Bronte Parsonage Museum, but...

On my tours of the North York Moors, I often make a little detour to Kirkdale to show my guests a little hidden gem of a church with a...

Just to the South of Huddersfield on a raised area of land near Almondsbury lies Castle Hill. Perched on top of the hill is Victoria...

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...

Whilst not technically in Yorkshire, I am including this artwork in my blog as its position along the Cleveland Way between Saltburn and...