From West Burton to Aysgarth in the Yorkshire Dales
A walk of up hills and down dales with just one longish pull above Thoralby otherwise pretty easy going. About five or six miles, as always wonderful views which are…
Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, Teesdale
I think it must be over fifty years since I’ve been to Bowes Museum, the Silver Swan automaton being the one thing that has remained vivid in my mind. An…
Where to Walk in the Glorious Yorkshire Dales?
A little while ago someone asked me what my favourite walk was. Where to start! Long or short, just in between. Local, further afield? I needed to think and think…
The Station in Richmond just on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales is a wonderful area to visit in North Yorkshire, having lived here for over fifty years there are still things to find and explore and, of course,…
Full Moons in the Glorious Yorkshire Dales
Happy New Year everyone! Joanne and I wish you great joy, peace of mind, happiness and wonderful holidays in the glorious Yorkshire dales! But did you see the moon over…
Circular Walk in Walden Dale
Geoff needed the car and so I set off from home to walk up Walden. A lovely, lovely circular walk with glorious views and quite easy going. In spring the…
Here’s Wishing you All a very Merry Christmas!
Joanne and I would like to say thank you so much for supporting us here at Country Hideaways and we would love to hear from you again when you’re ready…
Our welcoming pubs in WEnsleydale
We seem to have been eating out either at lunch time or in the evening just recently in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales. Nothing fancy I suppose just bar meals…
Wensley to Middleham in a Circular Manner
We thought it was time to walk from Wensley Bridge again so on a very pleasant winter’s day we set off to walk about nine miles, walking east then west…
The Settle to Carlisle Line From Garsdale
Well they say there’s a first time for everything and this was one of those occasions, not to travel on the Settle to Carlisle railway but to travel to Leeds…
