Peculier Plaques in Masham!
Have you noticed as you walk around Masham there is something else ‘peculier’ going on. Just found one or two the other day, bright blue plaques with little bits of history…
Aysgarth to Flout Moor Lane in Wensleydale
A surprising walk from Aysgarth, footpaths I haven’t walked and some a long time ago. Setting off from Aysgarth you’re soon up onto moor land and enjoying panoramic views along…
Henge hunting in the Yorkshire dales?
A friend from the village was asking me if I’d noticed a ‘hump’ in the fields above Sorrelsykes. The area, on the map, is called MountStritch and the hump can…
Turnsyke Barn in Newbiggin in Bishopdale
We would like to introduce you all to a new cottage we have just more or less taken onto our books, Turnsyke Barn in Newbiggin in Bishopdale. The cottage sits…
Defibrillators in the Yorkshire Dales
I feel we are all quite aware of the importance of defibrillators and in the Yorkshire Dales by now most villages have one or more available for your use. Defibrillators…
Things to Do in the Glorious Yorkshire Dales
When considering the glorious Yorkshire Dales I’m always amazed at what there can be to delight us all, apart from over 1500 miles of footpaths to explore and enjoy, wonderful…
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,…
