A Short Circular Walk From Askrigg
We thought it was time to have another walk from Askrigg so on a very pleasant morning three of us set off from the village centre to enjoy a very…
Our Country Hideaways Brochure for 2024 is Ready!
Great excitement in the office as our Country Hideaways 2024 brochure is ready for you to view, download, save, print and share if you wish! We know many of you…
Booking Protect our Refund Protection Partner
Now when you’re booking online with us here at Country Hideaways you may have noticed that we have at last found a refund protection partner who provides Enhanced Refund Terms,…
WENSLEY TO HARMBY, THROUGH LEYBURN, ALONG THE SHAWL AND BACK TO WENSLEY!
What an unexpectedly beautiful day we chose to go walking, the last day in March, how lucky we were! We decided to meet at Wensley, park on the newly surfaced…
THUPTON GILL IN SOUTH WALDEN TO FLEENSOP IN COVERDALE AND BACK INTO WALDEN IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES
A bit of a surprise walk the other day! Our son Paul text me to ask if I would like to join him on a walk, I’d already been out…
THUPTON GILL IN SOUTH WALDEN TO FLEENSOP IN COVERDALE AND BACK INTO WALDEN IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES
A bit of a surprise walk the other day! Our son Paul text me to ask if I would like to join him on a walk, I’d already been out…
JERVAULX ABBEY IN BETWEEN MASHAM AND EAST WITTON IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES
Jervaulx Abbey can easily be found between Masham and Ripon just off the A6108. A truly tranquil yet atmospheric place to find peace and quiet and loved by many. Wander…
Harmby and Spennithorne, villages near to Leyburn in Wensleydale
Perhaps a little mention about Harmby and Spennithorne in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, I talk about them both together as they are small villages just east of Leyburn about half a mile apart. Some of the walks on my blog take you through the villages but not a mention otherwise.
Thorpe Perrow Arboretum near Bedale in Lower Wensleydale
Over thirty years ago would be the is first time I visited the Arboretum at Thorpe Perrow, in my ignorance I didn’t even know what an arboretum was! It was a WI trip, an evening event, a summer evening I suppose, but remember it was cold and not at all sunny but was still very impressed with what I saw even then.
‘Tis the season for festivals and agricultural shows in the dales!
It would seem so, 14 July saw the Hawes and District Gala, plus the Party in the Park held at Catterick Racecourse following a very successful first event in 2017, the Leyburn 1940’s weekend 21 and 22 July, Richmond Live 3 and 4 August, GeorgeFest 18 until 27 August
