The Market Place in Masham on the Edge of the Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale AONB
Don’t you just love a good market to wander round, there’s always something to tempt and if you visit Masham on a Wednesday or a Saturday there you will find…
The Curious Merchant in Masham
The Curious Merchant….. when you think about it it could mean anything, perhaps a pub, a traveller selling curious items, a restaurant, a shop it is though. The Curious Merchant…
Wreath Making Workshop at The Leyburn Arts and Community Centre
What a most enjoyable couple of hours spent at the Leyburn Arts and Community Centre at the wreath making workshop led by Amy from Rosemary and Twine in Leyburn. Rosemary…
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Gardens near Ripon
Fountains Abbey and Studley Park Royal, just on the outskirts of Ripon, together make for a wonderful experience time and time again, any time of year, and every weekend from…
The Leyburn Arts and Community Centre or TOSH!
We are so lucky to have the Leyburn Arts and Community Centre in the dales. It seems to go from strength to strength and has a great variety of events,…
Wensleydale in the glorious Yorkshire Dales
Wensleydale to the east of the Yorkshire Dales is a wide, generous, graceful dale. Some may say majestic, some beautiful, some green and verdant, interesting, forever changing. But of course…
Swinton Estate near Masham on the Edge of Nidderdale AONB
Every few months or so a small group of friends and I meet to enjoy a few hours relaxation at the Swinton Country Club and Spa near Masham on the…
St Oswald’s Church in hauxwell, lower wensleydale near leyburn in the yorkshire dales
A friend has been telling me about her visit to St Oswald’s Church in Hauxwell north east of Leyburn in Wensleydale and I was intrigued to go there and see…
Hackfall, an ancient woodland near Masham in the Yorkshire Dales
Hackfall woods, in between Grewelthorpe and Masham, is so much more than trees, now a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) there are of course many trees, oak, beech, sycamore, limes and ash trees but go any time of year
The Ancient Trees Walk at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal near Ripon
The day was quite grey and a little drizzly when Joanne and I set off on the Ancient Trees Walk at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal near Ripon but in no way did it spoil our enjoyment of this lovely walk. About three and half miles, including to and from the car park to St. Mary’s church, easy going and so interesting.
