Ripon Cathedral in The City of Ripon
Ripon Cathedral has stood on this same sight since the mid seventh century. In 672AD St Wilfrid, then abbot of the monastery at Ripon, took the bold step of building…
Doggie Holidays in The Glorious Yorkshire dales
Does your dog enjoy going on holiday with you? If so, did you know that quite a few of our cottages welcome a dog with most accepting two? Nothing could…
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…
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…
Scar House Reservoir in Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
There is a beautiful walk round Scar House Reservoir in Nidderdale and well worth exploring, please find on an earlier post here, but Scar House is so much more than…
Can it really be June already!
How time flies when you’re enjoying yourself and I suppose every day is a joy in the glorious Yorkshire Dales. Come and join us even if just for a little…
The Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in Masham 2 until 5 June 2022
If you are here in the glorious Yorkshire Dales over the weekend of the Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebrations be sure to visit Masham! Their programme of events is outstanding, starting…
Knaresborough in between Ripon and Harrogate on the edge of Nidderdale
If you plan to have a day in Knareborough you’re sure to have a lovely yet interesting time. Knaresborough is found in between Harrogate and Ripon next to the River…
The Dawn Chorus!
Did you know that there is a Dawn Chorus Day? I had no idea and this year it’s on Sunday 1 May 2022. The dawn chorus is always the male…
An easy going circular walk from West Tanfield near Ripon
An easy going walk, no steep hills, a bit of road work along quiet lanes with very little traffic, a couple of pretty villages, duck ponds, woods, long views to…
