A tranquil Cancer Garden at Bolton Castle
Did you hear that there is a new Cancer Garden at Bolton Castle, a gentle, thoughtful addition to the historic grounds, and a place that invites visitors to pause. Created…
Walking Along The Shawl from Leyburn
It’s been ages, maybe even years, since I’ve walked along the Shawl, a path leading from Leyburn towards Bolton Castle, however long, it’s been far too long. The Shawl is…
The Grasshobbler in Leyburn
Sitting proudly on Leyburn’s High Street, The Grasshobbler occupies a building with far deeper roots than its modern cocktail‑and‑tapas personality suggests. A few friends and I gathered there for lunch…
Ripon Spa Gardens
Ripon Spa Gardens is one of those places you wander into thinking you’ll stay ten minutes… and somehow an hour disappears even longer if you visit the café for a…
Giant’s Cradle near Askrigg
On a beautiful sunny, blue sky day a few of us set off to walk through the Giant’s Cradle just above Askrigg in Wensleydale in the glorious Yorkshire Dales. The…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
