Find the Masham Swifts
A couple or so years ago Joanne and I set out to find the Masham Swifts, a trail round Masham to find sculptures of swifts by various local artists, I…
The Leaf Walk round Masham
You might have heard of the Leaf Walk round Masham, you may even have done it or when you walk it find that you have done parts of it. That…
10 Years of Country Hideaways Blogs
For whatever reason, I know not why, I thought I would have a look and see when the first blog was entered onto this site and lo and behold it…
Walking round Marfield Wetlands, Masham
Another sunny morning and another lovely walk from Masham this time we will actually go through Marfield Wetlands. A walk of about three miles, all very easy going, with lovely…
Malham Cove
A few friends and I, four of us, thought maybe it was time to explore a little of Malham Cove. A lovely drive over from Wensleydale down the B6160, turning…
Tennants Auction House and Garden Rooms in Leyburn
For many, many years we have watched Tennants, now in Leyburn, grow and grow. It’s a wonderful facility for the Yorkshire Dales and we all appreciate what it has become.…
Hawes in Upper Wensleydale
There was promise of a nice day weatherwise and I had something to return to Cunningham’s in Hawes, we hadn’t been for quite a while to have a stroll round…
Voices From The Dales
Have you been listening to the podcasts Voices from the Dales? I’d forgotten all about them until the start of Series Three was written about in the Darlington and Stockton…
The Wensleydale Wander from Leyburn in a Circular Manner
As promised the route for our Wensleydale Wander, an annual event with around five hundred runners and walkers, setting off from Grove Square in Leyburn. But you don’t need to…
The Wensleydale Wander
The Wensleydale Wander is an annual event that you can either run or walk with a choice of achieving twenty three miles or twelve miles. So, as I’m doing a…
