Magnificent Views along The Shawl From Leyburn
I know we’ve walked along The Shawl many times but on a clear day it takes some beating. Literally a few yards from Leyburn Market Place and you have a…
Masham Swifts
Did you know that there are over 90 swift nest boxes located in Masham, many will be at private houses but some you will be able to spot as you…
Easy Short Walk From Askrigg and back
Perhaps you don’t feel like walking especially far today so don’t beat yourself up, just do a short walk. A short walk is better than no walk and especially if…
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…
A lovely Circular Walk from Leyburn
There are quite a few walks from Leyburn, along The Shawl, across to Middleham or Spennithorne and Harmby all in the glorious Yorkshire Dales and all the combinations you can…
The Many Hamlets of Coverdale
Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales is a lovely dale, long, narrow with the River Cover running its length with the source of the river bubbling up high on the moor…
The Wheatsheaf Inn in Carperby in Wensleydale
A few friends and I decided it was time to have lunch together and The Wheatsheaf Inn in Carperby in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales was our chosen venue. My…
A Short Circular Walk From Hawes
A lovely short walk from Hawes, Upper Wensleydale, the perfect stroll whatever time of day. Easy going on the south side of Hawes, below Wether Fell, open views across Wensleydale,…
A Circular Walk From Hawes
On a brilliantly sunny day four of us set off from Hawes to walk about seven or eight miles round Wether Fell and Yorburgh. Quite a steep pull from Burtersett…
Burtersett Near Hawes
Burtersett just to the east of Hawes in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales has quite an interesting history going back to Viking/Norse times. Sett then meant a temporary settlement and…
