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…
A lovely, Easy Going Circular Walk from West Burton
Some friends hadn’t done much walking from West Burton so of course it had to be me to lead! A lovely low level walk about five miles and if you…
Short circular round Askrigg in Wensleydale
A pretty walk around the village of Askrigg, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, walking to the River Ure through wild flower meadows. About two and a half miles all…
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…
Beautiful Open Gardens in The Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale AONB
Perhaps it’s at this time of year that our thoughts turn to the beautiful Open Gardens that we have. Here in the dales, do we have more than our fair…
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…
Walking to Mill Gill Force and beyond in Askrigg in beautiful Wensleydale
It was one of those days when you didn’t really want to venture out of the house and to top it all it started raining just as I was leaving.…
Masham, past the Marfield Wetlands, Fearby, Six Dales Trail and back to Masham
On a truly beautiful October morning a little group of us set off to do a circular walk from Masham. Easy going walking, about eight miles, and the enticement of…
Find your way around with OS Maps on foot, cycling, riding….
For a while now I’ve felt I should be talking about OS Maps for digital devices. I’m sure quite a few of you will have already experienced this invaluable tool…
An easy day in Northallerton, North Yorkshire’s County Town
A friend and I met in Northallerton as she mentioned she had never really been and was interested to have a stroll round. She came on the train so I…
