Sunset, Sunrise, Dusk and Dawn with Twilight in Between
A friend who lives in Ripon asked if I would like to join her attending the Great Yorkshire Christmas Fair in Harrogate, usually happening on the last weekend in November.…
West Burton Methodist Chapel and Treasure Trails
West Burton, found in the glorious Yorkshire Dales, is home to a beautiful Methodist Chapel, with unusual interior and is well worth a visit and if you plan your visit…
The Merlin Bird App
We were staying overnight with friends and it wasn’t long before Bob mentioned this new app he had found, thought I might be interested. Wow! Yes! Merlin Bird app. Just…
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…
Christmas in West Burton
We do hope you’ve had a really brilliant Christmas and now looking forward to bringing in the New Year with style and then our thoughts of course will turn to…
Our Country Hideaways Brochure for 2024 is Ready!
Great excitement in the office as our Country Hideaways 2024 brochure is ready for you to view, download, save, print and share if you wish! We know many of you…
Longer Circular Route from the National Park Vistor Centre at Aysgarth Falls
If you read the last blog you’ll know I was going to do a route past the stepping stones if the River Ure was too high to past over safely.…
Stunning linear walk from Askrigg to West Burton
The weatherman had promised good weather, there was one last survey of bees in the SSSI field in Askrigg (carried out for just six weeks of the year whilst the…
West Burton Art Group, West Burton Village Hall 8th and 9th April 2023
If you’re here in the dales Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April don’t miss the West Burton Art Group exhibition in West Burton Village Hall from 10am until 4pm. An…
Templar’s Chapel, Thupton Gill and Home!
Quite an eventful walk the other day a lesson in being prepared for just about anything! We set off from West Burton on a relatively calm day and our planned…
