Tim Barber's

Real Yorkshire Blog

Bringing "God's own county" to life

As the owner of Real Yorkshire Tours, I am always out and about in "God's own county" showing visitors the history, heritage & culture of the area. With this Real Yorkshire blog I hope to share some of this information and bring to life the best of Yorkshire.

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Heritage & Landscape

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Eat, Drink & Stay

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a day ago
6 min

The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge - 65,000 steps in a day!

One of the famous walking challenges in Yorkshire is The Yorkshire Three Peaks. It’s a walk of 24.5 miles but with 5200 feet (1585m) of...

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2 days ago
2 min

War Horse - a powerful tribute to Featherstone's first world war fallen

On my way to do an interview with Farmer Copley’s Farm, one of the few places in Yorkshire to still grow liquorice, I passed a huge...

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May 2
2 min

Leeds Bridge House – a bit of New York in Leeds

I’ve been lucky enough to have visited New York, most recently in 2019 with Visit Britain on a trade mission to promote Yorkshire to US...

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Apr 30
5 min

Walk along The Yorkshire Wolds Way from Wintringham

After deciding to go out for a day’s walking with my old mate Wardy, we decided for a change to visit The Yorkshire Wolds. Even though...

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Apr 28
3 min

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdelan - a Medieval Hospital and Leper Chapel in Ripon

I had read about a Leper Hospital in Ripon, so last summer having dropped off some overseas visitors at The Old Deanery next to Ripon...

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Apr 21
4 min

Peaky Blinders in Yorkshire

The British period drama Peaky Blinders created by Steven Knight follows the exploits of the Shelby crime family and is loosely based on...

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Apr 18
2 min

Hail the Yorkshire Rhubarb Triangle

It’s that time of year again, when Rhubarb features on the menu again. But its not just rhubarb crumbles or pies, Chefs are now using...

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Apr 14
5 min

Roseberry Topping & The Captain Cook Monument – walk from Great Ayton

The distinctive hill on the edge of the North York Moors has become an iconic landmark, particularly after part of the previously flat...

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Apr 5
3 min

The Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman York

With lockdown restrictions starting to ease, I have been lucky over the past week, to have completed 3 virtual tours of York for US...

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