the West Yorkshire city of Bradford being honoured with the title of City of Culture 2025. After an eclectic year of cultural and artistic events, the city was rewarded by becoming host of The Turner Prize – the UK’s best known visual arts award.

I was lucky enough to be invited to a soft launch of the new winter light trail on the Swinton Park Estate.   This mile long illuminated trail within the hotel grounds opens to the general public on 6th November and runs through until 22nd February 2026

This is a great 8.5 mile walk heading off from the National Parks Centre car park in Grassington, which includes a stretch of riverside walk, a bit of industrial heritage, walking through old lead mines and some great moorland views.

The 5 images which were sold at auction were taken between 1917 and 1920 by two young Yorkshire lasses in the village of Cottingley, a suburb of Bradford between Bingley and Shipley. The girls, 16 year old Elsie Wright and her 9 year old cousin Frances Griffiths and it is amazing that these children were able to create such realistic fake photographs, that many people at the time were convinced they were real.  

Whilst on a short break on the Yorkshire Coast, my wife and I decided to take an afternoon hike and spotted a walk in the latest copy of the North York Moors Association newsletter which sounded interesting as it included a visit to St.Gregory’s Minster and was close to Kirkdale Cave.

Littondale is a lovely little Dale which can be accessed from Wharfedale near Kilnsey Crag or from the high road over Malham Moor. The start point of the walk was the small village of Arncliffe with the quirkly little pub The Falcon Inn sitting on the village green. I often make a stop here on my All Creatures Great & Small Tours as Arncliffe actually plays part of Darrowby in the new TV series and the back of Skeldale House.

The gardens are inspired by the Himalayan regions which includes part of China, Vietnam and Northern India. As well as the huge array of plants, the garden includes three small lakes in the valley bottom and various bridges and even a pagoda to really give it the Himalayan theme.

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