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J.B. Priestley and his love of the Yorkshire Dales
Find out about Hubberholme and JB Priestley's love of Upper Wharfedale.
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Jul 24, 20243 min read


Tony Cragg Sculptures at Castle Howard – catch them before 22nd September 2024
Renowned sculpture Tony Cragg exhibits huge range of artworks at Castle Howard
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Jun 26, 20246 min read


Why you should consider a University in these Yorkshire cities...
There are plenty of reasons to visit Yorkshire. But have you considered going to university there? If you haven’t, you definitely should.
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Jun 18, 20245 min read


Voyage – commemorating Hull’s trade & seafaring heritage with Iceland
The statue was a tall 6ft figure sitting upon a plinth, staring out across the Humber estuary and called Voyage.
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May 25, 20242 min read


Season 5 of All Creatures Great and Small starts filming straight away in Grassington
Well, there were All Creatures Great and Small fans across the world waiting with baited breath recently as no mention of another series...
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Mar 7, 20244 min read


Janet’s Foss – one of the prettiest waterfalls in Yorkshire & often used as a screen location
The Malham loop walk in the Yorkshire Dales which takes in the stunning limestone amphitheatre of Malham Cove, the glacial meltwater...
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Jan 13, 20243 min read


A lovely loop walk around Grimwith Reservoir from The Craven Arms in Appletreewick
I’d not been to Appletreewick for a couple of years, but having read that The Craven Arms in the village was used for the inside shots of...
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Oct 3, 20233 min read


James Herriot said it was the “Finest View in England” – do you agree?
Well it wasn’t really James Herriot who made the statement, but Yorkshire vet Alf Wight – the author who wrote the famous books under his...
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Oct 1, 20232 min read


York Unlocked Weekend returns for 2023
York Unlocked 2023 on the weekend of 7 and 8 October 2023 will see the doors thrown open to around 70 fabulous buildings FREE of charge....
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Sep 8, 20232 min read


8 Miles to the Pub - the Story of 3 Pensioners Rambling from Derby to Malton...
I have met one of the authors of this book (Steve Mullins) on a couple of occasions at Yorkshire Society events and whilst discussing my...
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Aug 9, 20232 min read


Paul Czainski and the Staithes Painted Illusion Trail
Paul Czainski is a world famous Trompe l’Oeil artist who was born in Yorkshire in 1954, studying at Jacob Kramer College of Art in Leeds....
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Jul 31, 20233 min read


Walking the Six Dales Trail – 38 miles between Otley and Middleham
I had heard what a great walk this was from a couple of friends who had both walked the 6 Dales Trail, so myself and my wife took a...
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Jul 4, 202311 min read


The Day we bumped into James Herriot in Arncliffe
With the new series of All Creatures Great and Small proving so popular, not just in the UK but also across the globe, I have been...
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May 15, 20235 min read


Baugh Fell – a difficult hike up the twelfth highest peak of the #YorkshireDales30
I’m gradually working my way through the #Yorkshire30 – the 30 Highest Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Whilst with boundary...
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May 2, 20234 min read


Transforming Grassington into Darrowby for the filming of All Creatures Great & Small
Every year in April or May, the Yorkshire Dales town of Grassington is transformed over a few days into a film set for the popular TV...
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Apr 30, 20238 min read


Toast Art on display in Haworth
I regularly stop at St.Michael & All Angels Church in Haworth on my Bronte tours. The church is next to the Bronte Parsonage Museum, but...
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Apr 21, 20232 min read


Buckden Pike Circular – a hike up Yorkshire’s 7th Highest Peak
As I’m off in May to the Highlands of Scotland for a few days walking with some old friends, it has motivated me for the need to get a...
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Mar 1, 20235 min read


Circle – Richard Farrington’s Giant Charm Bracelet on the Cleveland Way
Whilst not technically in Yorkshire, I am including this artwork in my blog as its position along the Cleveland Way between Saltburn and...
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Feb 20, 20232 min read


Yorkshire Rewilding Network – enabling rewilding throughout Yorkshire
I recently met with the Yorkshire Rewilding Network to find out about the thriving community of members and some of the interesting...
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Jan 3, 20232 min read


All Creatures Great & Small – Filming locations from Series 3
Back in 2021, when series 1 of the remake of All Creatures Great and Small first aired I blogged about the locations used in the TV...
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Dec 30, 20226 min read
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