Either coming back from tours of Whitby or on my way to Castle Howard, I often visit the ruins of Kirkham Priory. Once home to a...

I first came across Goodmanham during lockdown when my wife and I decided to explore the Yorkshire Wolds a bit more. This less well known...

When it was first opened in the 1700’s, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal helped open up the West of England and the great Port of Liverpool to...

Whilst York Minster is always seen as the most important church in the North of England, little old Ripon Cathedral can say that it’s...

The Malham loop walk in the Yorkshire Dales which takes in the stunning limestone amphitheatre of Malham Cove, the glacial meltwater...

On a recent tour my corporate guests had a three hour meeting in Wakefield, so after dropping them off I had time to kill. As well as...

When you travel on the road between Ripon and Masham, you come to the town of West Tanfield. After crossing the bridge over the River Ure...

One of my favourite places to go fossil hunting, if I get a few days off by the coast is Saltwick Bay. After the walk down the cliffside...

When you mention Stamford Bridge to most people, they always seem to associate the name with the home of Chelsea Football Club down in...

We were looking for a shortish walk from the North York Moors National Park visitor centre as my wife was recovering from a nasty cold....

Close to Pickering lies the historic site of Cawthorn Roman Camps. Roman Yorkshire has always fascinated me and so on a rare day off on...

In the Middle ages some important churches in England had what is now known as a Rood Loft. These structures were usually situated above...

In the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds just outside Sledmere is a distinctive Grade I listed war memorial in a squat columnar shape which...

In Nidderdale not far from Pateley Bridge is the National Trust site of Brimham Rocks. This collection of dramatic, weirdly shaped rocks...

On the road to Egton Bridge in the Esk Valley lies the village of Glaisdale. On the edge of the village lies an old bridge known locally...

On my tours of the North York Moors, I often make a little detour to Kirkdale to show my guests a little hidden gem of a church with a...

You would think that Northern Europe’s largest Gothic cathedral and England’s second most important religious building would be home to a...

Just to the South of Huddersfield on a raised area of land near Almondsbury lies Castle Hill. Perched on top of the hill is Victoria...

I was lucky enough to get a private tour of the Cutlers Hall in Sheffield by the Beadle. What a fascinating story not only hearing about...

Everyone seems to have heard about Boudicea, the warrior queen who led her army against the Romans. But very few people have heard about...