On one of my favourite dog walking routes on Otley Chevin there is a wood carving by local sculptor and teacher Shane Green of an...

People travel from far and wide to experience a traditional Yorkshire Christmas, with many of our older towns and cities decking...

I recently bought a book – The Dales 30, by Jonathan Smith who runs the wonderful “Where 2 Walk” website. In the book it lists the...

A friend of mine who lived in Scarcroft took me on a lockdown dog walk a few weeks ago and knowing that I have an interest in history was...

Theakston’s Brewey based in the Yorkshire Dales market town of Masham has been brewing ale since 1827. It is still run by direct family...

I’d thoroughly enjoyed watching the TV series Knightfall on Netflix a couple of years ago, the story of the rise and fall of the Knights...

“Never heard the solitary whistle of curlew on a summer noon…without feeling an elevation of the soul” So said Robbie Burns. But worrying...

Not to be confused with Yorkshire’s highest peak – Whernside, Great Whernside is actually the 6th highest peak in Yorkshire but arguably...

On a recent trip to Grassington to take some photos of the town which poses as Darrowby in the new Channel 5 remake of All Creatures...

The Angel at Hetton in the Yorkshire Dales had become a bit of a Yorkshire institution over the years and was widely regarded as the UK’s...

My good friend and Yorkshire author, Colin Speakman has written an article for The Real Yorkshire Blog on the history of the Yorkshire...

With Bonfire Night approaching on 5th November, families this year will enjoy their own socially distanced fireworks & garden bonfires,...

Over the course of the last few months, myself and my wife have been working through the various Dales Way link stages. The Dales Way...

When driving back from the Yorkshire Dales on the stretch of road on the B6265 between Grassington and Skipton, there are three landmarks...

Whilst helping renovate a cottage in Staithes over the last week, I have been forced to make a number of trips down the coast road to...

I’ve always been a fan of Shepherds Purse cheeses, being a particular fan of their Yorkshire Blue and Harrogate Blue cheeses. Having...

This is a lovely 7 mile walk over easy terrain in the Eastern section of the Yorkshire Wolds. The Yorkshire Wolds is a relatively unknown...

The beautiful Yorkshire Dales village of Linton just a couple of miles from Grassington has everything you would expect from a village –...

This strange crenellated building on the edge of the West Yorkshire market town of Otley first caught my attention a few years ago. I’d...

In my previous life running a marketing agency, I had the pleasure of working with a local precision engineering company called Produmax...