But perhaps the strangest tradition from Whitby’s history is that of the Penny Hedge which legend has it dates back to 1159.

It turns out it was called Ingram Hospital and is one of York’s most important mid-seventeenth century buildings.

Mýse brings Michelin Star dining to the tiny village of Hovingham. Going straight into the Guide with a Star,

The 2nd Ryder Cup came to Yorkshire and was held at Moortown Golf Club in Leeds. This legacy has meant that Moortown Golf Club still has a t

2025 marks the start of the Railway 200 which celebrates the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. With this in mind it inspired me to wr

The Whitby Krampus run started in 2013 and has grown in popularity ever since, where horned creatures from Alpine folklore march through the

What makes these fossil tacks so important is that previously there were no footprints of these animals of that age in the UK.

Having studied Geography and Geology at The University of Leeds many moons ago, I always doff my cap when passing the Sedgwick Memorial...

I can’t believe this is the 10th Staithes Festival having attended many over the years, and was so pleased to have a gap in my busy...

The official companion to the hit TV series All Creatures Great & Small launches on 26th September in hardback. The book offers a glimpse...

In the 1850’s workmen in Wortley near Armley Gyratory found some strange bones whilst digging clay for the local brickworks. The bones were

Find out about Hubberholme and JB Priestley's love of Upper Wharfedale.

Renowned sculpture Tony Cragg exhibits huge range of artworks at Castle Howard

I was lucky enough to be invited along as a guest to experience the Chef’s Table by Josh Barnes at Swinton Park Hotel.

There are plenty of reasons to visit Yorkshire. But have you considered going to university there? If you haven’t, you definitely should.

Nurnburnholme church cross “the finest Anglo Saxon-Viking example of its type in East Yorkshire"

A friend of mine who lives in York had raved on about Arras for a number of years, so with a tour finishing in York last Friday and my wife

It looks like the historic town of Selby can also lay claim to its Abbey being the inspiration for the iconic American flag.

The statue was a tall 6ft figure sitting upon a plinth, staring out across the Humber estuary and called Voyage.

I’m sure many people have watched the new series of All Creatures Great and Small and seen the beautiful farmstead at the foot of the fells