A walk past Danby Castle and up and over Danby Rigg with standing stones and heather in bloom
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....
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timbarber
- Mar 1
- 5 min
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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timbarber
- Mar 3, 2022
- 4 min
Dodd Fell, Wether Fell & the old Roman Road
As part of my mission to climb Yorkshire’s 30 Highest Peaks, we had found a route on Jonathan Smith’s great Where2Walk website which...
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timbarber
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Druid’s Temple – Yorkshire’s Stonehenge or an 18th century Folly?
Nestled in the woodland close to Swinton Bivouac on the Swinton Park Estate lies a huge stone circle which looks like the sort of...
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timbarber
- May 15, 2021
- 6 min
The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge - 65,000 steps in a day!
One of the famous walking challenges in Yorkshire is The Yorkshire Three Peaks. It’s a walk of 24.5 miles but with 5200 feet (1585m) of...
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timbarber
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
The Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman York
With lockdown restrictions starting to ease, I have been lucky over the past week, to have completed 3 virtual tours of York for US...
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timbarber
- Apr 3, 2021
- 5 min
A desolate past industrial lead mining landscape – a loop walk from Gunnerside
With the stay at home restriction being released on the previous Monday, I was desperate to get out and back up to the Yorkshire Dales....
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timbarber
- Mar 7, 2021
- 3 min
A circular walk up Sharp Haw with a well-deserved beer!
A recent socially distanced afternoon walk with my old rugby pal Tim and his vizsla Max involved a walk I had not done before, up to the...
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timbarber
- Mar 3, 2021
- 7 min
Markenfield Hall - A hidden medieval moated manor house near Ripon
The story of Markenfield Hall is a fascinating one. This medieval moated manor house situated on the outskirts of Ripon, really is one of...
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timbarber
- Feb 7, 2021
- 4 min
Ilkley to The Doubler Stones loop walk
This is a good lockdown leg stretch with a few short climbs to get your lungs going. A pal of mine Lee from Burnley (over on the...
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timbarber
- Jan 24, 2021
- 5 min
Askwith to Clifton – a short loop walk in Wharfedale
Having pretty much exhausted walks around Burley in Wharfedale where I live during lockdown, it was satisfying to find a walk I hadn’t...
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timbarber
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
Farfield Quaker Meeting House – one of Historic England’s Top 10 Historic Faith Buildings
A small unassuming brick built building dating from the 1600’s, situated just off the road between Addingham and Bolton Abbey has found...
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timbarber
- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
Did you know Britain’s tallest ever man was a Yorkshireman?
William Bradley – often known as “The Yorkshire Giant” or “Bradley the Giant” was born in Market Weighton in the East Riding in 1787 and...
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timbarber
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
So what is the link between an elephant, the artist JMW Turner and Otley Chevin?
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...
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timbarber
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
A walk into Coverdale from Scar House Reservoir in Nidderdale
After being blessed with great weather for the first couple of months of the pandemic, Wednesday saw the weather change and as we parked...
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timbarber
- Apr 11, 2020
- 2 min
The Poetry Seat on Ilkley Moor
few years ago on the way back from a good yomp over Ilkley Moor to the 12 Apostles stone circle, I took a slight detour on my way back...
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timbarber
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Who was and what is “Fat Betty” on Danby Moor?
Whist training as a Blue Badge Guide and travelling along Blakey Ridge on one of our North York Moors training days – someone pointed...
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timbarber
- Apr 9, 2020
- 4 min
Staithes to Whitby walk - as recommended in The Times
Whilst in lockdown with the Corona Virus pandemic raging outside, I read an article in The Times on 7th April 2020 entitled “Ramblers...
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timbarber
- Mar 30, 2020
- 3 min
Exploring Troller's Gill - a loop walk from Burnsall
With dry January starting and the need to rid myself of a stone in weight I had managed to put on over Christmas, my wife and I decided a...
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