timbarberMar 34 minDodd Fell, Wether Fell & the old Roman RoadAs part of my mission to climb Yorkshire’s 30 Highest Peaks, we had found a route on Jonathan Smith’s great Where2Walk website which...
timbarberJul 8, 20212 minThe 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...
timbarberMay 15, 20216 minThe 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...
timbarberApr 5, 20213 minThe Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman YorkWith lockdown restrictions starting to ease, I have been lucky over the past week, to have completed 3 virtual tours of York for US...
timbarberApr 3, 20215 minA desolate past industrial lead mining landscape – a loop walk from GunnersideWith the stay at home restriction being released on the previous Monday, I was desperate to get out and back up to the Yorkshire Dales....
timbarberMar 7, 20213 minA 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...
timbarberMar 3, 20217 minMarkenfield Hall - A hidden medieval moated manor house near RiponThe story of Markenfield Hall is a fascinating one. This medieval moated manor house situated on the outskirts of Ripon, really is one of...
timbarberFeb 7, 20214 minIlkley to The Doubler Stones loop walkThis 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...
timbarberJan 24, 20215 minAskwith to Clifton – a short loop walk in WharfedaleHaving pretty much exhausted walks around Burley in Wharfedale where I live during lockdown, it was satisfying to find a walk I hadn’t...
timbarberJan 13, 20213 minFarfield Quaker Meeting House – one of Historic England’s Top 10 Historic Faith BuildingsA small unassuming brick built building dating from the 1600’s, situated just off the road between Addingham and Bolton Abbey has found...
timbarberJan 4, 20213 minDid 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...
timbarberDec 22, 20203 minSo 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...
timbarberJun 8, 20203 minA walk into Coverdale from Scar House Reservoir in NidderdaleAfter being blessed with great weather for the first couple of months of the pandemic, Wednesday saw the weather change and as we parked...
timbarberApr 11, 20202 minThe Poetry Seat on Ilkley Moorfew 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...
timbarberApr 9, 20203 minWho 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...
timbarberApr 9, 20204 minStaithes to Whitby walk - as recommended in The TimesWhilst in lockdown with the Corona Virus pandemic raging outside, I read an article in The Times on 7th April 2020 entitled “Ramblers...
timbarberMar 30, 20203 minExploring Troller's Gill - a loop walk from BurnsallWith 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...