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    Dodd Fell, Wether Fell  & the old Roman Road
    timbarber
    • Mar 3
    • 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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    The Druid’s Temple – Yorkshire’s Stonehenge or an 18th century Folly?
    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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    The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge - 65,000 steps in a day!
    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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    The Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman York
    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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    A desolate past industrial lead mining landscape – a loop walk from Gunnerside
    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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    A circular walk up Sharp Haw with a well-deserved beer!
    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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    Markenfield Hall - A hidden medieval moated manor house near Ripon
    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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    Ilkley to The Doubler Stones loop walk
    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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    Askwith to Clifton – a short loop walk in Wharfedale
    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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    Farfield Quaker Meeting House – one of Historic England’s Top 10 Historic Faith Buildings
    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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    Did you know Britain’s tallest ever man was a Yorkshireman?
    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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    So what is the link between an elephant, the artist JMW Turner and Otley Chevin?
    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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    A walk into Coverdale from Scar House Reservoir in Nidderdale
    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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    The Poetry Seat on Ilkley Moor
    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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    Who was and what is “Fat Betty” on Danby Moor?
    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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    Staithes to Whitby walk - as recommended in The Times
    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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    Exploring Troller's Gill - a loop walk from Burnsall
    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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