When you travel on the road between Ripon and Masham, you come to the town of West Tanfield. After crossing the bridge over the River Ure...

I’d not been to Appletreewick for a couple of years, but having read that The Craven Arms in the village was used for the inside shots of...

I’d heard that Michelin starred chef Tommy Banks had recently bought the Abbey Inn opposite Byland Abbey and turned it into a pub. It...

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....

Close to Pickering lies the historic site of Cawthorn Roman Camps. Roman Yorkshire has always fascinated me and so on a rare day off on...

After walking the 6 Dales Trail between Otley and Middleham, we had decided to spend an extra night in Middleham and have a rest and...

I had heard what a great walk this was from a couple of friends who had both walked the 6 Dales Trail, so myself and my wife took a...

In Nidderdale not far from Pateley Bridge is the National Trust site of Brimham Rocks. This collection of dramatic, weirdly shaped rocks...

With the new series of All Creatures Great and Small proving so popular, not just in the UK but also across the globe, I have been...

I’m gradually working my way through the #Yorkshire30 – the 30 Highest Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Whilst with boundary...

Every year in April or May, the Yorkshire Dales town of Grassington is transformed over a few days into a film set for the popular TV...

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...

I’ve always had an interest in pre-history, regularly walking my dog up on Rombald’s Moor near Ilkley and exploring the cup and ring...

A real architectural gem – Saltaire’s beautiful United Reformed Church (originally Saltaire Congregationa Church) can be found in the...

This is one of my favourite coastal walks – following the Cinder Track along the old railway line from Ravenscar to Robin Hood’s Bay and...

I’ve been wanting to visit Estbeck House for a while, having heard about its great seafood offering on the Yorkshire Coast. Now the kids...

As a former Leeds student, I spent many a happy hour in the Oak and the Skyrack in Headingley. Now visits are restricted to a few pints...

I regularly take visitors into Yockenthwaite on my All Creatures Great and Small tours, to show them Yockenthwaite Farm which plays...

This historic town house with award winning garden in the centre of York has many tales to tell…. But before we start the tale of the...

Running driver guiding business, most of my client pick-ups are in York. I must drive past this mural of a bright green beetle, three or...