timbarberApr 133 minThe Black Prince in Leeds City SquareHaving lived in Leeds or close by since my student days – one landmark in the City centre has always stood out. Sitting proudly on top of...
timbarberMar 81 minHuge artwork depicting David Hockney made out of nails in Little GermanyWhilst doing a recce of Little Germany in Bradford with a fellow guide recently, we stumbled upon a huge artwork up on a wall showing one...
timbarberFeb 162 minFine Dining in Yorkshire - Michelin Star and Michelin Plate Restaurants 2022With this years Michelin Guide 2022 launched on 16th February – it is great news that in a year when we still experienced the after...
timbarberFeb 114 minThe Magpie Cafe - Yorkshire's best fish & chips? Discuss!The Magpie Café in Whitby is a bit of a Yorkshire Institution and its popularity can be seen by the queues which form outside most...
timbarberFeb 73 minThe Yorkshire Wolds - soon to get Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and UNESCO Geopark status?A guest blog article by my friend, Yorkshire Society colleague and acclaimed author Colin Speakman Even amongst people who love...
timbarberFeb 33 minThe Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag - a hidden gem in KnaresboroughOne of the strangest and most interesting historic sites in the region is The Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag, a small chapel carved into...
timbarberJan 285 minCircular walk from Thixendale to the deserted medieval village of Wharram PercyThe Yorkshire Wolds is often over looked in favour of Yorkshire’s better known National parks – The Yorkshire Dales & North York Moors....
timbarberJan 193 minMuker Literary Institute – a place of Victorian self-improvement in SwaledaleOn my Yorkshire Dales tours, I often drive along the many traditional Yorkshire villages along Swaledale. Small quaint stone cottages,...
timbarberJan 113 minButtertubs Pass & The Buttertubs - What's in a name?One of the most famous roads in Yorkshire is Buttertubs Pass, the high road between Wensleydale and Swaledale with fantastic views over...
timbarberJan 34 minSimonstone Hall - a great all round experience for a post New Year breakI regularly stop for lunch at Simonstone Hall on my way up and over Buttertubs during my tours of the Yorkshire Dales. My guests are...
timbarberDec 14, 20214 minSandal Castle – believed to have inspired a nursery rhyme and its link to the War of the Roses Sitting a few miles outside Wakefield are the ruined remains of Sandal Castle. There is not much of the stonework left but the moat and...
timbarberNov 23, 20212 minShedding some light on Beamsley BeaconMost people head out from Ilkley up onto the Moors above White Wells or The Cow and Calf, but walking up on the Moors over the other side...
timbarberAug 5, 20212 minEnclosure Rights – an artwork inspired by the cultural landscape of the Yorkshire Wolds On a recent walk along the Yorkshire Wolds Way from Wintringham, I stumbled upon a wonderful public artwork. The walk started in...
timbarberJul 23, 20213 minToft Gate Lime Kiln - a window into Nidderdale's industrial pastOn the road between Pateley Bridge and Grassington just outside Greenhow lies a curious structure with the remnants of a stack chimney...
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...
timbarberJun 21, 20213 minHome – relaxed, informal fine dining in LeedsI’d heard lots of people raving about the Leeds based restaurant Home, situated where the old Darbar Indian restaurant once was in...
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 14, 20215 minRoseberry Topping & The Captain Cook Monument – walk from Great AytonThe distinctive hill on the edge of the North York Moors has become an iconic landmark, particularly after part of the previously flat...
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...