Deep in the heart of Nidderdale’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) towards the top of the Nidd Valley and in the shadow of Great...

As a student living in Headingley in the 1980s, I walked past the strange towers looking like a mini castle on Cardigan Road many times....

Having pretty much exhausted walks around Burley in Wharfedale where I live during lockdown, it was satisfying to find a walk I hadn’t...

An old rugby pal of mine from London decided to pay a visit to Yorkshire with his family before Covid struck. We ended up going with his...

A small unassuming brick built building dating from the 1600’s, situated just off the road between Addingham and Bolton Abbey has found...

William Bradley – often known as “The Yorkshire Giant” or “Bradley the Giant” was born in Market Weighton in the East Riding in 1787 and...

Theakston’s Brewey based in the Yorkshire Dales market town of Masham has been brewing ale since 1827. It is still run by direct family...

My good friend and Yorkshire author, Colin Speakman has written an article for The Real Yorkshire Blog on the history of the Yorkshire...

After the recent Black Lives Matter protests around the world it was quite apt when one of my fellow guides, Nick Smith, the owner of Yor...

After being blessed with great weather for the first couple of months of the pandemic, Wednesday saw the weather change and as we parked...

Last year, I was contacted by a property company who had just completed part of a new development of apartments in the Hungate area of...

I often guide in Hull and Beverley, with the stunning gothic Beverley Minster a “must see” stop on my tours. Close to the Altar in the...

There are many similarities between our situation today with our Corona Virus pandemic and the Black Death of the 1300’s, not least the...

Being so close to the Minster – St Michael le Belfrey on High Petergate in York often gets overlooked, but it has a wonderful history in...

Downton Abbey, the British historical drama created by Julian Fellows has captivated audiences across the world since it first aired in...

Industrialist Titus Salt will forever be remembered as a Yorkshire industrialist who pioneered the use of the model village for his...

Whist training as a Blue Badge Guide and travelling along Blakey Ridge on one of our North York Moors training days – someone pointed...

Whilst in lockdown with the Corona Virus pandemic raging outside, I read an article in The Times on 7th April 2020 entitled “Ramblers...

In my past life as a marketing man, I once had to come up with a logo and brand for a syndicate of Bradford based surgeons called...

Driving around Yorkshire and particularly in the Yorkshire Dales, a pub name which keeps cropping up is the Craven Heifer. This is...