The gardens are inspired by the Himalayan regions which includes part of China, Vietnam and Northern India. As well as the huge array of plants, the garden includes three small lakes in the valley bottom and various bridges and even a pagoda to really give it the Himalayan theme.

One of the most obvious, dominant features of the Yorkshire Dales is the dry stone wall. Built without mortar and stable because of their un

The Malham loop walk in the Yorkshire Dales which takes in the stunning limestone amphitheatre of Malham Cove, the glacial meltwater...

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...

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...

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 regularly drive through upper Wharfedale on my All Creatures Great & Small tours, stopping at Hubberholme to visit the church of St...

I’m just back from walking the Herriot Way, a 52 mile hike through Wensleydale and Swaledale. Doing the walk in late May we were blessed...

Most 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...

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...

The distinctive hill on the edge of the North York Moors has become an iconic landmark, particularly after part of the previously flat...

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...