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    The Miner’s Bait Table sculpture on the Cleveland Way at Boulby
    timbarber
    • Dec 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Miner’s Bait Table sculpture on the Cleveland Way at Boulby

    A few weeks back whilst walking a stretch of the Cleveland Way with my dog, I came across a strange piece of land art in the shadow of...
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    Shedding some light on Beamsley Beacon
    timbarber
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Shedding some light on Beamsley Beacon

    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...
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    The Mystery of Otley's Vacca Wall
    timbarber
    • Oct 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Mystery of Otley's Vacca Wall

    I regularly walk my dog on Otley Chevin and walking up from the East Chevin Quarry Car Park to Surprise View, I often pass a long...
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    Barwick in Elmet’s Iron Age Hill Fort and Motte Bailey Castle
    timbarber
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Barwick in Elmet’s Iron Age Hill Fort and Motte Bailey Castle

    After visiting a friend in Barwick in Elmet, I remembered years ago he’d mentioned the remains of a motte bailey castle behind the local...
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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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    Roseberry Topping & The Captain Cook Monument – walk from Great Ayton
    timbarber
    • Apr 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    Roseberry Topping & The Captain Cook Monument – walk from Great Ayton

    The distinctive hill on the edge of the North York Moors has become an iconic landmark, particularly after part of the previously flat...
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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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    I'm Tim Barber and since 2015 I have been running Real Yorkshire Tours - offering chauffeur guided small group tours for visitors to Yorkshire..

     

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