I had not been to Cliffe Castle Museum for over a decade, but after a hospital appointment in Keighley at the weekend and with no further pl

One of the most iconic landmarks in the Yorkshire Dales is Kilnsey Crag. Located in Wharfedale between Grassington and Kettlewell,

2025 marks the start of the Railway 200 which celebrates the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. With this in mind it inspired me to wr

What makes these fossil tacks so important is that previously there were no footprints of these animals of that age in the UK.

Having studied Geography and Geology at The University of Leeds many moons ago, I always doff my cap when passing the Sedgwick Memorial...

I can’t believe this is the 10th Staithes Festival having attended many over the years, and was so pleased to have a gap in my busy...

Renowned sculpture Tony Cragg exhibits huge range of artworks at Castle Howard

There are plenty of reasons to visit Yorkshire. But have you considered going to university there? If you haven’t, you definitely should.

A friend of mine who lives in York had raved on about Arras for a number of years, so with a tour finishing in York last Friday and my wife

The statue was a tall 6ft figure sitting upon a plinth, staring out across the Humber estuary and called Voyage.

Not a stop I make on every tour in Wensleydale I do, but last week I had a couple who loved gardens so I thought I would treat them to a...

High above Fylingdales Moor at a place called Lilla Howe is one of the most important crosses on the North York Moors if not the whole of...

With my tour guiding business, I often have cause to take visitors to the Hepworth Sculpture Gallery in Wakefield. From the outside car...

Either coming back from tours of Whitby or on my way to Castle Howard, I often visit the ruins of Kirkham Priory. Once home to a...

I first came across Goodmanham during lockdown when my wife and I decided to explore the Yorkshire Wolds a bit more. This less well known...

When it was first opened in the 1700’s, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal helped open up the West of England and the great Port of Liverpool to...

Whilst York Minster is always seen as the most important church in the North of England, little old Ripon Cathedral can say that it’s...

On a recent tour my corporate guests had a three hour meeting in Wakefield, so after dropping them off I had time to kill. As well as...

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...

One of my favourite places to go fossil hunting, if I get a few days off by the coast is Saltwick Bay. After the walk down the cliffside...