I’m gradually working my way through the #Yorkshire30 – the 30 Highest Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Whilst with boundary...

Every year in April or May, the Yorkshire Dales town of Grassington is transformed over a few days into a film set for the popular TV...

I regularly stop at St.Michael & All Angels Church in Haworth on my Bronte tours. The church is next to the Bronte Parsonage Museum, but...

On my tours of the North York Moors, I often make a little detour to Kirkdale to show my guests a little hidden gem of a church with a...

Just to the South of Huddersfield on a raised area of land near Almondsbury lies Castle Hill. Perched on top of the hill is Victoria...

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...

Whilst not technically in Yorkshire, I am including this artwork in my blog as its position along the Cleveland Way between Saltburn and...

I was lucky enough to get a private tour of the Cutlers Hall in Sheffield by the Beadle. What a fascinating story not only hearing about...

Everyone seems to have heard about Boudicea, the warrior queen who led her army against the Romans. But very few people have heard about...

I recently met with the Yorkshire Rewilding Network to find out about the thriving community of members and some of the interesting...

Back in 2021, when series 1 of the remake of All Creatures Great and Small first aired I blogged about the locations used in the TV...

At the heart of the Bolton Abbey Estate lies Bolton Priory (often referred to incorrectly as Bolton Abbey). It was originally the home of...

Yorkshire has many links to the classic crime novel – as well as each year in July the Theakston’s Crime Writing Festival being held in...

I’ve always had an interest in pre-history, regularly walking my dog up on Rombald’s Moor near Ilkley and exploring the cup and ring...

This is one of my favourite coastal walks – following the Cinder Track along the old railway line from Ravenscar to Robin Hood’s Bay and...

Whilst exhibiting at The Great White Food Festival in Harrogate, I managed to get the chance to wander around the other stands and chat...

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

As a former Leeds student, I spent many a happy hour in the Oak and the Skyrack in Headingley. Now visits are restricted to a few pints...

I regularly take visitors into Yockenthwaite on my All Creatures Great and Small tours, to show them Yockenthwaite Farm which plays...

Tens of thousands of people flock to Whitby every year to visit this historic fishing town on the Yorkshire Coast. Many cross the swing...