The 25th January saw some great news when the Michelin Guide for 2021 awarded two new Yorkshire Restaurants with a coveted Michelin Star....

The “Cat’s Eye” was invented in 1934 by Yorkshireman Percy Shaw and has no doubt saved thousands of lives on the roads over the years....

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 kids to The Forbidden Corner in Middleham and afterwards paid a visit to the café for our lunch. He was horrified that I chose a big chunk of fruitcake with a thick slice of Wensleydale cheese sitting on top. Whilst I explained it was a Yorkshire thing, I was met with the response of “you Northerners are just weird!”. As a Blue Badge tour gu

As a fan of the gentle BBC TV comedy series The Detectorists with Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones playing Andy and Lance, two hapless...

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

On one of my favourite dog walking routes on Otley Chevin there is a wood carving by local sculptor and teacher Shane Green of an...

People travel from far and wide to experience a traditional Yorkshire Christmas, with many of our older towns and cities decking...

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...

I’d thoroughly enjoyed watching the TV series Knightfall on Netflix a couple of years ago, the story of the rise and fall of the Knights...

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...

With lockdown restrictions lifted I decided to get up early and take a hike up Whernside with my wife and faithful black lab Bronte. I...

Let's see how many you get right! - Scroll down for the answers... 1. Name 2 stately homes in Yorkshire which featured in Downton Abbey...

An hours wait at Auto Windscreens in Middleton, Leeds was spent exploring the local area on foot and finally getting to visit The...

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...