James Herriot said it was the “Finest View in England” – do you agree?
Well it wasn’t really James Herriot who made the statement, but Yorkshire vet Alf Wight – the author who wrote the famous books under his...
This section of my Blog covers Yorkshire's diverse culture. So included in this area I will be writing about everything from Yorkshire's many film and TV locations, Yorkshire's literary heritage, sports teams and their homes, theatre and dance, live music and festivals as well as cultural events.
Plus as there are so many famous Yorkshire Folk who have made their mark on the world - just think of the Bronte Sisters, David Hockney & James Herriot for starters, we will feature people who were born or predominantly lived in the county and who have left their mark on Yorkshire over the last 2,000 years.
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James Herriot said it was the “Finest View in England” – do you agree?
York Unlocked Weekend returns for 2023
8 Miles to the Pub - the Story of 3 Pensioners Rambling from Derby to Malton...
Paul Czainski and the Staithes Painted Illusion Trail
Walking the Six Dales Trail – 38 miles between Otley and Middleham
The Day we bumped into James Herriot in Arncliffe
Baugh Fell – a difficult hike up the twelfth highest peak of the #YorkshireDales30
Transforming Grassington into Darrowby for the filming of All Creatures Great & Small
Toast Art on display in Haworth
Buckden Pike Circular – a hike up Yorkshire’s 7th Highest Peak
Circle – Richard Farrington’s Giant Charm Bracelet on the Cleveland Way
Yorkshire Rewilding Network – enabling rewilding throughout Yorkshire
All Creatures Great & Small – Filming locations from Series 3
The symbolism behind the stunning mural on Bolton Priory’s East Wall
The Dales Detective Agency – gentle murder mysteries set in the Yorkshire Dales
Ravenscar to Robin Hood’s Bay Coastal Loop Walk
The Tansey Beetle – the Jewel of York
The Norber Erratics and Sulber Nick from Austwick
Masham and its Swifts...
Huge artwork depicting David Hockney made out of nails in Little Germany
Dodd Fell, Wether Fell & the old Roman Road
Is Yorkshire the most romantic place to celebrate Valentine’s Day?
The Yorkshire Wolds - soon to get Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and UNESCO Geopark status?
Circular walk from Thixendale to the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy
The Yorkshire’s festive celebrations through the ages
The Miner’s Bait Table sculpture on the Cleveland Way at Boulby
Ridge Walk – Gauber to Ingleborough via Simon’s Fell with stunning views
The Great British Talkshow Host – Sir Michael Parkinson
Enclosure Rights – an artwork inspired by the cultural landscape of the Yorkshire Wolds
Ratcatcher Yorkshire Tweed Clothing – Designed, Woven and Made in Yorkshire
The Gallows Pole – The story of the Cragg Vale Coiners
The Ilkley Moor Alien
War Horse - a powerful tribute to Featherstone's first world war fallen
Walk along The Yorkshire Wolds Way from Wintringham
Peaky Blinders in Yorkshire
Bridgerton in Yorkshire
The Story of Wool – Grade II listed Public Art Sculpture in Ilkley
Exploring the locations from Channel 5’s new All Creatures Great & Small
Percy Shaw – the Yorkshire inventor of the “Cat’s Eye”
Did you know Britain’s tallest ever man was a Yorkshireman?
So what is the link between an elephant, the artist JMW Turner and Otley Chevin?
The worrying decline of The Curlew – are we hearing their last calls
The Story of the Yorkshire Flag
Guy Fawkes and his Yorkshire connections
Sir George Cayley – “the father of aerial navigation”
All Creatures Great and Small – Channel 5 revives the James Herriot TV drama
Kes – an iconic piece of Yorkshire cinema now ranked 7th in the BFI Top 10 British Films list
Thomas Chippendale – “The Shakespeare of Furniture”
The background behind Yorkshire Day and its celebrations
Red Kites thriving in Yorkshire