York – Walking the City Walls
York, where the rivers Ouse and Foss meet.. A place with a grand history. Almost two thousand years of history in fact that remnants of can be seen to this day. Take a look at the name of the City and...
View ArticleAround and Up York Minster
Visiting York there is one building that is quite simply hard to miss. Indeed, when walking the York City Walls shown in the last post a quick look across into the centre would almost always include a...
View ArticleYork Minster – A Look Inside
In the last post we looked at the outside and from the roof of York Minster. Of course all that history and more involves a lot on the inside. The grandness and hugeness continues the minute you step...
View ArticleHardraw Force – England’s highest, unbroken, single drop waterfall
In the heart of Wensleydale, behind the Hamlet of Hardraw, is the gem of a waterfall by the name of Hardraw Force. At just under 100 feet off an overhang it is England’s highest, unbroken, single drop...
View ArticleButtertubs Pass – A Great British Drive
Time to rest the legs and take to the road. Sounds strange me saying that, about a part of the Yorkshire Dales, but Buttertubs Pass, a road from the bottom of Swaledale over the top and down to...
View ArticleWensleydale Creamery – For the love of cheese!
Cheese! I love my cheese indeed. And I do have a favourite, Wensleydale. Like I have stated previously my family tree comes to Yorkshire valley of Wensleydale in rather a large way and as children, my...
View ArticleGayle, Wensleydale – picturesque childhood memories
Every time I am in the Wensleydale area I always take the time out to visit the picturesque hamlet of Gayle. A small peaceful place literally walking distance from the Yorkshire Dales market town of...
View ArticleFlamborough Head – Britain’s northern chalk sea cliff
Flamborough Head is situated just north of Bridlington on the East coast of Yorkshire. The only chalk cliffs of northern Britain, this Jurassic, natural sea wall contrasting greatly with the geology...
View ArticleFountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden
The land at Fountains was granted to 13 Cistercian Monks back in the year 1132 AD, when there was unrest at St Mary’s abbey in York. The monks fled under the protection of Archbishop Thurstan who gave...
View ArticleMount Grace Priory – Britain’s best preserved Carthusian priory
Mount Grace Priory was founded in 1398 by Thomas Holland 1st Duke of Surrey, and was the last monastery established in Yorkshire before the Reformation. It is the best preserved of the ten medieval...
View ArticleA Swaledale walk – Keld to Muker river circular
A wonderful circular walk of approximately 6 miles in one of Britain’s most beautiful valleys, Swaledale. I find it to be one of the quieter Yorkshire valleys, away from the more tourist trapping...
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The Strines Area, South Yorkshire
Mortimer road and the surrounding area of Strines is a true gem, a diamond in the rough that is often overlooked by those traveling along...
View ArticleSheffield Botanical Gardens
A Victorian city oasis originally designed by its first curator Robert Marnock horticulturist and landscaper, which first opened its gates to the public in 1836 is still inspiring and educating...
View ArticleYork Railway Station – Enjoy The Grandeur
If you have been following my wanders lately you may have seen I have spent plenty of time wandering the River Ouse, camera in hand. Occasionally these walks take me into the City of York, where I have...
View ArticleYorkshire Luxury – Frenchgate House Apartment, Richmond
Ok, it was my birthday and we wanted somewhere special to stay and get away from all the hustle and bustle. Somewhere to wind down, relax, and enjoy some wonderful time. This was the place and...
View ArticleSunsets Around York
Sunny evenings, the most wonderful time I find to take the dog out on a walk and run around. The sun is setting and the sky is turning wonderful colours with oranges, blues and purples. It has been a...
View ArticleBeningbrough Hall – Walks Around The Grounds
Since my move to York I never wasted any time seeking out some great local walks. It never has to be mountains and valleys to satisfy. Walks that enable you to get some wonderful fresh air and scenery,...
View ArticleRedmires Reservoirs, Beauty Abound Any Time of Year
Driving along the winding A57 and leaving Sheffield behind, the countryside is more and more alluring to the eye and without prior knowledge or straying off the beaten track the Redmires Reservoirs...
View ArticleSunrises Above West Yorkshire
I was lucky enough to have lived in the hills above West Yorkshire for a few months. Not far over the tops from my hometown of Oldham and overlooking the Colne Valley from Slaithwaite towards...
View ArticleHebden Bridge Fell Race – Hills, Moors and Pikes
A popular local race for the hardy fell runners is the Hebden 15/22 which is run each year at the end of January. Having not attempted a fell race before, this one is just about as brutal as they get...
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