Author Archives: tejvan
Coffee with Corrina & Friends
Harrogate’s homeless and vulnerable are benefiting from the food and support provided at Corrina and friends project in Mayfield Grove. The coffee and bakewell tart that I ate was as good or better than anything I could have got at … Continue reading
Novel Eco Gardens Yorkshire
This is a novel post with support from from our sister site which offer tips to gardeners. Cornwall and the west coast of Scotland have some fine temperate gardens well worth a visit but Yorkshire has the grandeur of the … Continue reading
Sport Stars of Sheffield
Danny Willett has captured the Yorkshire spirit with his golfing prowess. The Masters victory in Atlanta is partially attributed to his early training at Rotherham course in Birley Wood. Joe Root has enjoyed a tremendous run of form for the … Continue reading
Bolton Abbey Priory through the Seasons
In 1155 Augustin monks based in Embsay opted to build an Priory on a rise near the river. 400 years or so later in 1539 Henry Vlll caused its dissolution. The ruins of Bolton Abbey are situated on the lower … Continue reading
Embsay Station and Bolton Abbey Railway
Nostalgia is not what it used to be except in Yorkshire where you can see old railways like the one that runs from Embsay to Bolton Abbey. Of course you can also see the National Railway Museum and many working … Continue reading
Vintage Transport in Yorkshire
An early Leeds horse tram. The tram is carrying adverts for Bovril and Sunlight Soap Reference: West Yorkshire archive service WYD4/101001 Since the industrial revolution, there has been a variety of transport in Yorkshire – from the early, horse drawn … Continue reading
Haworth is Bronte Country
“He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee. I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I … Continue reading
Arthington Viaduct Photos & Railways
When Arthington station closed on 20th March 1965, it was the junction for Pool in Wharfedale and Otley and ran freight trains through Burley in Wharfedale. The surviving Leeds to Harrogate railway cuts across the valley at right-angles, joined by … Continue reading
Dales Walks – Bolton Abbey
One of our favourite Yorkshire Dales walks is through the lower Wharfe valley between Bolton Abbey and Burnsall. The walk along the river is relatively easy and is surrounded by the dramatic high fells of Burnsall. Along the route there … Continue reading
Hefted Yorkshire Sheep
There are more sheep than people in this part of Yorkshire. Sheep farming is a staple of the Yorkshire Dales and plays a role in shaping the countryside of Yorkshire.