Category Archives: Our Yorkshire
Addingham Moorside’s Wild Dogs on Ilkley D’Amour
It is about 5 years ago that I caught sight of the Addingham hounds – I guess they are in some old dogs home by now. This is what I wrote at the time and I must go check to … Continue reading
Scenic Railway Journeys Yorkshire
I am sure you never doubted that Yorkshire has some of the most scenic railway settings in Europe. Here is just a selection of some old but still working railways that arrange journeys into a steam driven past. Ribblehead Viaduct … Continue reading
Addingham The Swan for Swanning About
The Ilkley-Addingham stretch of the Dalesway returning over Addingham Moorside is a fine walk of about 8 miles. Even better is to start or break your walk at a hostelry renown for it’s real ales and welcoming atmosphere. The Swan … Continue reading
Hannah Hauxwell Daleswoman
Hannah Hauxwell (1 August, 1926 – 30 January, 2018) Daleswoman and farmer. Hannah was born in Baldersdale, North Yorkshire on Low Birk Hall Farm – which her parents owned. After a happy but frugal life at Low Birk Hatt Farm … Continue reading
Facts about Thirsk – YO7
Thirsk is a fine old fashioned market town in North Yorkshire with market days on Mondays and Saturdays. Reasons To Visit Thirsk The cobbled Market Place dates from medieval times and there are quaint named streets to walk around including … Continue reading
Roughing It Around Yorkshire
You do not need a Rough Guide to Yorkshire to have a stonking time but it may help with the excellent maps and fine detail in a concise volume. Continue reading
Site for Sore Eyes Yorkshire Dales National Park
The Yorkshire Dales National Park was established in 1954, and covers an area of 1, 680 square miles straddling the central Pennines through to Cumbria. It is 50 miles north east of Manchester; Leeds and Bradford lie to the south, … Continue reading
Top Ten West Riding Churches
To select but 10 churches for a ‘best of’ list was impossible so I tried to find 10 varying churches in each Riding and this is my effort for the West Riding of Yorkshire. I would be happy to consider … Continue reading
Rylstone for Local History, Walks & Calendars Girls
St Peter’s church in Rylstone stands above the village made famous in recent times by the Alternative Womens Institute calendar. As the church and graveyard can testify there has been a vibrant community in the locality for many centuries. Perhaps … Continue reading
Ledsham from Fairburn Ings
Fairburn Ings is a great nature reserve and RSPB sanctuary near Castleford that covers 700 acres and includes open water, marshland, wet meadows, feeding stations and small areas of reed bed. On a grey winters day a walk around the … Continue reading