Whernside – A Winter Walk To The Top Of The Yorkshire Dales
Whernside, the highest peak in the Yorkshire Dales and thus the highest point of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, standing at 736 m (2,415 ft) in height. It is a walk up that I enjoy at all times…
Kilnwick Percy Hall – A Hidden Gem In The Yorkshire Wolds
A short drive from the small town of Pocklington, nestled in the rolling Yorkshire Wolds is Kilnwick Percy Hall, a glorious example of an 18th-century hall and gardens. The hall is now home to the…
A Winter Climb Of Pen-y-ghent
Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales is a peak that I often head to to blow the cobwebs away. Standing at 2,277 feet (694 m) it is the lowest and first of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks so…
Harome To Nunnington – A Ryedale North Yorkshire Walk
Harome is a small and pretty village in the Ryedale area of North Yorkshire, not too far from Helmsley. I was staying at the wonderful Pheasant Inn within the village so it was a great…
The Pheasant Hotel, Harome – A North Yorkshire Night and Dinner
A beautiful hotel in beautiful surroundings. The Pheasant Hotel is situated in the lovely quiet village of Harome, North Yorkshire, overlooking the idyllic village duck pond and a wonderful place to escape at, unwind and…
Greenberfield Locks – The Top Of The Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Continuing my great walk along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal I was on day three heading west from Leeds. Knowing I was going to finish in Burnley at my journey’s end it stands to reason…
Stoodley Pike – Upper Calder Valley, West Yorkshire
A couple of months ago we decided to go for a drive out to West Yorkshire. We’ve been doing quite a lot of driving and exploring over the past months during lockdown. Discovering new places…
Walking Bingley To Skipton On The Leeds & Liverpool Canal
The stretch of canal walk now from Bingley to Skipton was to give a great idea of how different each day can be. The day before I had walked out of Leeds to Bingley and…
The Holme Valley Circular Walk – West Yorkshire
Distance: 23.5 miles. Elevation 4300 ft. This is a circular route around the Holme Valley, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. My starting point was in Armitage Bridge (HD4 7NR) as there is a free carpark with ample…
Bingley Five Rise Locks – Steepest Staircase Locks In The UK
During My Leeds & Liverpool Canal walk the Bingley Five Rise Locks were a perfect place to start a new day with its own visit. This magnificent feature, the steepest staircase locks in UK, on…
Leeds & Liverpool Canal Walk – Out To Bingley From Leeds
I was about to set off on my 55 or so mile walk from Leeds to Burnley via the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Four days, four varied sections and meeting people along the way. Workers,…
Sledmere House and Gardens – A Lovely Visit
It was a sunny Sunday morning and the kids and I were trying to decide what to do with our day. We remembered that on the way to our recent day out to Burton Agnes,…
