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Hackfall and the Grand Tour
Imagine carrying a full dinner service, several food courses, heavy wood tables & chairs deep into the woods for lunch? Once upon a time in the 1…Read more
Druid's Temple
Looking for a walk with a little quirkiness & good place to eat afterwards? Druid's Temple is the perfect destination, hidden (but easy to find) …Read more
Masham: a beautiful market town - but what about the bones?
Bones in the market place, an odd name, plenty of beer, sheep and creative people - where? Masham - it’s ‘peculier’… The ‘peculier’ bit doesn’t r…Read more
The Thornborough Henges
Looking for a very different walk? There's a very special place, not very well-known, despite it being one of England's most significant and myst…Read more
James Herriot and Greta Garbo in Carperby
Carperby isn’t a very well-known place but it’s certainly got more than its fair share of stories and interesting connections. If you wander into…Read more
A quirky annual event in Appletreewick
There's an annual event in a tiny Yorkshire Dales hamlet that's so special the Wall Street Journal even wrote about it! It takes place at the his…Read more
Anyone made a 'laughing stock' of you?
Has anyone ever made a 'laughing stock' of you? I love noticing small details, bits of history that have been around for ever, half-forgotten. Villa…Read more
A faithful dog & beautiful railway line
Why is there a statue of a dog at Garsdale station? Why is "Hawes" railway station actually in Garsdale? It straddles the Yorkshire/Cumbrian border …Read more