Monthly Archives: September 2012
Thorp Perrow for Trees & Bark
Botanical tree gardens seem to thrive in North Yorkshire where we have the Kew Arboretum at Castle Howard and a replanted arboretum at Burton Constable. However one of the best Arboreta in Europe is Thorp Perrow, just a few … Continue reading
Yorkshire Fireworks Supplier and Price Review
The Guido Fawkes pub in York is a good place to start our quick review of Yorkshire fireworks. Without the gunpowder plot of 1605 it is doubtful Yorkshire would have taken up the top spot of ornamental firework production during … Continue reading
Visit Yorkshire’s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
We would probably all agree that the whole of Yorkshire is an area of outstanding natural beauty but some areas are more outstanding than others! We have the three National Parks covering the Yorkshire Dales, the North York Moors and … Continue reading
Sorry for These Adverts I Wanted Ben Shaws Pop
– Best of 1980’s TV adverts I was searching for an old remembered advert for Ben Shaws lemonade and came across this modern selection. Sorry to foist it on regular readers (thanks Mum). I know how you love being interrupted … Continue reading
Top Bridges Over the River Wharfe
Little bridges over the gills that feed the early reaches of the river Wharfe can be found at Cray and Yockenthwaite. Crook Gill and Cray Gill have individual bridges and where they meet there is another bridge called Stubbing Bridge. … Continue reading
Hurry, York Art Gallery Closes Until 2015
York has lots to offer the resident, day trippers or tourists. It is easy to take facilities for granted and not make use of them when they are free and available particularly when there is so much choice. Beware one … Continue reading
Wainhouse Tower Dye-Works Chimney
Contrary to popular belief Wainhouse tower was not intended to be a folly. It was originally designed as a chimney for the local dye works in 1873. By 1912 it had become a folly and was purchased via a ‘shilling … Continue reading
Printers Still In Business
Thank goodness that there are many British and Yorkshire printing companies still in business. The digital age of texting, tweeting, poking and what have you is all very well but I like ink on paper. (Is it OK to say … Continue reading
Recycle Wheelie Bins
I urge you to recycle your Wheelie Bin before they take over our back streets. They meet weekly down your street or on local corners then scatter to the four winds when you want them back home. I think they … Continue reading
North Yorkshire Flora & Rare Plants of Teesdale
Upper Teesdale lies in four counties Cumberland, Westmorland, Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire. On Widdybank Fell there are two plants not found anywhere else in Britain. The rock violet or Teesdale violet, Viola rupestris and Sandwort or Minuartia … Continue reading