Category Archives: Villages, Towns and Cities

Locations of interest, history or special merit

Credit Crunch for Retail – Huddersfield

Mary Portas is called the Queen of Shops and publishes books and a newspaper column in the Daily Telegraph. For some reason she chose to take a side swipe at Huddersfield in her ‘Shop’ column. She said  ‘ New Street … Continue reading

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Skipton Gala & Pies

  Skipton Gala Food If you want Steak & Kidney Pie, Chips and Mushy Peas you will find it on the blackboards at the Dales Cottage Cafe behind Rackhams or more correctly on the plates inside. Skipton and Settle based … Continue reading

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Whale Meet Again

Whitby’s historical past is revealed in by the Abbey and the monuments that dominate Whitby’s east and west headlands above the harbour. For 84 years Whitby’s fishermen were engaged in whaling. The whale jaw bone arch on the West Cliff, … Continue reading

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Hebden Bridge a Weekend or 500 Years

Happy 507th Birthday to Hebden Bridge. The packhorse bridge over Hebden Water  originated in 1510 and if you needed an excuse to visit this quirkly town in Calderdale the year long birthday celebrations may be what you were waiting for. … Continue reading

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Welcome to Saltaire – BD18

As a UNESCO World Heritage site a visit to Saltaire is a must. This is due to the present amenities and  Saltaire’s extremely interesting past. Set alongside the river Aire from which it gets part of its name Saltaire also … Continue reading

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Halloween In Haworth

My simple advice would be don’t do it, parking in Haworth that is, unless you are prepared for the clampers. I had heard many apocryphal tales about the private car park at the top of main street in Haworth where … Continue reading

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Why Visit Pateley Bridge

Browse the town or walk Nidderdale, there is a variety of things to do at Pateley Bridge. Sit in a pub and learning the poem ‘Pateley Rant’ could be a good start to a holiday or quick trip Continue reading

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Pool in Wharfedale & Arthington

The river Wharfe in Spring looking from Castley to Pool In Wharfedale Crossing the Lower Wharfe since the doomsday book times in 1086 has been no mean feat despite fords at Knots Ford and probably Pool where the bridge now … Continue reading

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Pickering Day Out with Murals

Pickering takes its name from ‘the settlement of Picer and his people’ or Piceringas. Arriving in Pickering by the old North Yorkshire Steam train or by road, you will see the church spire of St Peter and St Paul atop … Continue reading

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Boroughbridge & The Great North Road

    The Great North Road has been in use for centuries. Romans used it when they set up in nearby Aldeborough, ,  Highway robbers sought out travellers between Scvotland and London and motorists have driven many a mile on … Continue reading

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