Author Archives: Hortoris
Peregrine Falcons at Malham
If you want an opportunity to see the peregrine falcons along with a variety of other characteristic upland birds then Malham Cove is the place to visit. These Falcons are one of the most impressive birds of prey and they … Continue reading
Horse Racing in Yorkshire
There is a Yorkshire racecourse to suit all tastes for a day visit or evening out! Some key links are listed below to find dates and times of key events. Where there’s muck there’s brass but it might be horse … Continue reading
Horse Stables around Middleham
Horse racing and stabling may go back to the monks of Jervaux Abbey who were reputed to be the first horse breeders in Wensleydale. Did King Richard III exercise on ‘Low Moor’? Or is it down to the Middleham racecourse … Continue reading
Bread Bred as Teacakes
Now everyone is over Easter and the glut of ‘Hot Cross Buns’ I thought I would dust off an old chestnut ‘ Does a Yorkshire teacake contain currants?’ I am clear that a breadcake is plain usually flat and useful … Continue reading
Otley Chevin Forest Park Day Out
The Chevin and Danefield near Otley offer a host of pursuits in the outdoors with a well place cafe in the midst of the forest park. Continue reading
Wakefield Facts – Interesting & Unusual
Wakefield is the principal City of the West Riding and County Hall was the administrative centre for West Riding County Council from 1898. The name “Wakefield” may derive from “Waca’s field” (but then it would be near Liverpool surely) meaning … Continue reading
From Yorkshire to the Burmese-Thai Border
Charity begins at home can only hold true if you have a home! Thousands of Burmese ‘Karen people’ from the Irrawaddy delta of Burma have fled their homes in terror! Their villages were burned down, their families forced to suffer … Continue reading
Get thisens down Stump Cross Caves
Harrogate, Skipton, Grassington, Hebden and Pateley Bridge all claim Stump Cross Caverns as their own. That will give you a clue as to where you can find Stump Cross; in the middle of nowhere on Greenhow Hill. Do not be … Continue reading
Glide around Baildon
From Dobrudden farm and the surrounding area you will see many model planes and enthusiasts. If there nwas a pilot in the balsa wood plane they would get a rapidly changing picture of path ways, slopes, bracken and clouds. … Continue reading
Yorkshires Climbing Walls
It is enough to drive you up the wall – literally. There are new walls going up all over the country and no more so than in Yorkshire. Gone is the popular image of a beardy bloke with bobble … Continue reading