Category Archives: Yorkshire Trips and Places

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Zetland – Lifeboat Race

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Hortoris

Redcar Lifeboat The Zetland is the ‘ Oldest Lifeboat in the World’ built in 1802 and still on display in Redcar. over 200 years ago Zetland was built by a Yorkshireman, Henry Greathead, from Richmond who set up as a … Continue reading →

Summer Drizzle in Whitby 1930

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Hortoris

Reports about Global Warming and the next Ice Age are used to fill the media but let’s look back 80 years or so. Imagine you were setting off for your summer holiday in Whitby on the 21st July 1930. You … Continue reading →

Runswick Bay and East Coast Legends

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Hortoris

Time and tide wait for no man and clinging to the cliffs on the East coast can also be a precarious pastime. This book traces the activity around Runswick Bay. see also The Natural History of Runswick Bay. In 1682 … Continue reading →

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Worsbrough Mill and Canal

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Hortoris

3 miles south of Barnsley, Worsbrough was noted in the Doomsday book for its Corn Mill. Now with a population under 10,000 it is a village over looking the Worsbrough Valley. At Worsbrough Country Park you can see the milling … Continue reading →

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Helmsley Walled Garden – Helmsley

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Hortoris

Used as a walled garden in 1759 Helmsley now boasts a renovated garden of excellence. The mission it has chosen to acept since 1984 is the conserving of old, rare and endangered garden plants using organic techniques or green gardening. … Continue reading →

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Peregrine Falcons at Malham

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Hortoris

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 →

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Otley Chevin Forest Park Day Out

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Hortoris

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 →

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Get thisens down Stump Cross Caves

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Hortoris

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 →

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Animated Bradford in Media Museum

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Hortoris

Do you love the Wombles, Bugs Bunny, Wallace and Grommit or other animation characters then get to see BAF at the National Media Museum in Bradford. Bradford is getting animated so put a trip on your list of things to … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire’s Royal Horticultural Garden

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Hortoris

Harlow Carr Garden Harrogate, formerly the top trials garden and base of the Northern Horticultural Society was taken over by The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in 2001. It is now a top class garden and visitor attraction with many new … Continue reading →

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