North Yorkshire
Helmsley to Yorkshire Gliding Club
Y’know, we get out in all weathers but usually, we manage to chose a day that is reasonable to good by careful planning over a glass or two of brown …
Coast to Coast – Clay Bank to Blakey Ridge
It’s a beautiful morning with blue skies the width of the horizon and the warm sun means the lizards and the odd snake will be out warming their blood before …
Coast to Coast – Ingleby Cross to Lordstones & Cringle Moor
So today we learn that even an expert can get it wrong and not all ‘ends’ are where you expect them to be! We drive to Ingleby Cross. The weather …
White Horse, Gormire, Sutton Loop
Pete’s looking dapper in light walking trousers, poachers waistcoat with more pockets than you can shake a stick at and a nice little fabric man-bag casually thrown over one shoulder. …
Pateley Bridge Loop (and some glorious pies)
In mid-February the Pilgrim asked me if I fancied doing a recce on a new walk that involved eating ‘the best pies in the world.’ Now that’s a bit of …
Beautiful Wensleydale by Train and Foot
Mary Queen of Scots had a colourful life acceding to the Scottish throne at only 6 days old; however, she spent most of her childhood living in France whilst regents …
Black Hambleton Loop
The weather has been astonishing when George Renwick (The Governor) sends me a note, “Black Hambleton Loop, it’s about seven miles, are you in?” Well, who could resist an offer …
Muker, Crackpot Hall to Keld Loop
This is NOT a good walk – it’s a GREAT walk. Muker is home to a couple of hundred souls although that figure is down from three hundred at the …
Swainby, Sheepwash, Drovers, Gamekeepers Lodge Loop
So, the weather has been somewhat inclement of late and the track, if expressed in terms of the racing community, would be ‘heavy’. Scuba divers and ducks would be comfortable …
Osmotherley to Swainby in the Snow
It’s been a wild old night with gales and snow blowing into drifts on the hills. Here in York there’s very little evidence of the front that went through whilst …
A Christmas Tale – Applegarth School 1956
A Christmas Tale from The Applegarth in 1956 They were tiny people, all under six years old and without exception firm believers in Santa. It would be a couple of …
Liz and Simon’s Beautiful Quirky Wedding
Well my Dear Peeps, what a weekend… on Friday we made our way to the beautiful Swinton Bivouac site above Masham to celebrate the marriage of Elizabeth and Simon Das …
Northallerton Schools
Today we learn that most Northallerton Schools are ‘Good’, (this post was written in early 2016) there are a few old school photos and there’s an anecdote or two. Enjoy… …