Willance’s Leap and Whitcliffe Scar

North Yorkshire missed out on the heatwave sweeping the rest of the country during the first week of July. We’d pop the TV on to watch a bit of Wimbledon, where you could practically feel…

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The Shepherd’s Round: Cod Beck to Lordstones Country Park

For years now, we’ve been talking about how we would love to tackle one of Britain’s many long distance paths. Top of the list are iconic trails like the Pennine Way and the Coast to…

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Kepwick and the Drove Road

In a similar vein to my frequent declarations that we need to spend more time in the North Pennines, I’m often saying that we need to spend more time in the North York Moors. They…

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Great Whernside

With the fantastic sunny spring we’ve had so far set to falter this week, we chose a longish walk last weekend to soak up every last drop of sunshine we could. After all, you never…

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Gunnerside Gill via Black Hill

After such a long grey Winter, we have been absolutely loving the sunshine we’ve had through March and into April. I’ve gotten into the habit of excessively checking the weather forecast to make sure the…

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