Rievaulx Abbey

Every year, I’m tricked into thinking that autumn and winter aren’t so bad after all by some lovely sunny autumn days. And then we get to the end of November and those crisp autumn days…

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Bolton Abbey

It’s been years since we last visited Bolton Abbey near Skipton. One of the most iconic ruins in Yorkshire, it’s a popular family day out, and we’ve been somewhat put off returning by our dislike…

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Hutton-le-Hole & Lastingham

Every year we get to the end of the summer and I say ‘I wish we’d managed to get over to the Moors for a walk’. The Dales are on our doorstep and we can…

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Arkengarthdale and Arkle Beck

Summer has arrived with a bang over the last week or two! With the temperature at the weekend set to creep up to twenty degrees, we abandoned our plans to head over to the Lake…

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Wath & Pateley Bridge

The original plan last weekend was to make the most of the beautiful sunshine we were treated to on Sunday with a trip to the Lakes to bag a few more Wainwrights. However, waking up…

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