Yorkshire’s Mountains

Yorkshire’s Mountains

I imagine that, should you be asked to think of the mountainous areas of Britain, your immediate thoughts would turn to the Lake District, the Peak District and areas of Wales and Scotland. But did you realise we have mountains in Yorkshire too? Indeed, following the...
A real treasure in York – the Treasurer’s House

A real treasure in York – the Treasurer’s House

Tucked away at the back of York Minster is the National Trust owned Treasurer’s House. The Treasurer of York Minster was a highly sought after and lucrative position being responsible for all financial matters relating to the Minster. It was only fitting that the...
A Right Royal Yomp through Yorkshire

A Right Royal Yomp through Yorkshire

“The history of York is the history of England,” said King George VI, and it was in York where his grandson, King Charles III, revealed the first statue of our late Queen to be unveiled since her death in September 2022.  The King entered the city from the south by...
Isabella Bird Bishop – A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains

Isabella Bird Bishop – A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains

The life and adventures of Isabella Bird Bishop has been recently brought into the public consciousness through BBC2’s ‘Trailblazers – A Rocky Mountain Trip’.  A 3-part series televised in December 2022 following Ruby Wax, Mel B. and Emily Atack as they follow in the...
Harry Potter seen in Knaresborough!

Harry Potter seen in Knaresborough!

The market town of Knaresborough is famous for its public displays of the art technique of ‘trompe l’oeil’, the painting style that sets out to ‘fool the eye’ into seeing a painted picture as something real. Originally, local artists painted events and...