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The Mystery of the Richmond Drummer Boy
Do you enjoy a pleasant country stroll? How about one with a mystery? Then why not visit the beautiful town of Richmond in North Yorkshire and follow a circular walk from the Castle Gates in the footsteps of the famous Drummer Boy? Though hopefully you’ll get further than he did! Legend has it that, many years ago, probably at the end of the eighteenth century, a previously undiscovered tunnel... Read more
Yorkshire Icons – The Yorkshire Terrier
Question – what do Anastacia, Audrey Hepburn, Whitney Houston, Donnie Osmond, Ivanka Trump, Orlando Bloom, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Victoria and David Beckham, Bruce Willis, Venus Williams, Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp and Jose Mourinho all have in common? Answer – Well, they have all been the proud owners of Yorkshire Terriers – or should that be – they have been ‘owned’ by... Read more
Masham Sheep Fair
Masham boasts one of the largest and finest market squares in England, famous for its sheep sales where in the past as many as 70,000 sheep were sold each year. The sheep sales were originally held weekly, attracting flocks from the nearby estates of Jervaux and Fountains Abbey. Masham also lends its name to a breed of sheep, the progeny of a Teeswater ram and either a Dalesbred or a Swaledale... Read more
Horse Racing in York – the Ebor Festival
York’s biggest and most renowned race meeting – the Ebor Festival – starts on Wednesday 23rd August this year at York’s popular Knavesmire racecourse. The Queen led her traditional carriage procession down the course when Royal Ascot ‘borrowed’ the Knavesmire back in 2005. The usual horseshoe shaped track had to be lengthened specially for the Gold Cup. Famous Frankel made one of his last... Read more