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...

PHOTO: The traditional Boxing Day West of Yore Hunt meet in Masham Market Place. The pretty little market town of Masham (pronounced Massem by the locals) lies in Lower Wensleydale and is probably best known for its two craft breweries – Theakstons and Black Sheep....

Photo: Kilnsey Show fell racers stream up the crag One of the great joys of any region, county or dale is when communities get together to celebrate all that they grow, their farmers, their traditions and all that makes a great day out. Here in Yorkshire we have a...

The 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ in Yorkshire showcased some of Yorkshire's finest countryside, villages and towns.  It also paved the way for the Tour de Yorkshire to continue drawing attention to our glorious county, but what of our UNESCO World Heritage sites,...

In June 2017 it is 251 years since Captain Cook made his historic landing in Marlborough Sound in New Zealand. Captain James Cook became a Captain in the British Navy, rising through the ranks after starting as a Mariner and mastering the art of navigation to become a...

In 1976 plans were afoot for the development of the Coppergate Shopping Centre in York. It was agreed that due to York's known abundance of buried treasures, archaeologists should move in prior to the build. What they quickly discovered set the building of the...

You would never expect to find any connection between a Chocolate Orange and some fine furniture, yet Noel Terry – a relative of Joseph Terry who set up a famous chocolate factory in York – spent his lifetime collecting exquisite Georgian clocks and furniture. Terry’s...

PHOTO: Ilkley, below the famous 'Cow and Calf' Rocks Besides being the home of the Yorkshire Anthem ‘On Ilkley Moor Bah Tat’, Ilkley has a long and interesting history from its Roman occupation through to becoming a thriving Victorian Spa Town. Local Blue Badge Guide,...

PHOTO:  A handsome Swaledale Tup (Ram) at the Masham Sheep Fair in the Yorkshire Dales The wealth of medieval England was built on the export of wool to continental Europe, which is why the Lord Speaker even today sits on a wool-sack in the House of Lords. However,...

May Bank Holiday weekend saw the return of Yorkshire’s premier cycling race the Tour de Yorkshire. Stage 1 set off on Friday with a 186km stretch from Beverley in East Yorkshire to the Dales market town of Settle.  Olympic...

Nick Smith one of our Yorkshire Blue Badge Guides recently started a Yorkshire Running Tours business with business partner Michael Phan. To officially launch the venture Nick has organized a charity run around York to raise money for the Forget me not children’s...

Bridlington is looking forward to becoming Yorkshire’s latest must-visit film destination for the new Dad's Army film. With a pre-release showing in Bridlington set for Wednesday 3rd February, the film goes on general release on the 5th February. Until now it has been...

The exhibition Henry Moore Comes Home will go on show at the British Council's HQ in London after being seen as far afield as Albania, Kazakhstan, Macedonia and Uzbekistan by over 80,000 people. Henry Moore was born in Castleford in Yorkshire, on July 30, 1898 and...

Looking for fun for all the family - then Bolton Abbey estate has something for everyone. With the stunning Bolton Priory ruins and the stepping stones across the River Wharfe, lots of walks through Strid Woods and the Valley of Desolation as well as the Cavendish...