by Admin | Dec 6, 2022 | Blog
Harewood House is known as one of the great and grand Treasure Houses of Britain, full of impressive tapestries, paintings and artefacts collected from around the world by the Lascelles family over several hundred years. However, the countryside, beyond the formal...
by Admin | Oct 1, 2022 | Blog
Our four main ‘Bars’ are gateways or barriers so the Bar Walls are the walls that run between the gateways. At nearly two miles York’s medieval City Walls are the best in England. The circuit is virtually complete; only where the wall should join Bootham Bar is a...
by Admin | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
There are only four left in England, and two of those are in Yorkshire, what am I talking about? Why Bridge Chapels or Chantry Bridges of course! These chapels were built in the medieval period to allow prayers to be said for travellers and for departed souls, but...
by Admin | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog
The English Thoroughbred horse can be traced back through bloodlines and the General Stud Book to the efforts of one Yorkshireman, Thomas Darley. He managed to smuggle out of Syria, with help from friends on the warship HMS Ipswich, a Bay stallion, 15 hands high, “of...
by Admin | Jul 15, 2022 | Blog
Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival will take place between Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th July 2022. The event celebrates the very best in crime fiction and the festival has become a firm date in the UK literary calendar. The festival is based at The Old...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog
ROWNTREE PARK The discerning visitor to York may well need a break from the numerous wonderful and wide-ranging attractions that the city offers. What better place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the crowds than to Rowntree Park. Situated just a short scenic...
