by Admin | Aug 1, 2023 | Blog
Down little winding country lanes, midway between York and Tadcaster, lies the pretty village of Bolton Percy. Here the discerning visitor will find the magnificent church of All Saints, known locally as The Cathedral of the Ainstey. The present church dates from...
by Admin | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
William Bradley – often known as “The Yorkshire Giant” or “Bradley the Giant” was born in Market Weighton in the East Riding in 1787 and went on become the tallest ever recorded British man who ever lived reaching a height of 7ft 9 inches (2m36cm). He was the fourth...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2023 | Blog
English Heritage have enhanced the visitor experience at Clifford’s Tower in York. You get views from their new walkway right across the Vale of York to Drax Power Station, the Kilburn White Horse and the Yorkshire Wolds. York Minster, so dominant in the walled...
by Admin | Jun 1, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Admin | May 15, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Admin | May 1, 2023 | Blog
“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...
