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Yorkshire Places

The Dales Way

A delightful 84 mile multi-day walk from Ilkley to Lake Windermere.

  Addingham

Picturesque village between Ilkley and Skipton and just down the road from Bolton Abbey. 

Apperley Bridge

The village of Apperley Bridge, Bradford. True story of a modern day Moses.

Aldborough & Boroughbridge

Aldborough is built on the foundations of a major Roman city. Boroughbridge is a slow, fairly quiet and very pleasant market town.

Brafferton & Helperby 

Two villages in North Yorkshire. Includes pictures of 'Helperby Street Fair.'

Beverley

The beautiful town in East Yorkshire. 'A place made for walking and living in.'

Bilbrough

Situated between Tadcaster and York, a very smart and tranquil village.

Bingley

Bingley, West Yorkshire, has a wealth of history dating back to Saxon times.

Bolling Hall

One of Bradford's most precious jewels. Plus the story of the Bolling Hall Ghost

 Bolton Abbey & Barden Tower

Bolton Priory is a beautiful ecclesiastical ruin, perhaps the most frequented place in Yorkshire.

Bradford

City born of the Industrial Revolution. Once the wool capital of the world.

Bridlington

A beautiful seaside town on the rugged Yorkshire Coast.

Buckden

This first village on the Wharfe is perched on a hillside with a sloping green. 

Burnsall

Bonny Burnsall - one of the loveliest villages in the Limestone Dales.

Calverley

Delightful village between Leeds and Shipley. The Calverley family. The Old Hall.

Danby Wiske

North Yorkshire. The romantically named Danby Wiske dates back to Saxon Times.

Doncaster

As Danum it was the first Roman military station in Yorkshire.

Eldwick

Near Bingley, West Yorkshire. The famous Dick Hudson's pub is here.

Easby

Fat geese, peace and quiet, and medieval wall paintings

Fewston

Includes photo and information about a very unusual gravestone in Fewston Parish Church.

Fountains Abbey

'It is unsurpassed in loveliness among all the ruins of England...'

Gargrave

One of the largest villages in the Craven District of North Yorkshire - very picturesque.

Giggleswick

The peaceful village with the infectious name - Giggleswick. 

Gordale Scar

Malhamdale. A huge gorge created by the Craven Fault. A Dales favourite.
Grassington Grassington is the focus of Upper Wharfedale and the Limestone Dales.
Great Whernside Alistair Hall writes about Yorkshire’s fifth highest peak. Plus lots of his photos.
Halifax Halifax stands on the rivers Calder and Hebble in the Pennines. Photo of The Gibbet.
Harrogate Harrogate (pronounced Harrowgate) the town that has (almost) everything.
Hawes Wensleydale Cheese. Kit Calvert. Ropemakers. Wallace & Gromit. Inspirational Lintel.
Haworth The world and his wife are here. Often described as Yorkshire’s Stratford-upon-Avon.
Holmfirth In the Pennine hills - known as 'Last Of The Summer Wine Country'. Bamforths Postcards.
Horsforth Often described as England’s largest village. The monks of Kirkstall Abbey.
Huddersfield Iron Age fort on Castle Hill.  'Stately home with trains in'. Huddersfield Narrow Canal. The Luddites. Aunty Clare and Uncle Ken.
Hull Full title - Kingston Upon Hull, in the heart of picturesque East Yorkshire.
Ilkley Yorkshire's Heather Spa. Home of immortal and inimitable song - On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at.
Keighley Nestling in the beautiful picturesque Aire Valley. Words & Photos by Lynn Macgill.
Kilburn Kilburn has two claims to fame – a horse and a mouse. Creatures great and small.
Kildwick The 'Lang Kirk of Craven.' Unusual Tombstone. Narrow Boats. The White Lion
Kilnsey Includes Kilnsey Crag, an unusual and spectacular limestone landform.
Knaresborough History and legends. The town could well be the most picturesque in North Yorkshire. 

Leeds

Vibrant, affluent and cosmopolitan. Leeds, the second largest metropolitan district in the UK.

My Leeds

John Beckett shares his views and photos of Leeds.
Littondale Peter Black writes about his beloved Littondale and shares some of his photographs.
Malham Malham is one of the most popular villages in the Yorkshire Dales. Malham Tarn, Gordale Scar, Malham Cove & Janet's Foss.
Masham This Wensleydale old market town has an enviable village atmosphere and is a friendly place.
Middleham Middleham Castle. Richard lll. The Middleham jewel. A major racehorse training centre
Middlesbrough There are young people that don’t realise that their town is in Yorkshire. Riverside Stadium.
Otley  Medieval Market Town. Birthplace of world famous cabinetmaker, Thomas Chippendale.
Pateley Bridge Market town in Upper Nidderdale. Medieval St Mary's. How Stean Gorge. Stump Cross Caverns.
Rawdon West Riding. Nothing special, but rather special. Not Chicago but certainly my kinda town.
Richmond Market Town in Swaledale. King Arthur and his Knights and the Lass of Richmond Hill.
Ripon Defoe described the Market Square as ‘the finest and most beautiful square that is to be seen in England’.
Saltaire Model village built by Sir Titus Salt. An amazing place. The Mill and David Hockney.
Sedbergh Four rivers meet at Sedbergh as do four dales. Sedbergh School - a well-known Yorkshire public school. Mother Dilworth’s tuck shop. The Dales Way.
Settle The Shambles. Ye Olde Naked Man. Tanner Hall & The Folly. Settle - Carlisle Railway.
Sheffield Sheffield and steel. The two go together like fish and chips. Yorkshire’s first city?
Shipley The town of Shipley nestles in the Aire Valley. West Yorkshire's oldest and the only Trans-Pennine. Victorian trams on Shipley Glen.
Skipton Sheep Town. Ancient routeway across the Pennines. Gateway to The Dales.
Skircoat Green Old township now part of Halifax. Albert Promenade. The Standard of Freedom. Savile Park.
Stanbury A Pennine Country Village By Dennis Thompson.
Thirsk Market town at the foot of the Hambleton Hills. James Herriot. Thomas Lord, founder of Lord’s Cricket Ground. The coiner and murderer Thomas Busby. Pudding Pie Hill.
  Threshfield    The ghost of 'Pam the Fiddler'  Besom-making industry. Traditional Yorkshire Range.
York 'The history of York is the history of England’.
Wakefield My Wakefield by John Beckett. A nostalgic walk down memory lane.
Warley Town, Halifax Warley is now recognised as one of Calderdale’s most attractive and unspoilt villages.

Whitby & Scarborough

Two of the largest and best known of Yorkshire’s holiday resorts.

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