Posts by: Alasdair
Grace Horsley Darling was born in her grandfather’s cottage in Bamburgh on November 24th 1815. Whilst others were fighting the battle of Waterloo, the Darling family dedicated their lives to the safety of seafarers as lighthouse keepers.
The childhood of a lighthouse keeper’s daughter was a tough introduction into the harsh realities of life and [...]
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Nestling on the moors, a few miles south west of Whitby, the village of Goathland achieved world fame as the backdrop to the television series “Heartbeat”.
There are several landmarks in the vilalge that are all used in the TV series. The Goathland Hotel becomes [...]
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Every now and then, it is time to do something a little bit crazy, perhaps something you wouldn’t normally do.
Today I did something that fits that description. I went to the pub. Now that probably doesn’t sound like anything out of the ordinary to most people, but this was a pub with a difference. [...]
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Rievaulx Abbey today is a shadow of it’s former glory as a Cistercian Abbey near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, though it remains an impressive view from the road approaching the site.
It was originally intended to be a mission [...]
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Hawes in North Yorkshire. A beauftiful little town lying slap on the A684 is home to Hawes Creamery, makers of the Wensleydale cheese made famous by Wallace & Grommit amongst others.
It is a bustling town, always busy, whether with tourists travelling along the [...]
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Lockerbie in Scotland lies just off the A74(M) motorway in Dumfries & Galloway.
On 21st December 1988 the town hit the headlines world wide for all the wrong reasons. Pan Am Flight 103 had exploded [...]
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Buttertubs Pass can be found on the road between Thwaite and Hawes in North Yorkshire. If that sounds a little vague for a location, that is because roads in the area are unclassified, so if you want to travel the pass, we’ll have to give [...]
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From Barnard Castle in in the East, to Garrigill in the west, Teesdale is one of the most unspoilt and beautiful areas in the North East of England.
It is the southerly one of the two great dales of County Durham that provides a rich culture. Whether you are looking for [...]
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