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Ssh! Come here. I need to tell you this quietly.
Ok so that is a little over dramatic. RAF Fylingdales is situated in the North Yorkshire moors and it is kind of an open secret about what the base there does.
The photograph above reminded as a child of [...]
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Mention the word Lindifarne, and some will think about an island off the coast of Northumberland. Others will think of a folk rock band with Alan Hull, one of the most prolific songwriters the country has seen. Either way, both have a strong connection to the North East of England.
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Helmsley, is a market town that nestles on the southern edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.
As a small market town it can get very busy during the height of the tourist season, but visiting early one Saturday morning in September I had no problem getting parked in [...]
Continue Reading →On the west coast of Scotland, the small town of Mallaig nestles against the mainland hills with stunning views of the islands nearby.
Yet, scratch below the surface and you will find this town is better connected than you may think.
At the end of the A830, dubbed The Road to the Isles, Mallaig is [...]
Continue Reading →As soon as you land on the island of Iona you feel a certain tranquility.
Even after your two ferry trips (Oban to Mull, then Mull to Iona) the island has a strange calming effect, even to the casual visitor. It is unexplainable, hard to define, but it is definitely [...]
Continue Reading →There’s something special about the Isle of Mull.
From the moment I landed at Craignure from the ferry from Oban you could just feel it in the air. Life is a little slower. The island only has one crossroads. The biggest cause of road traffic accidents are deer straying on to the roads at night. [...]
Continue Reading →Beamish is, quite simply unique. It is not a theme park. It is more than a museum. Oh and whatever you do, don’t tell the kids it’s educational as well.
It is a special time at Beamish this year because the site celebrates it’s 40th Birhday.
Beamish grew up, at the same time I did [...]
Continue Reading →Nestling against the River Nidd in Knaresborough, you will find a virtually unique phenomenon in Mother Shipton’s Cave. So named due to it being the birth place and home of the most famous resident of the town, Mother Shipton herself. In 1488 a young frightened child of 15 years old had been hauled before the [...]
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