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End of a long walk

On July 13, 2011 By

Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire, England lies to the south of Whitby and north of the town of Scarborough.

For the most part, it a picturesque little village where tourists walk down the hill and feel as though they are stepping back in time.

However, if you spend any amount of time by the [...]

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Rievaulx Abbey

On November 8, 2010 By

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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There’s cheese Grommit

On October 22, 2010 By

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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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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Helmsley, Yorkshire

On September 4, 2010 By

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 [...]

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Reeth – North Yorkshire

On June 20, 2009 By

Reeth is probably one of the most picturesque villages in North Yorkshire. It has the ideal layout with life revolving around quite a large village green.

 

A quick visit to the gift shop on the edge of the village green will equip you with a very reasonably priced leaflet showing three circular walks in [...]

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