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What has a thatched barn got to do with a reservoir? If you wander along the path fringing Grimwith (pronounced Grim’ath) Reservoir, you’ll come …Read more
Who built the miles & miles of dry stone walls? How do they stay up without mortar? Why are there so many? There's a special craft to creating a …Read more
Booze, Jingling Pot, Great Fryupdale, Blubberhouses: what's the original of these & other curious North Yorkshire place names? There's a fair amo…Read more
Roofs, beds, brooms, homes, clothes, magical stories: heather is more than just a pink moorland covering. Unremarkable for much of the year, the …Read more
Seen some of these? Then you've 'trig-bagged'! Where?
For the uninitiated, I’m not taking nonsense! You might have occasionally noticed a s…Read more
A centre for quarrels, a romantic painting backdrop and a tussle with the Scots. If you’ve ever visited Knaresborough (the town’s name derives fr…Read more
A tribal queen, a messy divorce & divided loyalties... The Richmondshire village of Melsonby has been in the spotlight recently for the remarkabl…Read more
Do you have a favourite waterfall? We should almost be grateful to the rain, since it makes them so spectacular... Here are a few waterfalls you may…Read more
Records show that wool was bought and sold in Babylon as early as 4000 BC. Babylon actually means “land of…Read more
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