Are you worth your salt? A ‘salt of the earth’ character or do you ‘take things with a pinch of salt’? Read on to find out why we use those expression…

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Looking for a very different walk? There's a very special place, not very well-known, despite it being one of England's most significant and mysteri…
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I bet the great Victorian painter John Ruskin would have had a lively debate with author James Herriot about what constituted England’s best view, a…
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Studley Royal near Ripon is a lovely place for a wander with fairly easy walking and the chance to see some of the 500+ red, fallow and sika deer that…

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Wool's such a fantastic, sustainable material. Laura Rosenzweig is an artisan weaver, previously with a studio in Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales and …

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One of the first signs of Spring in the Yorkshire Dales is the 'cur-lee' sound of the curlew. 

It's an incredibly evocative sound - conjuring up the …

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Have you been to Kettlewell? Perhaps you recognise it from the popular film - The Calendar Girls? It was used as the location for the village of Knape…

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You could easily drive through Kilnsey in Wharfedale and barely realise you've been to the village, but you're very unlikely to miss its most distinct…

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You may recognise this place? It's a tiny hamlet packed with interest, right in the middle of the Yorkshire Dales. Perhaps you've seen it on TV, or wa…

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