To the west of Masham the countryside is a picturesque pattern of low moors and rich farmland bisected by a skein of little streams which...

Nidderdale has something for every walker whether it is expanses of heather moorland, tracts of sandstone outcrops, the gentler contours...

The "ashes on the ridge" for which Askrigg was named by Anglo-Saxon settlers well over 1,000 years ago are no more, but the trees still...

Dentdale is one of the westernmost of the Yorkshire Dales. This is perhaps why it is less well known than its more popular neighbours to...

Middleton Tyas is a quiet village of limestone houses on the lower slopes of what was once Gatherley Moor. However two centuries ago it...

Built between 1780 and 1860 as a model village by the owners of the castle, Ripley is a popular stopping off place on the road to Ripon...

In their book "The Yorkshire Dales" of 1963 Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby describe West Burton as 'one of the show villages of...

The grey stone houses of Muker make a fine starting point for a walk into the roadless upper valley of the Swale between the village and...

"I should like to commend quiet Coverdale to any reader who has not tasted its delights", writes AJ Brown in his 'Fair North Riding' of...

Whilst the upper reaches of Teesdale can be explored at most times of the year, it's in late spring and summer that they are at their...

Muker, Thwaite, Oxnop and Ivelet - Swaledale's distinctive place names are evidence of the arrival of Norse invaders from Ireland and...

Walking along a river bank is invariably a delight with the changes in the landscape enhanced by the constant activity and noise of the...

Goldsborough is a large village where the houses are of warm brick or cream Tadcaster limestone. Adjacent to the large 17th century hall...

In his 'History of Knaresbrough' of 1798 E Hargrove describes Brimham Rocks as "a scene so magnificent, awful and rudely picturesque, as...

The flat grazing lands of mid-Wensleydale are easy walking country especially if in the company of the broad and lively River Ure. This 7...

The 1,500ft summit of Calver Hill stands like a sentinel guarding the approach from Swaledale into Arkengarthdale. This nine mile walk...

In the Middle Ages much of upper Wharfedale and the adjoining valleys was grazed by huge flocks of sheep belonging to the great Yorkshire...

Just over a mile west of Hawes the tiny village of Appersett makes a good base for three walks in upper Wensleydale. The longest follows...

Settlers over two thousand years ago were attracted to the fertile rolling countryside between Scotch Corner and the River Tees. The Iron...

The grounds of Fountains Abbey and Studley Water Garden and park are always good for strolling. Less well known is the attractive, well...