Yorkshire | Reasons to go North

Posted by reasons on Aug 9, 2015 in Blog, UK, Walking | Comments Off on Last Three Peak

A rare blue day in the summer 2015 and I only had a half a day to get outdoors. Rather than battle the late Saturday traffic and head for...

What could be better than a swim in a cool waterfall pool on a rare hot summer’s evening? Uldale Force has featured on TV as one of the...

Posted by reasons on Jul 14, 2014 in Blog, Elsewhere, UK | Comments Off on Le Tour Departed

The Dales were much quieter this weekend. Le Tour has gone, steep hills devoid of cyclist. There is an odd yellow bicycle...

Posted by reasons on May 7, 2014 in Blog, Other Places, UK, Walking | Comments Off on Yorkshire Blues and Greens

Frequent visits have coloured my idea of walking in Nidderdale with vast sky over wild moors. Peat bogs and tussocks, dramatic drops and...

Posted by reasons on Dec 22, 2013 in Blog, Other Places, UK, Walking | Comments Off on Studley Royal

A different kind of walk from last Saturday’s wild wind and rain at the National Trust’s Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal...