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Another 5 Great Movies Filmed in Yorkshire

Everyone thinks that Hollywood and London are the only places that iconic movies are shot, but as shown in our previous list, 5 TV Shows & Movies Filmed in Yorkshire, Yorkshire has also hosted some iconic movies. So today, in celebration of the academy award nominees being announced, we are going to go over some
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A Walk Around Yorkshire

Following on from my ‘Four Market Towns of Yorkshire’ article, I wanted to continue this series by highlighting some beautiful walks in Yorkshire by taking another destination from each end of our county; North, East, South and West. Yorkshire is abundant with stunning scenery and country walks for people of all ages and abilities, from

Four Market Towns of Yorkshire

Yorkshire is famed for its market towns. Our county is home to many traditions, including farmers markets, food markets and antiques markets. In this weeks article, I want to showcase a market town from each end of our beloved Yorkshire, from North, East, South and West. North – Helmsley Helmsley is a market town on

Do You Know Where Your Seafood Comes From?

Whitby is famous for a lot of things, most of all its unbeatable seafood. One of the nation’s favourites is Scampi, but it turns out that not that many people actually know what scampi is. A recent survey of 500 british shoppers revealed that about 80% of people were either incorrect or didn’t have a

A Londoner has been spotted in Leeds, and it’s better than it sounds

It’s not often that you’d hear that phrase. Northerners, while friendly and amiable, often have an instant dislike or distrust of someone when we hear that southern accent. But this is a Southerner that you can get behind – mainly, because it’s a bus, not a person. First Buses have been trialling Electric Buses, and

Some of the best springtime walking spots in Yorkshire

We wanted to give you a definitive list of the top walks in Yorkshire… but it turns out, there’s far too many to list them all! Instead, we decided to pick out some of our favourites to give you some inspiration for your springtime family picnics and walks! If you are heading out to go

The Strangest Place Names in Yorkshire

Yorkshire has some interesting, weird, and downright confusing place names. From Slack Bottom to Scurvey Scar, Yorkshire folk sure know how to make out-of-towners double-take as they drive past our road signs. So without further ado, here are seven of our favourites! 1) Bedlam Bedlam is a rural village outside of Harrogate, and shares the

5 More reasons that Yorkshire should be its own Nation

Forget Brexit… Let’s Yexit. 1. We basically have our own Language Ey up, Eh Bah Gum, Moff darn t’pub! Commonly known as Tyke, Yorkie or Broad Yorkshire, the dialect is something synonymous with the character and culture of God’s own County. We like to make it difficult for other Britons (especially southerners) to understand us.

Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge

As most of you know, Yorkshire is home to the absolutely stunning “3 Peaks” which consists of; Ingleborough, Pen-Y-Ghent and Whernside. There is a set walk you can join to able to say that you have completed “The Three Peaks Challenge” in Yorkshire. Furthermore, for those wanting to book or are just interested in learning

5 Ways to impress Yorkshire Folk

Everyone that is not from Yorkshire DESERVES a Yorkshire friend, or even just to know someone from Yorkshire. It’s only fair. So we have come up with 5 ways to impress Yorkshire Folk. Tell me if I’m wrong. 1.Drink Yorkshire Tea It’s no secret that us Yorkshire folk love a good brew. Whether or not