I did my first wild camp ever last weekend, and, yeh, I don’t know if any…
Category: England (Northern)
Northern England has a bit of a reputation, especially in the minds of people in London.
It’s also not a region that’s visited as much by foreign tourists to the UK who tend to use London as a base and explore the sites in the South. This is a bit of a shame; there’s many beautiful and historic sites up here, plus some of the country’s most vibrant cities. I may be biased of course; I am very much a Northerner.
Here I talk about what I’ve found when I’ve been exploring Northern England. Read how I climb hills badly, discover political intrigue, and explore some literary and musical history.
Ripon: Cathedrals and Unicorns
Most tourists to the UK visit the same places; London, Oxford, Canterbury, the Lake District, and,…
Geordie Shore
If you were asked to list the nicest beaches in Europe, you’d probably stick with the…
More Than Coal – An Overview Of Southern Yorkshire
See, South Yorkshire has a reputation. It’s not necessarily a *bad* reputation (we’re not dealing with…
Winter Hill – Unseasonable Climbing
It’s funny – no matter where I am in the world, I always feel a bit…
Pendle Hill – Religion, Witchcraft, and Meteorology
Part of the Pennine range of Northern England, and geologically part of the same branch as…
Snip Snip Snip – the Cragg Vale Coiners
“I heard the coiners took the scissor to the Union Jack, with a snipper and a…
Don’t You Know There’s A War On?
As already noted, Haworth is most famous for the Brontës. However, on my visit there, they…
Out on the wiley, windy moors …
Yorkshire. The word conjurers up a myriad of images, from rolling moors to seaside cliffs, from…