Calderdale

  • Hiking the Calderdale Way

    The Calderdale Way is a long-distance footpath that loops around the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire. It’s around…

  • In Search of Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights is a novel published in 1847, and written by Emily Brontë. It tells the tale of the families…

  • South Pennine Moors

    I suspect not many people think of West Yorkshire as a place to visit. Apart from Leeds, the general impression…

  • Heptonstall

    Signpost welcoming the visitor to Heptonstall. Heptonstall is a truly life-shortening mile walk up a hill from Hebden Bridge, the…

  • Podcast #104: How Not To Run An UltraMarathon

    Welcome to Episode 104 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode (a bit delayed) is all…

  • Entering My First UltraMarathon

    You know I like running? And long walks? Well, Here’s A Thing some of you will already know. You may…

  • Podcast #029: West Yorkshire and Ripon

    Welcome to Episode 29 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. It’s been a while since my last…

  • The Cragg Vale Coiners

    “I heard the coiners took the scissor to the Union Jack, with a snipper and a clipper and a bloody…