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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…
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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…
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South Pennine Moors
I suspect not many people think of West Yorkshire as a place to visit. Apart from Leeds, the general impression…
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Heptonstall
Signpost welcoming the visitor to Heptonstall. Heptonstall is a truly life-shortening mile walk up a hill from Hebden Bridge, the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Cragg Vale Coiners
“I heard the coiners took the scissor to the Union Jack, with a snipper and a clipper and a bloody…








