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Newark & Southwell: Of Apples And Kings
“You scruffy man; next time I see you I hope you’re wearing socks.” If I’d ever had doubts about my…
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Pendle Hill – Religion, Witchcraft, and Meteorology
Part of the Pennine range of Northern England, and geologically part of the same branch as much of the Peak…
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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…
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Don’t You Know There’s A War On?
As I’m sure you already know, Haworth is most famous for the Brontës. However, on my visit there, they were…
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Out on the wiley, windy moors …
Yorkshire. The word conjurers up a myriad of images, from rolling moors to seaside cliffs, from cricket to rugby league,…
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Beware the Peacocks!
The journey from home to the B&B took just under an hour and half by car, mostly down single-carriageway country…
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The Rise and Fall of Ashfield District
This is my walk to work every morning. Bentinck Banks and Portland Park, Kirkby-in-Ashfield. This area is now a Site…
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Peaks and Troughs
Sometimes, some of the nicest places in the world are just on your doorstep, and one of the nicest areas…
