Tag Archives: Yorkshire Dales

#5 Unusual Christmas Tree Decorating Traditions

Posted on December 17, 2019 by

Most of us recognise decorating the Christmas tree with baubles, candy canes tinsel and such like. But it isn’t like that all over the world. In the Ukraine for example, it isn’t baubles that festoon Christmas trees, it’s spider webs. … Continue reading →

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Bake Our Fabulous Christmas Cake Recipe

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

  It’s only a few weeks until Christmas and as we had such a great response for our easy to make Christmas cake recipe, we thought we’d post it again. So here it is. 12oz mixed fruit 8oz sugar 8oz … Continue reading →

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Stir Up Sunday is a-coming

Posted on November 19, 2019 by

This year ‘Stir Up Sunday’ is 24th November 2019. Thought to start in Victorian times, this is traditionally the day Christmas Pudding is made. Here are 4 things you may not know about ‘Stir Up’ traditions.

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5 More Famous Films Shot in Yorkshire

Posted on November 5, 2019 by

About this time last year, we wrote about 5 famous films shot in Yorkshire, and had a great response to the post. For a bit of fun, we decided to find 5 more famous films shot in Yorkshire. Here’s our … Continue reading →

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Making Memories

Posted on October 29, 2019 by
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5 things to do in Yorkshire come rain or shine

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

#travel #weather #rainorshine 1. White Scar Caves, Ingleton This is a great place to visit on a rainy day. Learn all about the fascinating history of the longest show cave in Britain and the rocks within during the 80-minute guided … Continue reading →

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All you need to know about the weather in the Yorkshire Dales

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

#travel #weather #rainorshine Being British, we’re renowned for talking about the weather. And why wouldn’t we? The UK has such a diverse landscape the weather can change quicker than you can say rain drops. In fact, where we are, there … Continue reading →

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