I am looking forward to some adventures again. As much as I am mostly a home bird I am really missing travelling. Where would you most like to go now if you could? Of all the places I’d like to go, top priority for me would to go see […]
First built about A.D. 1000 and rebuilt in the 12th and again in the 14th century. St Mary’s Chapel in Scarborough stands in the ruins of a Roman Signal station built about A.D. 370 to give warning of Anglo-Saxon raiders. Before this time the headlands was occupied about 500
I grew up in York and was always drawn to St Margaret Clitherow’s shrine. Away from the hustle and bustle of a busy city the peace, calm and acceptance wrapped itself around me. An Act of 1581 outlawed Catholic religious ceremonies and made sheltering a priest a criminal
At low tide I love exploring the caves in Filey. I dream of smugglers and pirates of days gone by using secret tunnels and sea caves to hide their bounty. This is a place steeped in history just waiting to be unearthed. Filey is one of the very few
Believed to be born as Ursula Southwell in a cave in the forests of Knaresborough, Mother Shipton was associated with all kinds of tragic events and dark doings in the area, including the bewitchment of a nearby well that turned objects into stone. One of the mystical secrets of
A magical place to visit at any time of the year is the Cow and Calf Rocks formation on Ilkley Moor. This consists of an outcrop and boulder, close to Hangingstone Rocks. The rocks are made of millstone grit, which is a variety of sandstone. They are so named
We have lived in Scarborough for 16 years and have been frequent visitors to the historic Scarborough Castle situated above and between the North and South bays. The land the castle was built on has had known occupation for the last 2,500 years enjoying a constant stream of visitors
I have always been fascinated by this tall post in a quiet corner of Scarborough. I did a little research online and discovered it had a remarkable history. Unlike many other historic towns, Scarborough lost its medieval street markets in the 1850s when the purpose-built market hall in St
Dragon tales have long captured our imagination. One in particular I love is actually close to where we live at Filey Brigg, a well known beauty spot in Filey, North Yorkshire, England. The Brigg is a long promontory of rock just above sea level that extends almost a mile
Look up at the Great West window to see the heart-shape worked into the tracery, known as the “Heart of Yorkshire’. Legend tells us that if you kiss your loved one beneath the Heart of Yorkshire window at the York Minster, your love will last forever. A lovely idea for your next
