Welcome to Whitgift, the picturesque hidden gem of a village located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Nestled on the banks of the River Ouse, this idyllic destination is only four miles away from Goole and is also part of the commuter belt for the likes of Scunthorpe and Beverley. Thus Whitgift offers a tranquil…
Your quick guide to one of Yorkshire’s proudest cathedral cities. Wakefield holds the seat of West Riding County Council and has done so for two hundred years and counting. This makes it one of the most important cities in the area. We can’t wait to get stuck into the history for this city. If it…
Pudsey In Five Minutes Cricket masters, marketing gurus, and yet still out-shone by a bear, what’s inside this thriving Yorkshire town? Arguably more famous as a bear with a patch over his eye than an actual place, the intrepid explorer will find this market town near Leeds is sometimes sunny West Yorkshire. Formally famous for…
Visit the home of a treasured English candy when you travel to Pontefract to explore. Pontefract is a West Riding town whose population tops 30,000 people on a good day. A large town respected for its castle; Pontefract also has a long history in coal mining. It is also a market town, has its own…
Is this picturesque town in the West Ridings the ideal staycation destination? Ilkley is one of those Yorkshire towns that has the entire spirit of the county captured within its walls. Over the many thousands of years this area has seen settlement, Ilkley has been one of the most consistently settled areas of land in…
Keighley is a township and parish in West Yorkshire which is just to the north west of Bradford. You will find it near the misty Keighley Moors, named after the town, which is named after the founding family from a long time ago.. Henry de Keighley was a Lancashire knight who first received permission to…
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