In the gem of a church at the village of Garton on the Wolds of course. When people think of the Yorkshire Wolds, they are more likely to think of beautiful, unspoilt, rolling countryside not churches but they’re missing out! The churches of the Wolds are unique...
Can you believe it’s half term already?! If you are wondering how to fill the time, then wonder no more as the perfect answer is to attend some of the many events being put on as part of the Jorvik Viking Festival! The Vikings first captured the...
If you’ve watched The Crown you will know that plenty of fabulous locations have been used, but does York Minster (where I work when I’m not guiding) feature at all? The answer is YES! But you have to wait until the final scene of the final episode...
When you think of visiting a city in Yorkshire, you first thoughts are probably York, Leeds or maybe Sheffield, but Yorkshire has several smaller cities less on the radar that are well worth a visit. Last week, on a beautiful sunny day, I visited the city...
Today is Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day, it is traditionally celebrated on the 4th Sunday in Lent. Yorkshire’s most famous Mother wasn’t actually a mother but instead a famous prophetess. Mother Shipton was born Ursula Sontheil in 1488 and legend has it she was born in a...