This is an incredibly popular event (and growing in popularity each year) organised primarily by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NMYR) and takes place in Pickering and the villages (Levisham, Goathland, and Grosmont) on the rail line to Whitby. Although originally based on the railway stations, it has, over the years, spread out across the [...]
Read more...15-17 October: Railway in Wartime weekend
August 12th, 2010Fly-fishing in the Dales
August 4th, 2010There are few pastimes more enjoyable than fly fishing in the beautifully clear, clean rivers of the Yorkshire Dales, surrounded by stunning scenery, peace and tranquillity, bird song and the sound of babbling water.
Read more...Squids In! – Sea Baits
June 30th, 2010Looking for great value sea fishing bait – look no further!
Read more...September: Scarborough Cricket Festival 2010
June 25th, 2010The Scarborough Cricket Festival is held at the end of every season and is a series of matches featuring Yorkshire County Cricket Club and which takes place at the North Marine Road Cricket Ground.
The event has been held in Scarborough since 1876, so it has a long and august history with many of the world’s [...]
28-31 October: Whitby Gothic Weekend (WGW)
June 25th, 2010Whitby Gothic Weekend draws huge crowds from all over the UK – and indeed the world!
Book your accommodation early for this hugely popular event.
Yorkshire Images by Brian Hill
June 24th, 2010A marvellous place to browse great images of Yorkshire, and a terrific resource for planning trips in Yorkshire or for keeping alive memories of the places you’ve visited when you return home.
Read more...1 August: A Symphony for Yorkshire
June 24th, 2010Composer Benjamin Till has written a Symphony for Yorkshire, commissioned by the BBC, and musicians from across the county have auditioned and been assembled for its premier on 1 August. Read about one of the musicians – Charles Hindmarsh – here.
Read more...Up to 30 August: Steam-Hauled Trains Wensleydale Railway
June 20th, 2010From now until (and including) Monday 30 August (with the exception of 9, 10 and 11 August), the Wensleydale Railway are running steam-hauled trains from Leeming Bar and Redmire.
Read more...Forest of Galtres Society
June 11th, 2010The Forest of Galtres stretched northwards from Bootham Bar at York, and was an ancient Royal Hunting Forest up to the reign of King Charles the 1st (who ordered it to be deforested). It was a favourite hunting place for Royalty and it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
The eponymous Society is an organisation devoted [...]
Harrogate Band – the premier brass band in the locality
June 7th, 2010One of Yorkshire’s many strengths is its heritage, and an important part of that heritage is the brass band.
Many of Yorkshire’s most famous brass bands trace their origins back to the 19th and early 20th centuries and were a product of mill or mining communities in the region, but the Harrogate Band is comparatively modern [...]