Durham Cathedral sits high on the peninsula above the city and dominates the skyline, regardless of which direction you approach. However, my advice, is to arrive in Durham by train. The reason for this is the railway station also sits high on a hill, there are many hills in the city, and provides a [...]
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Anne Bronte was youngest of the renowned Bronte writing dynasty of West Yorkshire. She was born in the village of Thornton, near Bradford, on the 17th January 1820, daughter of Patrick Bronte, a Church of England clergyman and Maria Branwell.
Whilst it is sometimes said that Anne’s sisters, Emily & Charlotte, achieved a much [...]
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Rievaulx Abbey today is a shadow of it’s former glory as a Cistercian Abbey near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, though it remains an impressive view from the road approaching the site.
It was originally intended to be a mission [...]
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Acquired by The National Trust in 1983 Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal are part of a huge site just outside of Ripon. Fountains Abbey was established in 1132 by 13, French, Benedictine monks who left their order due to their outrage at the way their order was being broken. The monks originally travelled to [...]
Continue Reading →View from the footpath across the river of the Cathedral towering over the city and the boathouse at the river-side.
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