Things to do in Yorkshire, events & lifestyle

Things to do in Yorkshire during Easter

Yesterday, 09:00

Easter’s the perfect time to come out of your shell on a family day out

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Spring Things to do in Yorkshire

Ad Feature An Easter Egg-stravaganza ‘Down on the Farm’ …

Friday, March 15, 2019

Hidden on the borders of North Yorkshire & Lancashire’s countryside, there is something for everyone at Thornton Hall Country Park this Easter!

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A look ahead to spring and summer in Whitby

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Jo Haywood

The Whitby surf scene begins to hot up Photo: Tony Bathrolomew

As Whitby wakes from its winter slumber, we look at what the new season holds

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Useful/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters at Harewood House

Thursday, March 7, 2019 Jo Haywood

Harewood has invited 26 renowned craft specialists to each interpret a different room

Harewood House launches a landmark cultural event for the nation’s ‘makers and doers’

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The Melting Pot project aims to rediscover the eating habits of Vikings

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Going to pot – York College students research the cooking habits of the Vikings

Students investigate Viking age cooking and eating habits to help archaeologists answer questions about the past.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Our food and drink newsletter is brimming with all of your local foodie highlights.

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Top TV chefs on board for Whitby’s new Fish & Ships Festival

Thursday, February 28, 2019 Jo Haywood

A taste of heaven (with mushy peas on the side) at The Fisherman’s Wife in Whitby

Brian Turner CBE and Jean-Christophe Novelli, are heading to Whitby as part of the free festival

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CHEFStable - Yorkshire’s top chef’s join forces to create unique dining experience

Monday, February 25, 2019

Mitch and Aled prepare lobster at an earlier CHEFStable event

We look, with some envy, at a food event that brings together some of the country’s leading chefs who want to say thank you

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The story behind Sheffield Cheesemasters

Friday, February 15, 2019 Jo Haywood

Urban cheesemaker Sophie Williams with her flagship product, Little Mester

A Sheffield cheese-lover proves that where there’s a will, there’s a whey.

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Take a walk around the West Yorkshire town of Ilkley

Yesterday, 08:45 Richard Darn

Cup and ring marks on the ancient Badger Stone on Ilkley Moor Photo: Alamy

Hats off to Ilkley... And boots on as we explore this wonderful West Yorkshire town on foot

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Ilkley

Has Halifax become ‘the Shoreditch of the North’

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Tony Greenway

Chow Down food festival featuring food pop-ups, ale, craft beer, cocktails, prosecco returns this summer Photo by @Kluens.

A cultural revolution has been underway in Halifax — part of which includes a blossoming food and drink scene. Tony Greenway reports.

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Tony Greenway

Art and culture in the South Yorkshire town of Doncaster

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Explosive scenes outside Cast as part of a free outdoor event

How the arts scene is changing in this South Yorkshire town. Martin Pilkington reports

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Doncaster

Exploring the night sky in Yorkshire during Spring

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Richard Darn

Amateur astronomer Richard Darn scans the skies with a powerful telescope Photo: Tony Bartholomew

Making the most of the dense spring skies before the lighter nights of summer spoil the view

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What the locals really think of Horsforth

Friday, February 15, 2019 Richard Darn

Hall Park, a large community park in Horsforth

What’s the enduring appeal of this particular suburb of Leeds? Richard Darn finds out

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Sheep to Seat, Fleece to Floor exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Thursday, February 14, 2019 Photos: Paul Wyatt

Designer Ella Doran at British Wool, Bradford Photo Paul Wyatt

Designer celebrates the skills of wool producers with the help of a few friends

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Azendi marks its 30th anniversary with Heart of Yorkshire collection

Thursday, December 6, 2018 Jo Haywood

Lynsey Cooke with Lindsey Ward - The Heart of Yorkshire collection has proved so popular in the cathedral’s own shop that it has commissioned Azendi to create two new designs

How a beautiful York Minster window inspired a best-selling jewellery collection

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Good Golly Miss Molly - the hat-maker from Halifax

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Words: Paul Mackenzie - Photos: Kirsty Thompson

Halifax hatter Molly Bunce is dancing to a different tune and wants to make her mark in millinery

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Yorkshire Dales walk - Grassington and Conistone

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Terry Fletcher

Take a drove road and enjoy classic Yorkshire Dales scenery

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Settle may be famous for its railway links but it also the perfect base for exploring the Yorkshire Dales, Forest of Bowland and the Three Peaks. This selection of lesser trodded paths all start within a ten mile radius of the market town.

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Settle

North Yorkshire walk - Hawnby

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Terry Fletcher

Hawnby Hill, North York Moors National Park Photo: Alamy

Step out on a walk with impressive views and a piece of Wesleyan history

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Yorkshire Dales Walk - Hawes and the Cam Road

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Terry Fletcher

Hawes the unofficial capital of the Upper Dale Photo: Alamy

Fine panoramic views make this walk a great way to begin any new year.

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6 great walks near Pateley Bridge

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

This quaint market town in Nidderdale is a great base for exploring the surrounding countryside and the Yorkshire Dales.

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Pateley Bridge

Competitions

Win Win a luxury break at The Wensleydale Heifer in the Yorkshire Dales

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Experience the luxury of a boutique-style hotel stay for two

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Win a year’s supply of Slingsby Gooseberry Gin

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Spirits company Slingsby celebrate the launch of their new and delicious Gooseberry Gin with Yorkshire Life.

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Win WIN a family trip to see Tom Gates LIVE on stage

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

This show is a perfect treat for the whole family

Enter our competition for your chance to win a family ticket to see Tom Gates LIVE on stage at the theatre of the winner’s choice

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Restaurant Reviews

Yorkshire is truly at the heart of everything at The Yorke Arms near Pateley Bridge

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Pressed beef, fillet, ham, hyssop, fig and voatziperifery

What does a new partnership mean for one of Yorkshire’s leading restaurants with rooms? Claire Gallagher revisits The Yorke Arms .

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Pateley Bridge

Food review - The Plough, Scalby

Monday, October 22, 2018

The halibut was a generous portion cooked to perfection Photo: David Chalmers

There is much to admire about the food and atmosphere at The Plough, Scalby, says Jeannie Swales

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Gardens

RHS Harlow Carr to host Dig for Victory exhibition

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Front cover of the 1940 pamphlet, 'Simple Vegetable Cooking' published by the Royal Horticultural Society as a companion to the 'Growmore' bulletin no 1. of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. This pamphlet sold 24,000 copies in its first few months of publication

What did you grow in the war? Experts want to hear from you

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RHS Harlow Carr

Anita Bowerman begins year-long artist-in-residence at RHS Harlow Carr

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Anita Bowerman is artist in residence at RHS Harlow Carr

Beautiful gardens are both captured on canvas and saved by campaigners

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Photography

Photographer profile - Tony Bartholomew

Friday, March 1, 2019

A performance of Polar Quest, by Waterford-based street theatre company Spraoi as part of Coastival, Scarborough

Each month we showcase the work of a Yorkshire artist or photographer. This month we feature long-time photographer at the Yorkshire coast, Tony Bartholomew

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photography

Photographer profile - Charlotte Graham

Monday, February 4, 2019 Photos: Charlotte Graham

Each month we showcase the work of a Yorkshire photographer or artist. This month it’s photographer Charlotte Graham.

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Photographer profile - Martin Jenkinson

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Maxine Duffat, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport's first black woman bus driver. Herries bus garage, Sheffield, November 18th 1983

We often showcase the work of exceptional artists and photographers. This month we feature the work of photojournalist Martin Jenkinson whose first retrospective exhibition has opened at a South Yorkshire museum.

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Homes & Gardens

4 million pound properties for sale in Yorkshire

Monday, February 18, 2019

Outstanding properties and, not unexpectedly, with price tags to match

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Simon Blyth Estate Agents celebrate win at Yorkshire Residential Property Awards

Monday, November 19, 2018

Gethin Jones, Teresa Galley, Gina Powell, Angus Armitage Photo: Tim Hardy

Leading Yorkshire estate agents rewarded with prestigious title

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4 of the best properties for sale in Yorkshire

Friday, November 9, 2018

Have you found it, the place you would never leave? One of these outstanding properties could be it

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7 of the best countryside properties for sale in Yorkshire

Monday, October 8, 2018

Properties in wonderful country settings you wouldn’t want to miss.

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Local People

Joanne Harris to discuss The Strawberry Thief at the Huddersfield Literature Festival

Friday, March 15, 2019 Jo Haywood

‘I have a very particular way in which I experience the world and I have tried to share it in my work,’ says Joanne Photo: Kyte Photography

Best-selling author Joanne Harris returns to the sights, sounds and smells of a French village for a fourth bite of Chocolat.

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Dasiy Tempest - creative assistant at Tom Sands Guitars

Friday, February 22, 2019

Daisy Tempest, creative assistant to luthier Tom Sands

Daisy Tempest is creative assistant to Tom Sands, a craftsman from Ripon, who creates custom made instruments for clients worldwide

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Giggleswick School to open new pre-school for two to four-year-olds

Monday, February 4, 2019

A new play-centred school opens in the Yorkshire Dales

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Celebrity Interviews

David Hepworth on how the Yorkshire of his youth influenced his love of music

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Tony Greenway

David Hepworth, the rock journalist and broadcaster, talks to Tony Greenway about The Beatles and Live Aid

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Tony Greenway

Leeds music stars Kaiser Chiefs take over York Art Gallery

Monday, December 3, 2018 Jo Haywood

Kaiser Chiefs have got this curation malarkey licked Photo: Dani Beck

Unique, experimental exhibition, When All is Quiet explores the boundaries between art and music.

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Soprano Lesley Garrett steps out of her comfort zone for a new Christmas comedy

Thursday, November 1, 2018 Photos: Richard Hubert Smith

John Marquez as Ronald Bream, Lesley Garrett as Loeonaor Ffflyte with Hugh Dennis as Maurice Rose in The Messiah

Soprano Lesley Garrett tells Tony Greenway why she’s stepping out of her comfort zone for a new Christmas comedy

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Events

Things to do in Yorkshire during Easter

Yesterday, 09:00

Easter’s the perfect time to come out of your shell on a family day out

Read Full Story »

Spring Things to do in Yorkshire

Ad Feature An Easter Egg-stravaganza ‘Down on the Farm’ …

Friday, March 15, 2019

Hidden on the borders of North Yorkshire & Lancashire’s countryside, there is something for everyone at Thornton Hall Country Park this Easter!

Read Full Story »

A look ahead to spring and summer in Whitby

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Jo Haywood

As Whitby wakes from its winter slumber, we look at what the new season holds

Read Full Story »

Useful/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters at Harewood House

Thursday, March 7, 2019 Jo Haywood

Harewood House launches a landmark cultural event for the nation’s ‘makers and doers’

Read Full Story »

Arts

Joanne Harris to discuss The Strawberry Thief at the Huddersfield Literature Festival

Friday, March 15, 2019 Jo Haywood

Best-selling author Joanne Harris returns to the sights, sounds and smells of a French village for a fourth bite of Chocolat.

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John Ruskin and William Turner exhibition at York Art Gallery

Monday, March 11, 2019

John Ruskin’s 1870 watercolour 'Near Interlaken' (Lakeland Arts)

A new York Art Gallery exhibition looks at the stormy relationship between cloudy days and dark moods.

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Art and culture in the South Yorkshire town of Doncaster

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

How the arts scene is changing in this South Yorkshire town. Martin Pilkington reports

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Doncaster

Topics of Interest

Win a luxury break at The Wensleydale Heifer in the Yorkshire Dales

Win a year’s supply of Slingsby Gooseberry Gin

Take a walk around the West Yorkshire town of Ilkley

Things to do in Yorkshire during Easter

6 great walks near Helmsley

12 of the best dining pubs in North Yorkshire

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