Location: Coldstones Cut, HG3 5JQ What3words: ///fire.magically.camera (for the car park) Distance: 1 mile in total Coldstones Cut is the highest and largest public art work in Yorkshire! How cool is that! Situated over looking Coldstones Quarry in Greenhow. With 360 views over the rest of Nidderdale this is a fabulous walk for everyone! There […]
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Highlights of Settle
Above the tops of Settle, North Yorkshire is a beautiful area overlooking the valley with the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in the distance, the river in the bottom and then across to the sights of Pendle Hill. This circular route of 8.5 miles starting in Stainforth is a challenging walk which takes in the highlights of […]
Staycation in Ripon, Yorkshire – our top family friendly days out
Looking for the ideal staycation to tick all the boxes? Look no further! A weekend near Ripon in North Yorkshire is perfect for a family weekend away. Ripon is ideally located off the A1 and is close to Nidderdale, an area of outstanding beauty. Ripon itself is a lovely town (actually a city as it […]
Thorp Perrow Arboretum, near Bedale
Location: Thorp Perrow, DL8 2PS Thorp Perrow is an estate with formal gardens and a Birds of Prey and Mammal Centre. The gardens are lovely with so much to explore. There are different areas and you find yourself just aimlessly wandering and coming across random sculptures/statues. There are tree lined avenues, open spaces, flower patches, […]
Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park, Ripon
Location: Grewelthorpe near Ripon, HG4 3DA These stunning Himalayan gardens in Nidderdale are the perfect place to take all the family. There is plenty of parking, toilets and a café at the entrance as well as a small adventure playground. We took our own picnic and enjoyed it in one of the many huts dotted […]