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Top 11 Yorkshire Films
The Dalesman team's favourite Yorkshire filmsThe Dalesman team share with you our much-loved Yorkshire films, characterised as such by either being filmed or set in our county’s regions. Of course, there are too many to cover in a list of eleven, but hopefully this...
Top 10 Yorkshire Pubs
The Dalesman team's favourite pubs across YorkshireThe team here at The Dalesman have recommended our top ten favourite pubs across Yorkshire, for you, our loyal readers. Whether you’re looking for the perfect Sunday roast, a venue for a family get-together, or just a...
Dalesman’s Diary: December 2023
A Dalesman's Diary December 2023Dr Elaine Laycock on the frontline in BosniaIt will not be this Christmas, indeed, it may not be next Christmas, but one day soon, Yorkshire grit and determination will mean that humanitarian aid workers lost in conflict will be...
Walk archive: Penyghent and Plover Hill
Penyghent and Plower Hillwith Steve Goodier (February 2016)Start/Parking: The National Park car park on the main road (B6479) through Horton in Ribblesdale. This is pay and display and can get very full on fine days so aim to arrive early.Distance: 8.7 miles (14...
Recipe archive: Spotted Dog
Spotted Dog Mrs Simkins' Country Kitchen: Febuary 2016Spotted dog is another name for spotted dick. It seems both names for this favourite old nursery steamed pudding come from an early colloquial word for pudding: puddick or puddog and that absolutely no mischief was...
Dalesman’s Diary: November 2023
A Dalesman's Diary November 2023Muker in Swaledale. Photo Rambling Tog (Adobe)Muker is slowly surrendering her secrets: this ancient settlement, at the western tip of Upper Swaledale, is gently breathing life back into her past. Long-lost place names, most not uttered...
Seeing the Light
Seeing the light Helen Johnson talks to Architectural glass artist Alan Davis. (November 2012)Since Alan Davis came to Yorkshire in the 1980s, his work has become part of the fabric of the county. Alan is an architectural glass artist, and his stained glass adorns...
The Story of Lad
The Story of LadFrom The Yorkshire Dalesman: March 2013Dales-born director Dan Hartley talks about his first feature film.“I grew up in the Dales. Every formative experience I had was shaped by the landscape that surrounded me. I can’t begin to describe just how...
Dalesman’s Diary: October 2023
Dalesman’s Diary: September 2023
Nidderdale: 2005 archive walk
Parsnip Pie recipe by Susan Brookes: 1998
Yorkshire’s best known vet: 1976 archive
James Herriot
The Craven Poet
Mrs Appleby: Malt Nutbread recipe 1964
Archive recipe 1964: Malt Nutbread
Dalesman archive: Yorkshire Humour 1957
Archive Feature: Yorkshire humour 1957
The Great Yorkshire Show 1957
Archive feature: The Great Yorkshire Show 1957
Dalesman’s Diary August 2023
Dalesman’s Diary July 2023
1950 Hospitality advertisements
Archive advertisements: 1950
In the steps of the old masters: Archive article
Archive feature 1950
A Yorkshire Dalesman’s Diary 1950: Archive article
Archive Dalesman's Diary
DECEMBER: Out & About Events Guide
Oliver! Evening and matinee performances. To January 27. Leeds. Playhouse. leedsplayhouse.org.uk Christmas Tree Festival. To January 5. York. Minster. yorkminster.org Ice skating, funfair, and market stalls. To December 31. Leeds. Various venues. millsqleeds.com...
Dalesman’s Diary June 2023
Blackberry and Apple Cobler recipe
Dalesman archives: August 2015
Mushroom and Shallot Hot Pot recipe
Archive recipe: October 2015
Crumbly Bramley apple sandwich bars recipe
Archive recipe: October 2014
Cream of watercress soup
Archive recipe: July 2015
Picnic Pasties recipe
Archive recipe July 2014
Yorkshire Blue Salad recipe
Archive recipe: January 2015
Nowt cake recipe
Archive recipe: August 2017
Anzac Biscuits recipe
Archive recipe: August 2014
Sledmere Village and Deer Park: Walking route
Archive walk: August 2014
Reviving ancient Blacksmith skills: Archive article
Archive feature: February 2012
Youth hostelling in Swaledale: Archive article
Archive Feature: April 2012
The mystery of Buckden Bill: Archive article
Archive Feature: January 2012
Never a dull moment for country GP: Archive article
Archive Feature: December 2011
One big lighthouse ‘family’ made gruelling job worthwhile
Archive Feature: July 2011
The high point of the Howgills: Archive walking route
Archive walk: November 2011
Blubberhouses to Pateley Bridge: Walking route
Archive Walk: July 2011
Osmotherley: Walking route
Archive walk: April 2011
Hutton-Le Hole: Walking route
Archive Walk: January 2011