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Recipe archive: Hot Scones
HOT SALAD SCONES At their best, served freshly baked with a crisp salad.First published in 'More Yorkshire recipes' Collected by Mrs Appleby. 1967The original 'More Yorkshire recipes' from 1967Ingredients 8oz self-raising flour ½ level teaspoon salt ½ level teaspoon...
Dalesman’s Diary: May 2024
A Dalesman’s DiaryMay 2024A tagged curlew is set freeThey have finally returned home... some from hundreds of miles away, others from spots less far-flung: the curlews of the Dales are back among us after their winter sojourn. And for the first time, we can say with...
Dalesman’s Diary: April 2024
A Dalesman’s DiaryApril 2024Balancing on the clints of a limestone pavement, staring up at the view of Ingleborough mountain is one of those experiences which sticks with you: a moment of awe-inspiring wonder and pride. With open vistas of rolling hills, criss-crossed...
Archive recipe. 1956 : Mrs Appleby writes from A Dales Kitchen
Mrs Appleby writes from A Dales KitchenReproduced from the original Dalesman pages, first published in 1956.Most people love a picnic except, perhaps, those who have to take a packed lunch to work each day. Their biggest grumble is that the lunches become monotonous,...
The day a bomber landed in Clapham
The day a bomber landed in ClaphamThe Yorkshire Dales are not suited for landing aircraft but Guy Jefferson recalls the day a Clapham meadow saved five men and a valuable planeOriginally published: October 2004On the night of the 8 June 1941 a Whitley bomber, similar...
Walk Archive 2015: Marsden Moor and Standedge with Denis Brook and Phil Hinchliffe
Walking with The DalesmanWalk Archive December 2015: Marsden Moor and StandedgeWalking route:Start/Parking: Roadside parking at Hey Green (hotel now closed), about one and a half miles (3km) west of Marsden at the end of Waters Road. SE 031122 Distance: 7.5 miles...
April: Out & About Events Guide
To 14. Leeds. City centre. Leodis Space Agency. Cosmic activities for all the family, with exhibits, alien encounters and interactive workshops.welcometoleeds.co.ukTo 14. Bolton Abbey. Giant bunnies Easter adventure. boltonabbey.comTo 14. Rotherham. Wentworth...
Dalesman’s Diary: March 2024
A Dalesman’s DiaryMarch 2024Standing sentinel over the surrounding countryside, it’s an iconic part of the Yorkshire landscape and has been for at least 12,000 years. Ever since the Wharfedale Glacier ground its way through this part of the world, the limestone...
27 incredible things Yorkshire has given the world
The Yorkshire Dalesman reveals 27 incredible things Yorkshire has given the worldIt takes nothing to convince us of Yorkshire's stamp upon the world – after all, we all know how brilliant it is. Yet this list is sure to reveal some Yorkshire innovations previously...
Always ready to rock
Always ready to rockAndrew Gallon visits a thriving small business keeping nostalgia alive (July 2014)Beneath the eaves of a former dairy farm in the sleepy village of Fangfoss, a small team of skilled craftspeople keeps alive a manufacturing tradition dating from the...
Top 10 family attractions in Yorkshire
The Dalesman team recommend Yorkshire's top family attractionsIt is no secret that our glorious county is home to a spectacular range of attractions, but why not take some inspiration from us for your next family outing? The Dalesman team share with you our personal...
Dalesman’s Diary: February 2024
A Dalesman's Diary February 2024Leaving school without any qualifications, life didn’t immediately look too promising for young Michael James. But 18,194 days later – having devoted his life to looking after porkers – this pigman is hoping to prove that where there’s...
All Memories Great and Small
All Memories Great and SmallOliver Crocker chats with the cast of one of Yorkshire’s most successful television series (March 2017)While researching my new book All Memories Great and Small, published as part of the James Herriot centenary year, I carried out sixty...
Recipe archive: Yorkshire Brick
Yorkshire Brick Mrs Simkins' Country Kitchen: June 2017Here’s a brand-new Yorkshire recipe: a bit like a snazzy version of an egg butty! Egg bricks are one of the joys of North African travel: an egg with plenty of parsley sealed inside a triangular filo pastry parcel...
Dalesman’s Diary: January 2024
A Dalesman's DiaryJanuary 2024Rod Dimbleby, chairman of the Yorkshire Dialect SocietyIf you ocker* or allock** you’re in danger of missing it... by popular demand, a new course is being held which explores and helps to preserve that part of our heritage of which...
Recipe archive: Ramblers’ lamb
Ramblers’ lambMrs Simkins’ country kitchenFirst published back in December 2014. Ramblers' lamb is a welcoming slow-cooker stew and is ideal to come home to after a long wintry walk.Ingredients 6-8 servings 800-900g diced stewing lamb 2 tablespoons plain flour...
Christmas started here
Christmas started here...Geoff Sargieson (December 2010)The front cover of Mike Harding's Christmas in Yorkshire DVDYorkshire and Christmas go back a long way. In fact, almost back to the actual birth of Jesus himself. The Three Wise Men may be associated with gifts...
Top 10 underrated Yorkshire towns and villages
The Dalesman team reveal Yorkshire's most underrated localesThe Dalesman team share with you a selection of Yorkshire's towns and villages which we believe to be severley underrated, or, at least, much less visited than the popular tourist centres like Grassington,...
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: February 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...
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
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
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
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