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Top 11 Yorkshire Films

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...

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Top 10 Yorkshire Pubs

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...

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Dalesman’s Diary: December 2023

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...

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Walk archive: Penyghent and Plover Hill

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...

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Recipe archive: Spotted Dog

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...

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Dalesman’s Diary: November 2023

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...

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Seeing the Light

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...

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The Story of Lad

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...

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