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Val writes on “the power of pamper”.

A couple of weeks ago on a scorchingly hot summer day, I took a journey down memory lane as I returned to Embsay Station and Steam Railway.  When I was little my Grandad used to take my brother and I there at weekends. We would admire the steam trains, take a journey to Holywell Holt […]

Val Preston shares her experience in aromatherapy. Walking in the countryside is a great way to explore this gentle dale, abundant in wildlife and flowers, rewarding for nature lovers of all ages. One of my favourite pastimes as a young child was many hours spent collecting and pressing wild meadow flowers.  Later as a teenager […]

The chug-chug of the train and connection to our industrial past, a great appeal to visitors enjoying a trip on the famous Settle Carlisle Railway.  So popular is it that tickets are booked up several months in advance.  So what is its appeal? There is something precious about historic steam trains and the survival of […]

Five years ago, a team of Australian trail runners stayed at Newton Grange to take part in the first ever Oxfam Trailtrekker –   a 100km route on foot from Skipton through the Yorkshire Dales, to be completed in teams of four in less than 30 hours.  They won.  In a time of 13 hours […]