A Very Merry Walkshire Christmas

Here at Welcome to Yorkshire, we have spent a year celebrating walking in Yorkshire. Inspired by the local community as we …

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A family walk around RSPB St Aidan’s

St Aidan’s RSPB Nature Reserve is the hidden gem of East Leeds (although lockdown brought a lot of new visitors!). It …

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Audio Walks from Open Country

Bringing the outdoors indoors… ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes’ so the age-old saying goes. But …

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The Best Yorkshire Walks For A Lockdown Catch-Up

A lot has happened over the last year and you’ll no doubt have tonnes of gossip to catch up on with …

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How a stroll along your local canal can help protect the environment

With 500km of towpaths and beautiful waterside vistas steeped in history, Yorkshire’s canal and river network offers some truly memorable walking …

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Campus Connections: the LBHW team offer a snapshot of shared histories

Leeds – a magical city in a majestic county. Heritage Corner’s Leeds Black History Walk is a fascinating revelation of historic Yorkshire links …

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Boston Spa and the River Wharfe

This is my favourite daily walk- you can see me jumping for joy even though I get to do it pretty …

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Five Things That Always Happen on a Walk With Children

You can guarantee five things that will happen on a walk with children and I can almost set my watch by it on our favourite Walkshire jaunt.