Ian Cylkowski Photography

It’s nice to revisit the more quiet parts of the Dales.

Celebrating Yorkshire Day the proper way.

The only chalk coastline in the north of England.

Is a visit to the Yorkshire coast complete without seeing Whitby?

If you’re a bit of a geology nerd you can’t go wrong with Saltwick Bay.

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside… In early June the Better Half and I took a well-earned break for a week, heading across the country to hike the coast around the North York Moors.

Summer’s here.

Early May means one thing in my head: bluebells.

I have a lot of love for Newcastle.

Like a mini-Pembrokeshire.

An Easter break on the other side of England.

Things are starting to feel like spring.

Finally, blue sky!

It’s been about 12 years since I last went to York.

A week off after working Christmas and New Year was needed.

Time for proper winter scenery.

December has been very wet.

It’s beginning to look a lot like winter.

It’s not often you find the ruins of an abbey near a city centre.

The remaining bits and bobs from our time in Shropshire.

It’s not often we visit cities.

The pinnacle of historical conservation.

Another gem of preserved history.

A lot on offer in such a small space.

A week around somewhere completely new to us.

Some places are just overdue a visit.

Time for a wee break.

Finally, time for a proper hike.

The Five Stones of Duddo.

A trip to Northumberland is incomplete without visiting Bamburgh.

There are a lot of ruined abbeys in the Scottish Borders.

This was probably the find of the week.

We’ve just come back from a beautiful week in Northumberland.

I’ve been meaning to visit here for years.

Happy birthday to me.

The last lot of photos from our week around the East Neuk of Fife.

It wasn’t entirely perfect weather during our week off.

There’s a lot of history in Fife.

From Anstruther, this time we went southwest.

I’ve just come back from a glorious week around the East Neuk of Fife.

Time for something a little different.

January has been freezing and storm-ridden.

Finally, some proper snow.

A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.

Getting to know the local area better.

The last of this year’s autumn in the Dales.

Turns out there’s a link between Cumbria and this part of the Highlands.

Time for some new places to explore.

The pull of Glencoe is impossible to resist.

We’re back from a week in the best place on earth: the Scottish Highlands.