County: North Yorkshire/Area: Wensleydale Heading west from places like Ripon, Kilburn, and Knaresborugh lie the small towns of Hawes and Leyburn. Not only is Hawes a wonderful market town with […]

County: North Yorkshire Rick Steves once said that travel writers overuse the word “quaint.” While that may be true, I don’t think you could find a better word to describe […]

“Oh, but you were trying to get us OUT of London,” I hear you say. Not necessarily! London is a maze of main street shopping, historic sites, hair raising crowds, […]

County: North Yorkshire Where It Is If you’ve watched Downton Abbey or Last Tango in Halifax, you may have heard the city name of Ripon mentioned. The town is located […]

County: Cumbria I’ve written time and again about Keswick, but I thought I’d make it a little more formal in this “Off the Beaten Path” series. Keswick is located in […]

County: Greater London As I’ve said many times, I have a thing for Chiswick. London overwhelms the senses, and Chiswick is a calm respite located about 45 minutes due west […]

County: Monmouthshire, Wales I’ve had two trips, recently, where I had just wanted a hint of Wales.  An appetizer, perhaps, for future travel.  With two friends in tow on my […]

County: Cornwall Though my heart is definitely in the north of England, I did manage to carve out a few favorites from southern counties as well. Probably my MOST favorite […]