Paul Clarke
Ilkley Trail
Ilkley is a spa town located on banks of the River Wharfe and the north edge of Ilkley Moor, which is famous as the setting of the song...
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EXPLORING YORKSHIRE BY RAIL
Paul Clarke
Aug 45 min read
Baildon Trail
The Wharfedale line runs from Bradford Forster Square to Ilkley, via several stations, the first of which are Frizinghall and Shipley,...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 285 min read
Steeton and Silsden Trail
Our final stop on the Airedale Line in the City of Bradford is at Steeton & Silsden, which serves both those places but is closer to the...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 255 min read
Keighley Trail
It is perhaps an exaggeration to say that Keighley lies in the heart of Brontë country (a term used to describe an area of the south...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 234 min read
Bingley Trail
Bingley is a market town one stop along the line from Saltaire. It has plenty of history and has been around since the time of the...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 215 min read
Shipley Trail
Located at a three-way junction of railway lines, Shipley is an historic market town located on the northern edge of Bradford. The name...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 215 min read
Bradford Trail
One of the most striking things a visitor to Bradford might notice is that in stark contrast to many large English cities, it doesn’t...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 215 min read
Guiseley Trail
Guiseley is another town-turned-suburb, although it is still more-or-less surrounded by green belt. It is in the City of Leeds, although...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20235 min read
Morley Trail
The market town of Morley may be located in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, but it has definitely retained its own identity and...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20235 min read
Garforth Trail
Next along the line from Cross gates is Garforth, a medium-sized town mentioned in the Domesday Book as Gereford and Gereforde (the name...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20238 min read
Leeds Trail
Where to begin with Leeds? Located near the site of a Roman ford across the River Aire (the name Leeds derives from a Brythonic word,...
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Paul Clarke
Mar 5, 20234 min read
Normanton Trail
From Castleford, our next stop is at Normanton, a small town that feels rather more like a large village. In keeping with the other towns...
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Paul Clarke
Mar 4, 20235 min read
Castleford Trail
Castleford is the third town in a row on our tour of the City of Wakefield that is far more significance historically than it has today....
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Paul Clarke
Mar 3, 20236 min read
Knottingley Trail
Knottingley was once – like Pontefract – of far greater importance nationally than it is today. It has been inhabited since at least 1128...
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Paul Clarke
Mar 2, 20237 min read
Pontefract Trail
Our next stop is at Pontefract, a small town that was historically of considerably greater significance than it is now. Today, it is a...
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Paul Clarke
Mar 1, 20234 min read
Featherstone Trail
Featherstone is a town located between Wakefield and Pontefract, a pair of more famous neighbours both of which tourists are far more...
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Paul Clarke
Feb 12, 20234 min read
South Elmsall Trail
South Elmsall is a small town much like South Kirkby and like its neighbour it was in existence at the time of the Domesday Book. Like so...
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Paul Clarke
Feb 12, 20235 min read
Moorthorpe Trail
Below Fitzwilliam, the Wakefield Line splits into two, with one branch continuing to Thurnscoe and the other to Adwick le Street, both of...
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Paul Clarke
Jan 31, 20237 min read
Wakefield Trail
Wakefield became a city in 1888, a status it acquired by virtue of having a cathedral. Nevertheless, it still feels very much like a...
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