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Paul Clarke

Aug 45 min read

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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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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