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Escape to the country

12:58pm Tuesday 17th August 2010

Eileen Smith explains how she joined the ranks of static caravan owners, a decision she and her family have never regretted.

Tales of the riverbank

1:02pm Tuesday 17th August 2010

Phil Storey and his family visit a £3m luxury rural retreat in North Yorkshire.

Tall stories

1:04pm Monday 19th July 2010

Hartlepool is the only UK host port for the Tall Ships Race 2010, putting the town on the worldwide map. Ruth Addicott talks to a crew member to find out what life is like on board these magnificent vessels.

We are sailing!

1:10pm Monday 19th July 2010

The Tall Ships may be sailing into Hartlepool this summer, but at Whitby fish and ships are on the menu every year. Ruth Addicott reports.

Tents moments

12:48pm Tuesday 20th April 2010

Camping has become more popular of late, with designer-print tents and glampsites with four-poster beds and chandeliers. But the essential appeal of camping – getting out into the fresh air and under the skin of a beautiful part of the country – remains unchanged. Here is a selection of unique and quirky places to camp on our doorstep…

Out and about in Upper Teesdale

12:23pm Monday 29th March 2010

County Durham is a delight to explore and Charlie Emett and Ron Dodsworth have done just that in great detail in their informative new guide to the region. The following extracts focus on Upper Teesdale.

Minster monsters

12:19pm Monday 25th January 2010

York Minster is undergoing a £15m restoration of its East Window. Peta King dons a hard hat to find out what’s going on... and meets some strange creatures on her way to the top.

Walks: Middleton One Row

12:02pm Tuesday 20th October 2009

A few miles west of Yarm is the village of Middleton One Row, starting point for a walk along the river with Charlie Emmett.

Moorland tracks and glorious views

11:14am Tuesday 18th August 2009

Slightly to the east of Guisborough is the former mining village of Charltons, the starting point of a walk along the Quakers Causeway and up on to Skelderskew Moor

A topsy-turvy world

11:25am Tuesday 18th August 2009

Tristram Shandy fans travel for miles to visit the ramshackle house in a pretty North Yorkshire village where this complex literary masterpiece took shape. Ruth Campbell joins the literary pilgrims to discover a world turned on its head.