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Traces of a Roman fort and a grave with a poignant back story characterise this walk west of Skipton

This is the glacial valley no one’s heard of... Head to the South Pennines to explore both sides of this steep gulch between Burnley and Todmorden.

■Distance: 7½ miles/12km ■ Time: 3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Two great houses, rich with fascinating history and beautifully apportioned, put the county on the map

These top 10 rail journeys from or through Yorkshire offer grand views of the coast, market towns and vast, open countryside

“ I met Charles Dickens today, except he had clearly been so busy working on The Mystery of Edwin Drood that he had fallen asleep, so I didn’t get to speak to him!” I laughingly proclaimed to Ro when