First train to Ashington to visit the birth place of the Charlton brothers. As a boy growing up in the 60s, Bobby and Jackie Charlton had...

A private booking by a railway aficionado led me to develop a walking tour that investigates the history, location and remaining evidence...

Come on a tour with local guide Ken Bradshaw and hear about the development of Durham City over a 1000 years, its involvement in a major...

Seaham Townscape Initiative have commissioned me to lead some guided walks in 2023 and they will be happening every month from April to...

One of the greatest books ever produced, the Lindisfarne Gospels, is at the Laing Art Gallery until the 3rd December and if you havent...

The North East of England has some fantastic routes and really incredible landscapes that are readily accessible by bike. Whether that is...

A full compliment of 20 people including 4 children were treated to two hours of deadly history on the theme of Crime and Punishment. We...

In 1996 myself and Audrey bought a second hand tandem and cycled to South Africa. An odyssey that took 17 months, traversing 17...

The Cathedral Cycle R oute was created as a lockdown project by social scientist Shaun Cutler linking 42 cathedrals of England by a...

The award winning Crook Gardens and medieval house have been taken over by the National Trust and last night we had a marvellous preview,...

As the National Trust booklet says...... there are so many ways to describe Seaton Delaval Hall. An Architectural masterpiece. The finest...

Another gorgeous sunny evening in Durham this time with the CICM, that’s the chartered Institute for Credit Management...

What a lovely evening we had! Absolute pleasure to take 11 joggers from Sunderland Strollers running club around the many memorials and...

On the weekend of the jubilee and having to miss the afternoon of my street party it was compensated by having 33 lovely German...

Nothing beats the smells and sounds of the seaside and historic North Shields has it in bucket loads. With its roots going back to at...

It was a delight to show Sarah, an emigre to Brisbane and mutual friend Nichola the delights of Palace Green in the UNESCO World Heritage...