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Patches of purple heather just down from Easy Moor, looking across Cockshaw Hill to the profile of Roseberry Topping, near Great Ayton in North Yorkshire.
The distinctive half-cone shape with a jagged cliff, lends itself to being compared with the much higher Matterhorn in the Swiss-Italian Alps.
However, with a height of 1,049 feet (320 m), Roseberry Topping is but a bump in the landscape compared against the real thing whose summit soars to 14,692 ft (4,478 m).
The countryside just now reflecting the season of summer beginning to wind down, making way for autumn arriving in just over a week.
Great views from up here on a clear day making it definitely worth while bring the binoculars (and a camera!).
#england #yorkshire #northyorkmoors #greatayton #summer #september #landscape #photography -
Patches of purple heather just down from Easy Moor, looking across Cockshaw Hill to the profile of Roseberry Topping, near Great Ayton in North Yorkshire.
The distinctive half-cone shape with a jagged cliff, lends itself to being compared with the much higher Matterhorn in the Swiss-Italian Alps.
However, with a height of 1,049 feet (320 m), Roseberry Topping is but a bump in the landscape compared against the real thing whose summit soars to 14,692 ft (4,478 m).
The countryside just now reflecting the season of summer beginning to wind down, making way for autumn arriving in just over a week.
Great views from up here on a clear day making it definitely worth while bring the binoculars (and a camera!).
#england #yorkshire #northyorkmoors #greatayton #summer #september #landscape #photography -
Patches of purple heather just down from Easy Moor, looking across Cockshaw Hill to the profile of Roseberry Topping, near Great Ayton in North Yorkshire.
The distinctive half-cone shape with a jagged cliff, lends itself to being compared with the much higher Matterhorn in the Swiss-Italian Alps.
However, with a height of 1,049 feet (320 m), Roseberry Topping is but a bump in the landscape compared against the real thing whose summit soars to 14,692 ft (4,478 m).
The countryside just now reflecting the season of summer beginning to wind down, making way for autumn arriving in just over a week.
Great views from up here on a clear day making it definitely worth while bring the binoculars (and a camera!).
#england #yorkshire #northyorkmoors #greatayton #summer #september #landscape #photography -
Patches of purple heather just down from Easy Moor, looking across Cockshaw Hill to the profile of Roseberry Topping, near Great Ayton in North Yorkshire.
The distinctive half-cone shape with a jagged cliff, lends itself to being compared with the much higher Matterhorn in the Swiss-Italian Alps.
However, with a height of 1,049 feet (320 m), Roseberry Topping is but a bump in the landscape compared against the real thing whose summit soars to 14,692 ft (4,478 m).
The countryside just now reflecting the season of summer beginning to wind down, making way for autumn arriving in just over a week.
Great views from up here on a clear day making it definitely worth while bring the binoculars (and a camera!).
#england #yorkshire #northyorkmoors #greatayton #summer #september #landscape #photography -
Patches of purple heather just down from Easy Moor, looking across Cockshaw Hill to the profile of Roseberry Topping, near Great Ayton in North Yorkshire.
The distinctive half-cone shape with a jagged cliff, lends itself to being compared with the much higher Matterhorn in the Swiss-Italian Alps.
However, with a height of 1,049 feet (320 m), Roseberry Topping is but a bump in the landscape compared against the real thing whose summit soars to 14,692 ft (4,478 m).
The countryside just now reflecting the season of summer beginning to wind down, making way for autumn arriving in just over a week.
Great views from up here on a clear day making it definitely worth while bring the binoculars (and a camera!).
#england #yorkshire #northyorkmoors #greatayton #summer #september #landscape #photography -
Moved inland to Great Ayton, N Yorks, UK seeking a bit more summer heat and avoiding the onshore coastal freezing winds. One night stopover at @thebuckgreatayton 🚐😎🍻
#vanlife #motorhomelife #greatayton -
Moved inland to Great Ayton, N Yorks, UK seeking a bit more summer heat and avoiding the onshore coastal freezing winds. One night stopover at @thebuckgreatayton 🚐😎🍻
#vanlife #motorhomelife #greatayton -
Moved inland to Great Ayton, N Yorks, UK seeking a bit more summer heat and avoiding the onshore coastal freezing winds. One night stopover at @thebuckgreatayton 🚐😎🍻
#vanlife #motorhomelife #greatayton -
Moved inland to Great Ayton, N Yorks, UK seeking a bit more summer heat and avoiding the onshore coastal freezing winds. One night stopover at @thebuckgreatayton 🚐😎🍻
#vanlife #motorhomelife #greatayton -
Moved inland to Great Ayton, N Yorks, UK seeking a bit more summer heat and avoiding the onshore coastal freezing winds. One night stopover at @thebuckgreatayton 🚐😎🍻
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Easby Lane Housing Development: Uncovering the Anomalies
I climbed up to Easby Moor before the heat settled in. From the top I could clearly make out the arable field on the edge of Great Ayton that has been earmarked for 68 new houses. It is the field just right of centre, with a crop that is still green.
It is easy to see an ordinary field and think little of it. T ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/08/easby-lane-housing-development-uncovering-the-anomalies/
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Easby Lane Housing Development: Uncovering the Anomalies
I climbed up to Easby Moor before the heat settled in. From the top I could clearly make out the arable field on the edge of Great Ayton that has been earmarked for 68 new houses. It is the field just right of centre, with a crop that is still green.
It is easy to see an ordinary field and think little of it. T ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/08/easby-lane-housing-development-uncovering-the-anomalies/
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Easby Lane Housing Development: Uncovering the Anomalies
I climbed up to Easby Moor before the heat settled in. From the top I could clearly make out the arable field on the edge of Great Ayton that has been earmarked for 68 new houses. It is the field just right of centre, with a crop that is still green.
It is easy to see an ordinary field and think little of it. T ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/08/easby-lane-housing-development-uncovering-the-anomalies/
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Easby Lane Housing Development: Uncovering the Anomalies
I climbed up to Easby Moor before the heat settled in. From the top I could clearly make out the arable field on the edge of Great Ayton that has been earmarked for 68 new houses. It is the field just right of centre, with a crop that is still green.
It is easy to see an ordinary field and think little of it. T ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/08/easby-lane-housing-development-uncovering-the-anomalies/
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Easby Lane Housing Development: Uncovering the Anomalies
I climbed up to Easby Moor before the heat settled in. From the top I could clearly make out the arable field on the edge of Great Ayton that has been earmarked for 68 new houses. It is the field just right of centre, with a crop that is still green.
It is easy to see an ordinary field and think little of it. T ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/08/easby-lane-housing-development-uncovering-the-anomalies/
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The Purple Patch: Why Farmers Are Falling for a Foreign Flower
A field of Phacelia, blooming lavender-blue, with Capt. Cook’s Monument keeping watch on the skyline behind it.
One local farmer explained the appeal on Facebook:
“The blue/purple flowers in several of our fields this year are Phacelia. A fast growing, beautiful cove ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/07/the-purple-patch-why-farmers-are-falling-for-a-foreign-flower/
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The Purple Patch: Why Farmers Are Falling for a Foreign Flower
A field of Phacelia, blooming lavender-blue, with Capt. Cook’s Monument keeping watch on the skyline behind it.
One local farmer explained the appeal on Facebook:
“The blue/purple flowers in several of our fields this year are Phacelia. A fast growing, beautiful cove ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/07/the-purple-patch-why-farmers-are-falling-for-a-foreign-flower/
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The Purple Patch: Why Farmers Are Falling for a Foreign Flower
A field of Phacelia, blooming lavender-blue, with Capt. Cook’s Monument keeping watch on the skyline behind it.
One local farmer explained the appeal on Facebook:
“The blue/purple flowers in several of our fields this year are Phacelia. A fast growing, beautiful cove ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/07/the-purple-patch-why-farmers-are-falling-for-a-foreign-flower/
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The Purple Patch: Why Farmers Are Falling for a Foreign Flower
A field of Phacelia, blooming lavender-blue, with Capt. Cook’s Monument keeping watch on the skyline behind it.
One local farmer explained the appeal on Facebook:
“The blue/purple flowers in several of our fields this year are Phacelia. A fast growing, beautiful cove ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/07/the-purple-patch-why-farmers-are-falling-for-a-foreign-flower/
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The Purple Patch: Why Farmers Are Falling for a Foreign Flower
A field of Phacelia, blooming lavender-blue, with Capt. Cook’s Monument keeping watch on the skyline behind it.
One local farmer explained the appeal on Facebook:
“The blue/purple flowers in several of our fields this year are Phacelia. A fast growing, beautiful cove ...http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/07/07/the-purple-patch-why-farmers-are-falling-for-a-foreign-flower/
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The House That Roads Built
Standing on Cliff Rigg on an overcast May morning, the view is, not to put too fine a point on it, rather spectacular. The valley of the River Leven spreads below, patchwork fields rolling away to the Cleveland Hills, and a small cluster of houses sits quietly along Dikes Lane. One of them stops you short.
That bluish-grey bui ...
https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/05/15/the-house-that-roads-built/
#CliffRigg #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #19thcentury #history
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The House That Roads Built
Standing on Cliff Rigg on an overcast May morning, the view is, not to put too fine a point on it, rather spectacular. The valley of the River Leven spreads below, patchwork fields rolling away to the Cleveland Hills, and a small cluster of houses sits quietly along Dikes Lane. One of them stops you short.
That bluish-grey bui ...
https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/05/15/the-house-that-roads-built/
#CliffRigg #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #19thcentury #history
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The House That Roads Built
Standing on Cliff Rigg on an overcast May morning, the view is, not to put too fine a point on it, rather spectacular. The valley of the River Leven spreads below, patchwork fields rolling away to the Cleveland Hills, and a small cluster of houses sits quietly along Dikes Lane. One of them stops you short.
That bluish-grey bui ...
https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/05/15/the-house-that-roads-built/
#CliffRigg #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #19thcentury #history
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The House That Roads Built
Standing on Cliff Rigg on an overcast May morning, the view is, not to put too fine a point on it, rather spectacular. The valley of the River Leven spreads below, patchwork fields rolling away to the Cleveland Hills, and a small cluster of houses sits quietly along Dikes Lane. One of them stops you short.
That bluish-grey bui ...
https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/05/15/the-house-that-roads-built/
#CliffRigg #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #19thcentury #history
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The House That Roads Built
Standing on Cliff Rigg on an overcast May morning, the view is, not to put too fine a point on it, rather spectacular. The valley of the River Leven spreads below, patchwork fields rolling away to the Cleveland Hills, and a small cluster of houses sits quietly along Dikes Lane. One of them stops you short.
That bluish-grey bui ...
https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/05/15/the-house-that-roads-built/
#CliffRigg #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #19thcentury #history
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Some more cookies. More info in photo tags. #GreatAyton (Captain Cook impressions nr 2)
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Hatless in Great Ayton
A deep shadow hangs over Newton Wood while Great Ayton basks in glorious Spring sunshine.
I found this article in the Northern Weekly Gazette for 8th October 1869. It is a splendid little window into Victorian village life.
“FRISKY JACK ELOPES WITH A LABOURER'S WIFE FROM MIDDLESBROUGH”.
The quiet village of Great Ayton was, last week, ... -
Hatless in Great Ayton
A deep shadow hangs over Newton Wood while Great Ayton basks in glorious Spring sunshine.
I found this article in the Northern Weekly Gazette for 8th October 1869. It is a splendid little window into Victorian village life.
“FRISKY JACK ELOPES WITH A LABOURER'S WIFE FROM MIDDLESBROUGH”.
The quiet village of Great Ayton was, last week, ... -
Hatless in Great Ayton
A deep shadow hangs over Newton Wood while Great Ayton basks in glorious Spring sunshine.
I found this article in the Northern Weekly Gazette for 8th October 1869. It is a splendid little window into Victorian village life.
“FRISKY JACK ELOPES WITH A LABOURER'S WIFE FROM MIDDLESBROUGH”.
The quiet village of Great Ayton was, last week, ... -
Hatless in Great Ayton
A deep shadow hangs over Newton Wood while Great Ayton basks in glorious Spring sunshine.
I found this article in the Northern Weekly Gazette for 8th October 1869. It is a splendid little window into Victorian village life.
“FRISKY JACK ELOPES WITH A LABOURER'S WIFE FROM MIDDLESBROUGH”.
The quiet village of Great Ayton was, last week, ... -
Hatless in Great Ayton
A deep shadow hangs over Newton Wood while Great Ayton basks in glorious Spring sunshine.
I found this article in the Northern Weekly Gazette for 8th October 1869. It is a splendid little window into Victorian village life.
“FRISKY JACK ELOPES WITH A LABOURER'S WIFE FROM MIDDLESBROUGH”.
The quiet village of Great Ayton was, last week, ... -
I am sure that the young James Cook, before he became the famous explorer and ventured off to circumnavigate the globe, would have been very familiar with this route through the North Yorkshire village of Great Ayton.
He spent his childhood here and attended a nearby school. He must have walked this way many times, along the banks of the River Leven, between the village and nearby Aireyholme Farm, where he lived with his parents.
I love this view, captured in the April sunshine, still managing to evoke a scene of quintessential bygone England.
#england #yorkshire #greatayton #april2026 #spring #landscape #photography -
I am sure that the young James Cook, before he became the famous explorer and ventured off to circumnavigate the globe, would have been very familiar with this route through the North Yorkshire village of Great Ayton.
He spent his childhood here and attended a nearby school. He must have walked this way many times, along the banks of the River Leven, between the village and nearby Aireyholme Farm, where he lived with his parents.
I love this view, captured in the April sunshine, still managing to evoke a scene of quintessential bygone England.
#england #yorkshire #greatayton #april2026 #spring #landscape #photography -
I am sure that the young James Cook, before he became the famous explorer and ventured off to circumnavigate the globe, would have been very familiar with this route through the North Yorkshire village of Great Ayton.
He spent his childhood here and attended a nearby school. He must have walked this way many times, along the banks of the River Leven, between the village and nearby Aireyholme Farm, where he lived with his parents.
I love this view, captured in the April sunshine, still managing to evoke a scene of quintessential bygone England.
#england #yorkshire #greatayton #april2026 #spring #landscape #photography -
I am sure that the young James Cook, before he became the famous explorer and ventured off to circumnavigate the globe, would have been very familiar with this route through the North Yorkshire village of Great Ayton.
He spent his childhood here and attended a nearby school. He must have walked this way many times, along the banks of the River Leven, between the village and nearby Aireyholme Farm, where he lived with his parents.
I love this view, captured in the April sunshine, still managing to evoke a scene of quintessential bygone England.
#england #yorkshire #greatayton #april2026 #spring #landscape #photography -
I am sure that the young James Cook, before he became the famous explorer and ventured off to circumnavigate the globe, would have been very familiar with this route through the North Yorkshire village of Great Ayton.
He spent his childhood here and attended a nearby school. He must have walked this way many times, along the banks of the River Leven, between the village and nearby Aireyholme Farm, where he lived with his parents.
I love this view, captured in the April sunshine, still managing to evoke a scene of quintessential bygone England.
#england #yorkshire #greatayton #april2026 #spring #landscape #photography -
Reflections on Sobriety
A day of rest after yesterday’s National Trust volunteering. The body, it turns out, has opinions.
So — the River Leven at Great Ayton. A stone wall keeps the High Street dry and throws its reflection onto water so calm it seems almost embarrassed to move. Daffodils and a pink-blossomed tree do their best to liven things up. Right of centre stands a solidly b ...
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Reflections on Sobriety
A day of rest after yesterday’s National Trust volunteering. The body, it turns out, has opinions.
So — the River Leven at Great Ayton. A stone wall keeps the High Street dry and throws its reflection onto water so calm it seems almost embarrassed to move. Daffodils and a pink-blossomed tree do their best to liven things up. Right of centre stands a solidly b ...
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Reflections on Sobriety
A day of rest after yesterday’s National Trust volunteering. The body, it turns out, has opinions.
So — the River Leven at Great Ayton. A stone wall keeps the High Street dry and throws its reflection onto water so calm it seems almost embarrassed to move. Daffodils and a pink-blossomed tree do their best to liven things up. Right of centre stands a solidly b ...
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Reflections on Sobriety
A day of rest after yesterday’s National Trust volunteering. The body, it turns out, has opinions.
So — the River Leven at Great Ayton. A stone wall keeps the High Street dry and throws its reflection onto water so calm it seems almost embarrassed to move. Daffodils and a pink-blossomed tree do their best to liven things up. Right of centre stands a solidly b ...
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Reflections on Sobriety
A day of rest after yesterday’s National Trust volunteering. The body, it turns out, has opinions.
So — the River Leven at Great Ayton. A stone wall keeps the High Street dry and throws its reflection onto water so calm it seems almost embarrassed to move. Daffodils and a pink-blossomed tree do their best to liven things up. Right of centre stands a solidly b ...
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The Conservation Walk That Has Vanished
It seems fitting to be posting this at the end of January 2026, a month that quietly marked a profound centenary. One hundred years ago, Section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 gave the public a legal right to access around a third of the common land in England and Wales. For the first time, the law recognised a simple ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/31/the-conservation-walk-that-has-vanished/
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The Conservation Walk That Has Vanished
It seems fitting to be posting this at the end of January 2026, a month that quietly marked a profound centenary. One hundred years ago, Section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 gave the public a legal right to access around a third of the common land in England and Wales. For the first time, the law recognised a simple ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/31/the-conservation-walk-that-has-vanished/
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The Conservation Walk That Has Vanished
It seems fitting to be posting this at the end of January 2026, a month that quietly marked a profound centenary. One hundred years ago, Section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 gave the public a legal right to access around a third of the common land in England and Wales. For the first time, the law recognised a simple ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/31/the-conservation-walk-that-has-vanished/
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The Conservation Walk That Has Vanished
It seems fitting to be posting this at the end of January 2026, a month that quietly marked a profound centenary. One hundred years ago, Section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 gave the public a legal right to access around a third of the common land in England and Wales. For the first time, the law recognised a simple ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/31/the-conservation-walk-that-has-vanished/
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The Conservation Walk That Has Vanished
It seems fitting to be posting this at the end of January 2026, a month that quietly marked a profound centenary. One hundred years ago, Section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 gave the public a legal right to access around a third of the common land in England and Wales. For the first time, the law recognised a simple ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/31/the-conservation-walk-that-has-vanished/
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Faith, Frugality, and Education: Ayton School in the 1840s
A dreich Sunday morning left the village unusually quiet—an ideal moment to post a piece that has been waiting patiently on the back burner for the right photo.
Old buildings are silent witnesses to history. Their stones and timbers absorb human lives, ambitions, and compromises, even when thos ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/11/faith-frugality-and-education-ayton-school-in-the-1840s/
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Faith, Frugality, and Education: Ayton School in the 1840s
A dreich Sunday morning left the village unusually quiet—an ideal moment to post a piece that has been waiting patiently on the back burner for the right photo.
Old buildings are silent witnesses to history. Their stones and timbers absorb human lives, ambitions, and compromises, even when thos ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/11/faith-frugality-and-education-ayton-school-in-the-1840s/
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Faith, Frugality, and Education: Ayton School in the 1840s
A dreich Sunday morning left the village unusually quiet—an ideal moment to post a piece that has been waiting patiently on the back burner for the right photo.
Old buildings are silent witnesses to history. Their stones and timbers absorb human lives, ambitions, and compromises, even when thos ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/11/faith-frugality-and-education-ayton-school-in-the-1840s/
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Faith, Frugality, and Education: Ayton School in the 1840s
A dreich Sunday morning left the village unusually quiet—an ideal moment to post a piece that has been waiting patiently on the back burner for the right photo.
Old buildings are silent witnesses to history. Their stones and timbers absorb human lives, ambitions, and compromises, even when thos ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/11/faith-frugality-and-education-ayton-school-in-the-1840s/
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Faith, Frugality, and Education: Ayton School in the 1840s
A dreich Sunday morning left the village unusually quiet—an ideal moment to post a piece that has been waiting patiently on the back burner for the right photo.
Old buildings are silent witnesses to history. Their stones and timbers absorb human lives, ambitions, and compromises, even when thos ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/01/11/faith-frugality-and-education-ayton-school-in-the-1840s/
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Great Ayton’s Boxing Day Ritual: Auf Wiedersehen?
In 2004, hunting foxes with dogs was banned. This did not, however, end the “sport”. It merely trimmed it back and left three flavours of “hunting” on the menu.
First comes trail hunting. This involves following a scent of animal urine laid on a route that is meant to be unknown to the riders. In theory, it ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/26/great-aytons-boxing-day-ritual-auf-wiedersehen/
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Great Ayton’s Boxing Day Ritual: Auf Wiedersehen?
In 2004, hunting foxes with dogs was banned. This did not, however, end the “sport”. It merely trimmed it back and left three flavours of “hunting” on the menu.
First comes trail hunting. This involves following a scent of animal urine laid on a route that is meant to be unknown to the riders. In theory, it ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/26/great-aytons-boxing-day-ritual-auf-wiedersehen/
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Great Ayton’s Boxing Day Ritual: Auf Wiedersehen?
In 2004, hunting foxes with dogs was banned. This did not, however, end the “sport”. It merely trimmed it back and left three flavours of “hunting” on the menu.
First comes trail hunting. This involves following a scent of animal urine laid on a route that is meant to be unknown to the riders. In theory, it ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/26/great-aytons-boxing-day-ritual-auf-wiedersehen/
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Great Ayton’s Boxing Day Ritual: Auf Wiedersehen?
In 2004, hunting foxes with dogs was banned. This did not, however, end the “sport”. It merely trimmed it back and left three flavours of “hunting” on the menu.
First comes trail hunting. This involves following a scent of animal urine laid on a route that is meant to be unknown to the riders. In theory, it ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/26/great-aytons-boxing-day-ritual-auf-wiedersehen/
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Great Ayton’s Boxing Day Ritual: Auf Wiedersehen?
In 2004, hunting foxes with dogs was banned. This did not, however, end the “sport”. It merely trimmed it back and left three flavours of “hunting” on the menu.
First comes trail hunting. This involves following a scent of animal urine laid on a route that is meant to be unknown to the riders. In theory, it ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/26/great-aytons-boxing-day-ritual-auf-wiedersehen/
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Roseberry Watching Over Enclosed Land
The nearest field in today’s photograph marks the site of the old farmstead of Summerhill, born out of Great Ayton’s enclosure of the common land in 1658. At that time, the commons stretched all the way to the top of Roseberry, open and shared in a way that would soon vanish.
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http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/17/roseberry-watching-over-enclosed-land/
#Aireyholme #AytonBank #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #RoseberryTopping #17thcentury #history
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Roseberry Watching Over Enclosed Land
The nearest field in today’s photograph marks the site of the old farmstead of Summerhill, born out of Great Ayton’s enclosure of the common land in 1658. At that time, the commons stretched all the way to the top of Roseberry, open and shared in a way that would soon vanish.
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http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/17/roseberry-watching-over-enclosed-land/
#Aireyholme #AytonBank #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #RoseberryTopping #17thcentury #history
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Roseberry Watching Over Enclosed Land
The nearest field in today’s photograph marks the site of the old farmstead of Summerhill, born out of Great Ayton’s enclosure of the common land in 1658. At that time, the commons stretched all the way to the top of Roseberry, open and shared in a way that would soon vanish.
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http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/17/roseberry-watching-over-enclosed-land/
#Aireyholme #AytonBank #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #RoseberryTopping #17thcentury #history
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Roseberry Watching Over Enclosed Land
The nearest field in today’s photograph marks the site of the old farmstead of Summerhill, born out of Great Ayton’s enclosure of the common land in 1658. At that time, the commons stretched all the way to the top of Roseberry, open and shared in a way that would soon vanish.
...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/17/roseberry-watching-over-enclosed-land/
#Aireyholme #AytonBank #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #RoseberryTopping #17thcentury #history