So here it is…Christmas is a time for traditions – some dating back centuries, others perhaps only a year or two, but already an essential part of your family’s particular festive calendar.
We’ve a few joyful traditions here on the Yorkshire Coast that we’d love to share with you this year.
Climb Whitby’s famous 199 steps to reach St Mary’s Parish Church, which will glitter throughout the season (December–January 5) during the annual Christmas Tree Festival. This magical event features around a hundred trees all designed and decorated by local schools, community groups, business and individuals.
Now in its fifth year, the Whitby Krampus Run (December 7) attracts bigger crowds as each year goes by. Inspired by the frankly terrifying half goat/ half demon who, in some parts of Europe, accompanies good St Nick on his rounds to act as bad cop, this costume parade is a logical extension of the town’s claim to fame as Goth capital of the UK.
This story is from the December 2019 edition of Yorkshire Life.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the December 2019 edition of Yorkshire Life.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Charity Starts At Home
How do we teach our children the importance of giving back?
THE INTERVIEW Steph McGovern
Live from Leeds - Steph McGovern returns to the studio after a scary lockdown lesson in live TV
THE SCENE SETTERS
Hidden away in a North Yorkshire village, you’ll find a business making huge stage sets for global audiences, from TV’s The Voice, to the Olympics and Trafalgar Square’s plinths
On solid ground
Dry stone walls are the thread that bind Yorkshire’s landscape. Fancy giving it a go? Pete Maynard quit his job to do just that
The French furniture hunters
A day in the life of Stephen and Kath Hazell who run The French House in York, one of the largest French antiques businesses in the UK
Face value
We caught up with Sarah Thomas, co-founder of the York-based beauty brand that’s changing the game with waterless, vegan, natural and organic products
Wildlife in crisis
From the bottom of the sea to the top of the tallest tree, there are tales of wildlife woes all over Yorkshire. The good news is that it’s not too late to save what little remains
Decorative art
Not simply functional, treat your walls like an extension of your personality
Boxing clever
The Hare at Scawton was named Yorkshire Life Restaurant of the Year in 2019 and owners Paul and Liz Jackson had big plans for their gourmet hotspot. When lockdown happened, they put down the kitchen knives and opened the tool box. The results are spectacular
All the dales
This route from Thixendale to Hanging Grimston is often missed by local hikers, but it covers a number of glorious dales. Warning: there’s a one in six climb, but the views make it all worthwhile
