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Read more: The Perfect Northern Autumn FeastAutumn has officially rolled around. The nights are drawing in and the weather has taken a distinctly cooler turn. I don’t know about you, but that means I am looking forward to really hearty food that comes with the season. Below are some ideas for ways to have a perfect autumn feast made with ingredients…
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Read more: 32 Places I Want To Visit Or Want To Do… (Part 2/5)It’s my birthday coming up, and this year I’m turning 32, so I decided to do a list of thirty-two places I’d like to visit in the North. This is not a list of things I’m going to do in the next year, as a sort of checklist, some of these are pie-in-the-sky dream places…
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Read more: Whispers of AutumnIt’s official; you can smell it in the air, and feel it in the coolness we’ve had this past week, the blackberries have been ripe for a while (we got five freeze-able boxes last week!), and the trees are just beginning to show their golden glow… Autumn is on its way. I love this time…
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Read more: The Quayside @ Glasson DockFeatures: Outside seating, dog friendly, excellent for breakfast. Price: ££ Address: Tithebarn Hill, Glasson Dock, Lancaster LA2 0BY The Quayside at Glasson Dock is a charming little café on the side of the marina and lock at Glasson Dock. The café stands next to a little village shop and the famous Port of Lancaster Smokehouse…
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Read more: What’s On In September: Cultural CalendarAs we head into September and the days start getting a little cooler, there’s still absolutely loads to do in around Lancaster, Morecambe Bay, and the wider region. The list below is not intended to be exhaustive, it’s just a snapshot of some of the amazing things to get up into in the month of…
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Read more: Hello, I’m the Northish Lass!Hello, I’m Bryony, and I’m the Northish Lass! I’ve been travelling around the North for years, and have lived in the region since I was two-and-a-half (yes, disclaimer, I was actually born in the Midlands, but moved up here before I had any actual memories in the area). I started off in the East Riding…
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Read more: 32 Places I Want To Visit Or Want To Do… (Part 1/5)It’s my birthday coming up, and this year I’m turning 32, so I decided to do a list of thirty-two places I’d like to visit in the North. This is not a list of things I’m going to do in the next year, as a sort of checklist, some of these are pie-in-the-sky dream places…
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Read more: This Week’s RecommendationOne More Bite Food Festival! One More Bite Fest is on for the whole Bank Holiday weekend and it looks like it’s going to be amazing. I can’t wait to go and see all the different vendors who are attending!
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Read more: A Ride Through The South Tyne ValleySometimes going off the beaten track is the best thing to do. To get “lost” with purpose can be great fun (of course, these days, it’s difficult to get well and truly lost, what with near blanket GPS coverage in the UK). What you can do, at least, is try and veer away from the…
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Read more: The Legacy of the LegionsThere was a craze/phase in 2024 where a trend on TikTok asked people “what [their] Roman Empire was.” To the uninitiated, you might ask – what on earth does that mean? In a nutshell, some women found that their partners thought about the Roman Empire at least once a day, and had a surprising amount…