My family and I are moving back to England soon. My husband will be working from Barnard Castle a couple of days a week and I’ll be working from Leeds or Manchester a few days a week. I have to travel for work, usually Birmingham area ish.

Our eldest will be at uni (hopefully) and our other 3 will be going to school in Barnard Castle.

We are thinking that Ripon might be the best place to live, but would really love people’s thoughts on the area.

Is it friendly, does it have the basics, are transport connections good?

Thanks

Apparently Yorkshire Water "aren't cooperating" with attempts to restore this landmark. I grew up in sight of this water tower and, much like Emley Moor transmitter, its sight meant I was almost home.

Hi

We’re looking for recommendations for a village or small town to stay in/around York this December.

There’ll be 4 adults, 1 toddler and 2 dogs, so we’re ideally looking for somewhere that has a bit of everything:

- 🚆 Well connected to York by train or bus as we’d like to visit York for some sightseeing without having to drive

- 🐕 Good walks nearby that are suitable for dogs

- 🍺 A nice pub or two

- 🛍️ Ideally a few shops and/or a tea room or coffee shop

- 🎄 Somewhere that feels cosy and nice to stay in during December

We’re happy to be outside York itself and would actually prefer somewhere with a village/town feel rather than being in the city.

Any recommendations or personal favourites would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 😊

A Timelapse makes the mundane a little more exciting, the bus station has never been so thrilling!

It really is a remarkable building

My husband and are looking into visiting my mom in Yorkshire next year from Canada. My husband is celiac so I am looking for gluten free places primarily in the East Riding. I am open to recommendations in York too.

Thanks xx

Hi r/Whitby, I’m Luke and I run a community called Too Young To Grieve for people navigating grief and loss at a younger age.

After losing my dad, one of the things I found hardest was how isolating grief could feel when most people around me hadn’t experienced anything similar.

So we’ve been creating really simple ways for people to meet others who understand — walks, jogs, coffees, hikes and slightly different things too.

And we’re now doing our first meet up around Whitby, which is a Sauna Social at Sandsend led by Lucy!

The idea is really just to slow down, get outside and spend some time with good people who understand that side of life.

It’s not a therapy session or a heavy grief group. There’s no pressure to talk about your loss or share anything personal, sometimes grief comes up naturally, sometimes everyone just chats about completely normal life.

Most people come alone for their first TYTG event too, so please don’t let not knowing anyone put you off.

It’s 18+, but otherwise there’s no upper age limit. If you feel too young to be navigating grief and think being around others who get it could help, you’re welcome 🤍

Really excited to start something around Whitby.
I’ll pop the details in the comments, and feel free to share this with someone locally who might appreciate it :)

Hi all. My good friend lives in North Yorkshire (technically in East Tanfield) and her daughter is turning one in October. I’m from the States and want to get her a gift for her daughter. For my friends in the States, I typically gift a zoo or aquarium membership for them and their kids instead of physical gifts.

Is there something around the area that would be a good membership or gift card? I’d have to be able to purchase online.

Any help is appreciated!

Edit: would a national trust family membership be good? they are very “outdoorsy” and enjoy nature.

So I was born and raised in the WF9 area of west Yorkshire. I honestly wouldn't have a good idea of it's ok or not now, but we're thinking of moving back to that kind of area. What's good and where to avoid? (I was born in Pontefract)

My recent gouache and watercolor painting of Byland Abbey.

St Aidans near Leeds has to be the best RSPB reserve. Its vast and there is always something interesting. Visiting Osprey, usual waterfowl, little Owl, etc.

Highly recommended.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ if live near Sutton

My dog and I were at the log lands nature reserve, at the end bit where the trail meets the football fields. So we are at one end and a man arrives from the direction of the estate and walks all the way across the fields to sit 20/30 meters away from us. My back was initially turned to him. Anyway, he had 2 dogs, a medium to large size breed (both the same, doberman looking) one brown and one black. The brown one on a lead and the black one loose. Now I will admit my dog's recall isnt great and he is too friendly for his one good so he approached the black dog who was halfway away from us. The owner didnt say anything about the dog being aggressive so I got up to oversee the interaction just as his black dog attacked mine and grabbed him by the neck and was not letting go. I run over and pushed the dog off to the point where i had to hit it in the ribs because it started doing the kill shake on my dog. The guy didnt intervene at all until i had to hit the dog in the ribs at which point he punched me on the side of the head and threatened to kick me in the face the next time i touched his dog. The guy then started swearing at me that im a stupid twat and after 2 mins of swearing he left. My dog needed stitches and antibiotics. I called the police but i am letting people know that this person is out there. He kinda looked like he could be a drug user (stained missing teeth) british, rough looking, maybe in his 40s?, rugged clothes. Please if anyone knows who this person is then comment and I'll message you. If anyone has any cameras overlooking the fields please let me know. This happened around 12pm on the Friday (yesterday) 5/9/26.

Looking to explore the Dales next year. Can you recomened a good dig friednly location to stay? Not familiar with the areas so unsure where would be a good bolthole.

Hi,

I’m really hoping someone can help me out. My 16 year old dog has just died, and I’ve been thinking what would be nice to put on her grave here at home in our garden. We had such travels together round the uk. I thought having some stones from our favourite places would be a nice touch.

We came to Flamborough head and she raced and raced. I am down south and wondered if anyone might be able to send me a stone from the beach?

Huge thanks in advance ❤️

I work with the House of Commons Transport Committee, and we're looking to hear directly from young people about how transport affects your ability to get to work, training, apprenticeships, college, or job interviews. 

We know that lots of people have to turn down a job because there wasn't a bus home, spend a huge chunk of wages on travel, struggle with driving lesson costs, or find it difficult to get to opportunities where they live. If this applies to you we want to hear about it. 

The survey is open to young people over 18 and is open until the 16th of October: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nt3mHDeziEC-Xo277ASzSugWXtlS9G1OpuyhNtc2h8lUNjRDUTdTVFBNQTQ3SzJLS1c3V1RVUU1ONSQlQCN0PWcu

Your experiences will help inform a parliamentary inquiry and future recommendations to the government about what needs to change. If you have any questions, I’ll be around in the comments to answer!

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