Tag: Keighley

Witherslack Hall

Witherslack Hall

Reading Time: 3 minutes We all know I do love a good bit of railway action, and the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway can be quite a regular haunt. I am much more into diesels, but I love a steam train as much as anyone. It was, however, the 

Diesel Gala 2023

Diesel Gala 2023

Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s no secret that my train geekery, particularly classic UK diesels comes out fairly often (hey, I am a bona fide ferroequinologist, don’t ya know), and I am very lucky to have the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway so close. It’s also a good ting 

Flying Scotsman and Walking the Worth Valley

Flying Scotsman and Walking the Worth Valley

Reading Time: 3 minutes So after taking the train loving children to see Flying Scotsman earlier in the week we have been back to the Worth Valley to have a walk along the trand and (for me) to try and get some decent Scotsman photos. The route took us 

Spamcan

Spamcan

Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the wonderful things about having a child is that all the latent interests that you have hidden (potentially as uncool) for many years can be expressed, free of shame. To be fair, trains are pretty cool subjects for photography whether you are an 

Not A Thimble

Not A Thimble

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you move in such circles, you may have heard about the stupid fucking furore surrounding Thimbleberry Festival. This is a small underground festival, which as had it’s license pulled and the organiser up on criminal charges for alleged drug issues at the event. Here’s 

Steam Trains!

Steam Trains!

Reading Time: 2 minutes This is somewhere I have been meaning to go for some time. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a heritage line running from Keighley to Oxenhope. Along the route is Haworth, which is also a lovely place to visit in its own right. The