Yorkshire

Here at Macs Adventure we think Yorkshire is a wonderful walking destination. It's a little unloved compared to the more popular walkiing trails in England, which is a shame because as described above it is a diverse county with hills, and lush dales or valleys, little stone villages and an incredible coast line. We have a few varying tours and here's why you should pick one over another:

• The Cleveland Way is a National Trail and takes you through ever-changing landscapes. It begins in the North Yorkshire town of Helmsley, situated in the North York Moors National Park and then you follow the trail through quintessential Yorskhire scenery to the stunning coastline. It gives you the best of both world's. Its an inn to inn walking experience. We have 3 itineraries to choose from, 9, 10 or 11 days. the longer itinerary will generally give you shorter walking days and vice-versa with the shorter itinerary.
• The Dales Way is an 8 day long-distance trail and once again is an inn to inn itinerary. Although, if you wish, you can always add extra nights to break up the walking days. As the tour name suggests you will walk through the stunning Yorkshire Dales scenery and cross two national parks while doing so. Finish at Lake Windermere in the Lake District. The daily mileages vary, but generally this itinerary is easier than the Cleveland Way, especially the shortest itinerary of 9 days.
• Escape to the Yorkshire Dales is a shorter itinerary of 6 days and generally has lower daily mileages than the Dales Way or the Cleveland Way. If you dislike moving accommodations every night this will also work for you as this tour is based in 3 accommodations across the 5 nights.
• The Yorkshire Dales Short Break tour is as it describes, 3 nights and 4 days. With 3 nights in the delightful Yorkshire town of Grassington, this itinerary is perfect for a long weekend of walking, pubs and great local food!

In England, where there are a multitude of local accents,and Yorkshire is one of the most pronounced, with many expressions which will leave you wondering, "what did that person just say?" and this is people whose first language is English! You could be forgiven for thinking you were in a place where a language other than English is spoken. Its historical roots actually go back to the Viking Invasion. Here are a few of our favourites:

• Eeh by gum - This is an expression which means "Oh my gosh". For example "Eeh by gum I nearly knocked over my water"
• 'Ow do - This means "How do you do".
• Be reight - This means "it' be ok". For example "Don't worry about her, she'll be reight".
• "Fair t' middlin'" - This means that things are fine. So if I said "How are you", you could answer "fair t'middlin'" back.
• "Ey up" - this basically means "what's up". Or it could be a greeting like "Ey up, I've not seen ye (you) in ages".

It seems like the best thing to do when you want to put in a Yorkshire accent is to to drop your H's, so has becomes 'as and her becomes 'er. A sentence like this would be "that 'aggis is 'orrible! Then if there is a T on the end of a word change the t to a slight "h" sound. You should also shorten word endings, so going becomes goin' and running beomes runnin'. Instead of fully pronouncing the and to, these words become just t'...like "Im goin' t' shop", so its pronounced "tuh". So, before you book your travel to Yorskhire, give it a try and then join in with the locals!