The North York Moors National Park celebrates a platinum anniversary this month. Always a spectacular and much-loved landscape, it's also a place…
I grew up in Sheffield and have lived all over – London, Brussels, Bedfordshire - but now I live in the Vale of Mowbray, roughly halfway between Thirsk and Masham. I’m a keen cyclist, so you’ll often find me out on a road bike over the weekend. My wife and I also have a very active spaniel who loves long walks, especially those that involve clambering over rocks or taking cooling dips in streams and rivers.
Cycling was my hobby originally, but the long-term goal was always to have a business closer to home in Fryup, as that’s the place I love and want to spend the rest of my life. Why commute for 45 minutes when I can get on my bike and ride to work? I do tours for groups around the moors, plus a social ride every other Saturday. The best way to get to know the area is to cycle around it, because there’s not a lot of landmarks; sometimes the only things are sheep, and they move, so it can be difficult to give directions!
We also have a cafe at the cycle hub, which was an instant success. Partly because we made the most of the fact we’re in Great Fryup Dale - we’re famous for our massive breakfasts. The biggest one, the Fat Betty, is named after an ancient stone on the moors, not a large chef! And we have a little joke that we’re surrounded by farms but we do an amazing vegan breakfast, too.
We employ local people and use local businesses like butchers and bakers for the cafe - there’s a real supportive, community feeling. People from local farms come on my cycle tours, too. There’s a lot of mutual support and respect here.A managed environment that will hopefully be around for a long time. It’s about beauty, local features, embracing and preserving the way of life.
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