During December evenings, the tiny constellation Triangulum can be seen virtually overhead – and contains the spectacular Pinwheel Galaxy known as M33…

Pegasus played a prominent role in Greek folklore, and the constellation depicting this wonderful winged horse certainly plays an important part in our autumn night sky…

Delphinus is a small but very distinctive diamond-shaped pattern of stars which can be found a little way to the east of the bright star Altair in Aquila…

Aquila represents the eagle which, according to a rather gruesome Greek legend, preyed upon the vitals of the hapless Prometheus…

A new network of trails has been launched for walkers, horse-riders and cyclists where once the notorious highwayman Black Harry preyed on pack-horse trains…

Each season presents us with a different collection of stars, with winter, spring, summer and autumn all heralded by particularly prominent groups. Autumn nights reveal the legendary winged horse Pegasus carrying Perseus and Andromeda back home to the island of [...]

From geology to history, a series of gentle four mile strolls will take in the wildlife, geological heritage and social history of the North York Moors this summer…

They’ve been showing people the world on foot since the end of the Second World War, and this year Ramblers Worldwide Holidays (RWH) is celebrating its 65th anniversary with reminiscences from past customers…

Chris Hatherill explores the Ridgeway’s ‘missing link’ between two of Britain’s most spectacular Neolithic monuments, which will soon be opened up as the newly created Great Stones Way…

For a comedian who relishes causing political controversy, it seemed inevitable that Mark Thomas would one day be drawn to explore the world’s most controversial and politically fraught country…