Having already recommended many culinary highlights along the first stage of the Grand Départ, Sue Nelson, local food expert and founder of Yorkshire Food Finder, turns her attention to the second stage, providing further insider tips on where to eat and shop for anyone following the peloton’s route in a more leisurely fashion. Read the full post

The Tour de France racers will be sticking to a strict diet designed to help power them up and down dale, but for those of us with no dietician looking over our shoulder, there are plenty of tempting culinary treats in the towns and villages featuring in the Grand Départ. Read the full post

Harewood, Ilkley, Skipton, Hawes, Aysgarth, Middleham, Ripon, Harrogate... You have to hand it to them: the organisers have picked a great route through the Yorkshire Dales for the initial stage of the 2014 Tour de France and it would making a great touring holiday. Read the full post

I know Yorkshire’s ‘Summer Wine’ country very well.  My sister lived for several years just round the corner from ‘Sid’s Caf’ in the centre of Holmfirth... Read the full post