It’s no secret that Yorkshire is home to some of the best bloggers in the country. If you use Google or have a Facebook account, you’ll have almost certainly come across them, perhaps even without realising it. In this roundup, we’re taking a look at some of the best bloggers, including those who’re new to the game and some
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Without further adu here are 30 Yorkshire Bloggers You Should Be Following
Yorkshire Food Guide
The Yorkshire Food Guide is a veritable powerhouse on the Yorkshire blogging scene. They specialise in all things foodie, covering the entire region of Yorkshire.
Girl About Yorkshire
The Girl About Yorkshire or Lyndsey as she’s known to her readers burst on to the Yorkshire blogging scene in early 2016. Since launching, she’s taken the Yorkshire blogging scene by storm, covering a vast range of topics, including restaurant recommendations, accommodation reviews and all manner of subjects. She also Vlogs and has started her “own little empire” named All about the Story, where she helps small businesses tell their story online.
Just Katie
Just Katie is a 24 year old blogger currently living in Leeds. She’s a big fan of all things makeup and beauty, and is Primark’s number one fan. She currently works in the world of events, although loves to write down her thoughts and feelings in her own little corner of the internet.
Crunch Corner
Having launched in 2015, Charlotte is the founder of Crunch Corner, a Leeds based lifestyle blog. Full-time cat mother and project manager and blogger by night. Fuelled on cups of tea and biscuits, you’ll often find Charlotte out and about enjoying food or rambling across the dales. With a desire for new culinary and travel adventures, Crunch Corner is a hub of ideas on where to eat, where to go, what to do and chatty posts about the little everyday moments worth sharing
Mama Mei
Mama Mei (aka Sophie Mei Lan) is a multi-award-winning Blogger and Vlogger specialising in Attachment Parenting, Mental Health & Family Fitness.
Mum-of-two Sophie can be found running with her buggy throughout Yorkshire or breastfeeding, drinking coffee and eating Vegan food.
She is a qualified Journalist and Film-maker, having worked for local and national press as well as being dubbed “Britain’s best Bellydancer!”
Sophie has now turned her talents to blogging, vlogging, column writing, speaking and, running Blog Up North Magazine and Influencer Network.
She chats mainly about Family, Health, Life, Fitness and Campaigns. As well as doing Reviews and offering Competitions!
Lucy Loves
Adopted by Leeds as one of its own, Lucy writes about her stylish travels as a plus size woman. Currently undertaking the #12in12 challenge (12 countries in 12 months) alongside her Leeds based full-time job means she’s gone from Iceland to Morocco and taken her readers with her showcasing the best places to see and eat and what she wore whilst doing it! When she’s at home you’ll find her reviewing the places to be in and around Leeds and talking about her own home-style too.
You’ll find her at www.lucyearnshaw.co.uk and can follow her travels in real time over at www.instagram.com/lucy_earnshaw
Falcondale Life
Falcondale Life is the family travel photography blog by Janet from Harrogate. Covering life as a family with teenagers, this blog inspires families with older children to take beautiful photos on their adventures so they get more out of life at
home or away. Falcondale Life demystifies travel topics and simplifies photography for busy families. Popular blog posts include travel in France and the USA, tips on photography critique and fresh perspectives on the challenge of raising teenagers. Plenty of great Yorkshire scenery appears in the photography section too.
The Messy Cook
The Messy Cook is a Leeds based blogger with a passion for food, cooking, travelling and making a mess. Since first setting up the blog in May 2018, things have certainly taken off. As well as continuing to blog about food, recipes and travel stories, she has branched out to other areas. For two years she has been a reviewer at Leeds Living, writing restaurant reviews and interviewing some of Leeds’ most successful restaurateurs. She also hosts a supper club with six successful nights behind her and is taking over various venues in Leeds for the night and cooking some of her favourite dishes.
Girl Up North
Girl Up North, or Jade as she’s better-known champions independent women by keeping it real, natural and relatable with her down-to-earth approach to life. She loves to share money saving tips, bargain homeware
The Inspiration Highway
The Inspiration Highway is a blog all about lifestyle, travel, food and their home renovations. They consist of Samm (otherwise known as the Herbivore) who is a bit bohemian and a bit of a geek. She is a Consumer Psychologist and Freelance Writer by day and a storyteller by night. Her husband, (the Carnivore) is a passionate cook and tech aficionado.
They are lovers of country life in Yorkshire and can often be found on adventures near and far. They recent welcomed their “little inspiration” into the world and are now navigating the crazy world of parenthood. Head over to their blog to find out more!
Kiddie Holidays
KiddieHolidays began life in 2013 and was created by Jo Addison. She said “I blog about holidays and days out for babies and toddlers. I live in Yorkshire with my husband and my 2 small boys, Matthew and Daniel. I started Kiddieholidays when I was on maternity leave after the birth of Daniel in 2013. People always told me I was good at planning holidays, so I set up Kiddieholidays to provide ideas and inspiration to parents about taking their baby or toddler on holiday.
I love to showcase destinations which I’ve been to, or have been recommended as being perfect for babies and toddlers. Most of these are within the UK and Europe,
Budget Travel Bugs
Budget Travel Bugs is owned by Suzy, 23, who lives in Leeds but is
She said ” I’ve always loved anything creative and that’s why I started my blog. My blog is called Budget Travel Bugs and is full of tips, activities and destination information that show how you can travel on a budget. My ultimate dream is to be able to travel and blog full time as that’s where my passion lies.”
Lifestyled By Jennie
Life Styled by Jennie was created 3 years ago by… you guessed it… Jennie. She is originally from Sweden but has lived in Leeds for 9 years, recently becoming a British citizen. Her blog features articles about local restaurants and bars. She also covers everyday life topics as well as travel, interior and fitness.
I’m Just A Girl
I’m Just A Girl is a York-based travel blogger who writes extensive travel guides, useful tips and advice as well as hotel and restaurant reviews from all the wonderful places she’s visited. You should check out her post, “14 Things You’ll Know If You’re From Yorkshire” for a flavour of what she has to offer.
Jenessa Expains It All
Jenessa Williams (@jnessr) is a freelance journalist, academic and blogger living in Leeds. She writes about fashion, feminism, music and race, and is currently studying for a Postgraduate degree in Media and Communication studies. Usually found at a gig or scouring the local charity shops for vintage bargains, her work has been featured by the likes of NME, Gal-Dem and Dork magazine. On Jennessa Explains It All, you can expect in-depth essays about pop culture, doodled ‘Outfit Of The Days’ and personal anecdotes about life as a young woman of colour in Yorkshire.
The Tofu Diaries
The Tofu Diaries is run by Natalie Tamara, a 30-something vegan blogger living in Leeds. From recipes and restaurant reviews to travel itineraries and vegan lifestyle tips, The Tofu Diaries aims to show how easy it is to live a fulfilling yet compassionate life – and that being vegan doesn’t mean giving anything up! Since launching in January 2014, the blog has grown to become a leading voice in the vegan and
Diary Of A Hull Mum
Tara the woman behind Diary of a Hull Mum, is a first-time mother who is honest and puts a realistic and funny spin on the usual mummy blogs. She tells the stories we have all read before – but this time warts and all. She is also an advocate for body positivity and enjoys sharing her beauty and fashion buys with her Instagram and blog followers. She enjoys sharing her life experiences and wants to show everyone the good days and the bad days and is proud to be relatable to many. She lives in (you guessed
Meet The Taylors
Meet The Taylors is run by Sophie, Mum to one, wife and Marketing Manager from Sheffield. She blogs about all things lifestyle, from interiors, parenting and fashion to juggling a high pressured job, growing blog and daily life. After studying Communications and PR at university in Sheffield she always had a passion for writing. Shes started her personal blog and began to focus on growing her Instagram following when on maternity leave two years ago. She has works with brands like Laura Ashley, The Cotswold Company and Dermalogica.
York On A Fork
York On A Fork is another fabulous food blog which has been running for almost 5 years. During that time
A Blokes Eye View
A Blokes Eye View is run by Carl Baker, who has been running his men’s lifestyle blog for around 3 years. He blogs about everything from men’s fashion, male grooming and lifestyle posts. He has worked with some prestigious brands in that time and said “
When I started there was a lack of male bloggers around but now you can find male bloggers all over the place.
I have recently decided to move my blog to more of a gaming and tech blog and a little bit of lifestyle.
And I can not wait to see how that goes.”
Yorkshire Dad
Karl owns and runs the Yorkshire Dad blog, sharing experience of parenthood and family adventures. His blog has been recognised amongst the top ten dad blogs in the UK four years running. He is also Senior Project Manager at Search Laboratory, a local Digital Marketing Agency in Leeds. He is also a Chartered Institute of Public Relations Accredited PR Practitioner., contributing to publications such as the HuffingtonPost, Metro.co.uk and socialnomics.net. He describes himself as a “restless father of 2, a twitter addict, as well as an avid joker and golfer.”
Queen Beady
Bee is the sole editor and storyteller of QueenBeady.com – an award-winning Travel & Lifestyle Blog. Not only does Bee enjoy travelling to
Rachel Nicole
Rachel Nicole is a 24-year-old Travel and Style blogger based in Scarborough and has been blogging for nearly nine years, where she created it mainly to share her outfits in College. It’s now her full-time job and has seen her work with brands such as Jet2 Holidays, Icelolly.com, Boohoo and Ray-Ban.
IndigoRosee
IndigoRosee is a blog run by Tori, an 18-year-old student based in Yorkshire. She started IndigoRosee in 2016 to document her teenage life, and over time it has turned into an award-winning beauty, fashion and lifestyle blog. She tries to be a role model to her young demographic and predominantly focuses on content relating to revision and academia in order to help her younger readers with
She said ” I thought it wasn’t cool to make studying more my hobby (and now a job) but I have fallen in love with it!”
Izzy Dabbles
Izzy Dabbles is a down-to-earth Yorkshire-blogger who loves dogs, cakes and all things lovely. She loves going on dog-friendly adventures with her wonderful Romanian rescue dog, planning her wedding and all manner of other things. On her blog, you’ll find a treasure trove of fun things to do in Yorkshire and further afield along with a lot more.
The Yorkshire Gentleman
The Yorkshire Gentleman is a UK men’s lifestyle blog. Launched by Tom in 2016, the blog has been ranked in the top 50 men’s grooming blogs and has more than 7,000 followers on social media. Tom created his blog to express his passion for male grooming but he writes about various topics including Motorcycling, Fashion, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, Travel and Technology.
The Bewildered Dad
Jim Coulson is a dad of two living in West Yorkshire. With the help of his family, he travels around the county exploring different towns and cities. He seeks out and reviews family-friendly attractions in each place and uploads a video diary for each excursion on his Bewildered Family Guide to Yorkshire page. On his blog page, he shares the highs and lows of parenting and provides a humorous yet heartwarming insight into Yorkshire family life.
Trips With a Tot
Trips With a Tot is written by Naomi, who lives in Sheffield with her partner and their two children. The blog focuses on days out and things to do with the little ones in South Yorkshire. If you’re looking for ideas on places to go, then this is the blog for you. Naomi has a great amount of varied content on her site including in depth reviews and travel tips, perfect for helping you put together your half-term itinerary.
A Yorkshire Girl
Susanna describes herself as “A 50-something lover of life living in North Yorkshire, England. Encouraging women to embrace their life whatever their age”. Susanna evidently has a real flair for writing, and is even penning her very own murder mystery novel. On A Yorkshire Girl, Susanna shares her thoughts on all sorts of topics such as Health & Fitness, Beauty and Travel with the aim of helping women to look and feel fabulous. Judging by the photographs on her website, Susanna is looking pretty damned good so we’ll certainly be taking her advice!
Adventures of a Yorkshire Mum
Adventures of a Yorkshire Mum is a parenting blog written soley by Yorkshire mum, Michaela. Originally, the blog began as a means of documenting family memories, but as it’s popularity increased, so did Michaela’s passion for blogging. It’s a no-nonsense honest blog about the ups and downs of parenting with some great family reviews thrown in.
So, there you have it! The ultimate guide to the Yorkshire Bloggers you should be following. Are you a Yorkshire Blogger? If so, please feel free to drop a link in the comments.
