Yockenthwaite Farm

Yockenthwaite Farm

Alf Wight OBE (James Herriot) once said about his visits to farms in the Yorkshire Dales “At times it seemed unfair that I should be paid for my work; for driving out in the early morning with the fields glittering under the first pale sunshine and the wisps of mist...
Solberge Hall Hotel

Solberge Hall Hotel

James Herriot’s stories included places like Solberge Hall Northallerton but he changed the names of people and places and in this case it became Allerton, a simple change, whereas his home of Thirsk became Darrowby. It’s quite possible that his character Mrs Pumphrey...
Holiday Inn Darlington Scotch Corner

Holiday Inn Darlington Scotch Corner

Scotch Corner is an iconic and memorable name on the A1(M) that you will surely have seen if you have headed North from southern England or when heading South from Scotland, the North East or from Cumbria. The name originated from being the junction where the...
White Rose Book Cafe

White Rose Book Cafe

When Alf Wight (James Herriot) penned his first book, ‘If Only They Could Talk’ published in 1971, little did he realise what a continuing success his stories would be. White Rose Book Café in Thirsk is testament to that success. It’s place where you can purchase the...
The Devonshire Grassington

The Devonshire Grassington

The Devonshire Grassington doubles as the Drovers Arms in All Creatures Great and Small on Channel 5 TV and is in the heart of the village where the series is filmed as the fictional town of Darrowby created by James Herriot. Many rooms were used by the film crew as...