by HCTG | Oct 31, 2024 | Bed & Breakfast, Food & Drink, Hotels, Members
The Golden Lion in Leyburn is a family-run business that has an historic pedigree dating back to 1850, this beautifully restored Grade II listed hotel offers a warm welome to Herriot Country visitors.It’s the kind of hostelry that Tristan Farnon would have loved with...
by HCTG | Oct 22, 2024 | Food & Drink, Members, Visitor Attractions
Forever immortalised as Darrowby in the books of the world’s most famous vet and author, James Herriot, Thirsk has one of Herriot Country’s finest racecourses. James Herriot (Alf Wight OBE) often found himself recruited to work at the Racecourse on racedays!Thirsk’s...
by HCTG | Sep 29, 2022 | Food & Drink, Members, Retailers
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...
by editor | Sep 20, 2022 | Food & Drink, Hotels, Members
Solberge Hall is a Herriot Country venue with a new swagger as its multi-million pound makeover shows… Decadent, Glamorous and Opulent it is now a luxurious country house wedding and events venue with luxurious bedrooms that is delighting brides and grooms, event...
by HCTG | Sep 20, 2022 | Food & Drink, Hotels, Members
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...
by HCTG | Aug 26, 2022 | Food & Drink, Members, Retailers
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...
