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
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...
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...
by HCTG | Jul 12, 2022 | Food & Drink, Members, Retailers, Visitor Attractions
When you visit Herriot Country, seek out weekly markets in Thirsk, Ripon, Masham and Stokesley where you may just hear a songstress called Winifred Ruth English playing her guitar and singing to the crowds at her market stall. Ruth’s award-winning Winnies Yorkshire...
by HCTG | Jun 30, 2022 | Food & Drink, Hotels, Members
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...
