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 16, 2022 | Members, Retailers, Visitor Attractions
Local crafts and creativity are popular in Herriot Country as people discover the skills and expertise that are the fabric of rural society. Spinning Jenny in Grassington is one such business that for over 50 years has been supplying fabric, wool and embroidery...
by HCTG | Jun 15, 2022 | Members, Retailers, Visitor Attractions
Established in 1970, the same year as Alf Wight’s (James Herriot) first book, If Only They Could Talk, Helen Midgley, Grassington offers a first class shopping experience for stylish comfortable quality shoes and clothes that will always be to meet your individual...
by HCTG | May 10, 2022 | Food & Drink, Members, Retailers, Visitor Attractions
Sited proudly at the top of the main square of the new Darrowby, Grassington, the Stripey Badger offers All Creatures Great and Small fans a treat. Linda who runs the Bookshop with son James had a lifetime ambition to own a bookshop and with the Stripey Badger Coffee...
by editor | Mar 29, 2022 | Food & Drink, Members, Retailers, Visitor Attractions
The Garden Rooms at Tennants in Leyburn is one of Herriot Country’s finest visitor destinations, free to enter and open to the public seven days a week combining fine art and antique auctions with the arts, education, events and fine dining. Opened in 2015, The Garden...
by editor | Mar 3, 2022 | Members, Self-Catering, Visitor Attractions
Thirsk Hall is situated in Thirsk, in the heart of Herriot Country. Thirsk Hall has a lot of history behind its sole business that has been the Bell’s family for almost 300 years now. The Hall is a three-storey town house that stands tall near St Mary’s Church. It is...
