Pickering
Stay
Accommodation in and around Pickering includes independent hotels, self-catering cottages, B&B’s, camping, glamping and caravan sites all with high standards and to suit many different pockets.
Attractions
North Yorkshire Moors Railway, runs through the North York Moors National Park and stops at Goathland, Grosmont and Whitby. Beck Isle Museum and the Saxon Church are highlights of this industrious and lively, historic town and nearby there’s Flamingoland, Dalby Forest with host of activities to enjoy and several ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ locations to see.
Food & Drink
Cafes, Pubs with food, restaurants and takeaway shops offer a wide range of eating out options in Pickering most of which are offer menus with local ingredients. With quality local retailers and traders there’s a definite taste of Herriot Country in the town.
Pickering
This vibrant market town in Herriot Country boasts interesting attractions, a medieval castle, a hub for the performing arts, abundant with retailers selling fine local produce and is a gateway to the North York Moors National Park.
The North York Moors Railway, Beck Isle Museum and the Saxon Church are highlights of this industrious and lively, historic town and it is a perfect base for visiting the North York Moors for walking, wildlife or simply tranquillity… or for thrills and spills nearby Flamingoland is a family favourite.
Arts and crafts, antiques, gifts, cafés, tearooms, bars and pubs with local ales, a variety of restaurants all add to the flavours of Herriot Country in Pickering where James Herriot would have visited with his family.