Yorkshire does nostalgia very well but nostalgia it ain’t what it used to be. However the books written by Alf Wright under the pen name of James Herriot have built a cottage industry in Thirsk. For a day trip visit the World of James Herriot and take a trip around Herriot Country.
The series of books about the life of a Yorkshire vet led to fame when the BBC created the popular series, “All Creatures Great & Small”, a programme which ran for a total of 13 years and gave Christopher Timmothy a leading role. Filmed in the dales the great scenery was seen by millions on TV in the 1970′s. Herriot describes his Yorkshire in these terms; ‘I looked across to where Darrowby huddled far below between its folding green fells in the best kind of sunshine – not heavy or cloying but clear and bright and clean as you find it in Yorkshire.’
