I haven’t been in contact for a while , but here’s an event to look at. It’s 25 years since the ‘World of James Herriot’ opened in Thirsk. To celebrate this there is a charity dinner and entertainment being held in Leyburn on Saturday Oct 5th. All are welcome. Meet James Herriot’s son and daughter, some of Channel 5 Yorkshire Vet team plus special guests. If you are a Herriot Fan and can make it to Leyburn on the Sat…
James Herriot, our much loved author and subject of the ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ TV series mentions several walks in his book ‘James Herriots Yorkshire’ and has inspired other walks connected with his stories and life. I had some lovely comments about my ‘James Herriot’ walk around Thirsk – his home town together with description and a map – THANK YOU for those that did so. I decided to write up another walk that Alf Wight (James Herriot) mentions…
Have you ever been curious about the real places that Alf Wight (James Herriot) wrote about in his books? If so, there is the excellent book ‘James Herriot’s Yorkshire’ in which he talks about Thirsk – the place that Darrowby was mostly based on. Thirsk is where you will find the real Skeldale House (Now the marvellous ‘WORLD OF JAMES HERRIOT’). The real ‘Drovers’ Pub. The Church where he was married. The place where his children were born. The house…
OK, so you’ve already had a zillion people wish you ‘Happy New Year’ already. I simply wanted to thank you for your interest in my ‘Musings of a James Herriot fan‘ website in 2022 and for opting to receive my occasional posts and news during the year – I hope they have been interesting. What happened in 2022? Last year saw a new Herriot Book, ‘The Wonderful World of James Herriot‘, A wood planted in Swaledale called ‘Herriots Wood’, a…
Deep in the Yorkshire Dales there is a barn dedicated to James Herriot. It has been renovated by the Millenium Trust, a small charity that aims to preserve the history and character of the Dales. The charity is actively supported by Rosie Page, daughter of Alf Wight (James Herriot). I went in search of it and found it a few days ago…. The Barn is near a little hamlet in Arkengarthdale called Whaw, a rather odd name but then it’s…
Its a big week this week! – The launch of this new James Herriot book and book signing events with Alf Wights daughter, Rosie, and son, Jim. There is a nice article in the Daily Express about the book here: https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/1689099/the-wonderful-world-of-james-herriot-extract-all-creatures-great-and-small Book signings events with Rosie and Jim are as follows: Wednesday 2nd Nov 2022 – Harrogate LibraryThursday 3rd November 10-12pm – The Grove Bookshop, Ilkley.Friday 4th November 11 – 1pm – The World of James Herriot, Thirsk.Saturday 19th November…
Today I completed a sponsored walk in aid of the Herriot Hospice Homecare charity! They aim to turn the former Lambert Hospital inThirsk into a community hub for those living with terminal illness and bereavement. Dr Rosie Page, the daughter of ‘James Herriot’ (Alf Wight) and her brother Jim joined us all. The weather was perfect and a good day was had albeit some tired legs at the end of it! Here are some pictures from the day and there…
Today I completed a sponsored walk in aid of the Herriot Hospice Homecare charity. They aim to turn the former Lambert Hospital in Thirsk into a community hub for those living with terminal illness and bereavement. Dr Rosie Page, the daughter of ‘James Herriot’ (Alf Wight) and her brother Jim joined us. The weather was perfect and a good day was had with some tired legs at the end of it. Here are some pictures from the day and there…
Today I completed the final day of a 4 day trip based on the actual footsteps of James Herriot (Alf Wight) in his ’Youth Hostels’ story described in the book “James Herriots Yorkshire”. And since this is my final day I urge anyone that hasn’t read this book to get hold of a copy. The current TV series and the original one filmed in the 1980’s are both excellent. But I must say that if you haven’t read the whole…
Todays section of the walk was from Keld to Grinton via Gunnerside and Reeth. It’s shown on the map below and follows part of the coast to coast route. The red section is walking and the green section cycling. It follows the exact footsteps that Alf and Jim did back in the 1950’s and is described in Alfs own words in the book ‘James Herriots Yorkshire’. Yesterday (Day 2) will be a hard act to follow but the joy of…