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Bonfire Night near Thirsk
Four firework displays within half an hour of Thirsk this year: Monk Park Farm and Northallerton on Thursday 5 November, Bedale and Masham on Saturday 7 November.
5 October 20264 min read
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Christmas in and around Thirsk
Christmas markets, a pantomime at the Town Hall, Santa at Thorp Perrow and carols at Fountains, from mid-November to Christmas Eve, all within forty minutes of Thirsk.
5 October 20263 min read
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Halloween and half term in Thirsk
Half term runs 26 to 30 October and Halloween is the Saturday after: a ghost walk from the Clock Tower, Rural Arts workshops, Shaun the Sheep at the Ritz and pumpkins.
5 October 20263 min read
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What's open in Thirsk on a wet day
Six places to spend a wet day in Thirsk, all within five minutes of the square, and which of them are open on each day of the week, Sunday and Monday included.
28 September 20265 min read
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The Moonlight Glow Walk at Thirsk Racecourse
Herriot Hospice's first Moonlight Glow Walk sets off from Thirsk Racecourse on Saturday 3 October: a 5k after dark through the centre of town and back, glow sticks encouraged.
28 September 20264 min read
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Pumpkin picking near Thirsk
The Great Yorkshire Pumpkin Festival at Monk Park Farm, ten minutes from the square: which days, which ticket, what happens in the rain, and the two kinds of evening.
28 September 20264 min read
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The Seven Bridges walk, twelve minutes from the market square
A quiet woodland path twelve minutes from Thirsk market square, where a stream crosses under you again and again. Free, short, and most walkers turn back before it.
2 September 20266 min read
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The road up Sutton Bank has reopened
The A170 up Sutton Bank reopened on Sunday 4 October after its three-week maintenance closure, so the White Horse and the view are back as a short drive from Thirsk.
23 August 20263 min readPlan a day
All Creatures Great & Small Family Day in Thirsk
Thirsk Racecourse runs family days through the summer, four minutes from the real Skeldale House. How to spend the morning there first, then walk down for the racing.
20 August 20264 min read
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Walking the Thirsk blue plaques
Twenty blue plaques, an hour and a half, and free from start to finish. The six stories worth stopping for, from the founder of Lord's to a nurse who left for Uruguay.
16 August 20265 min read
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A James Herriot day in Thirsk
Thirsk is Darrowby. An hour-by-hour day around Alf Wight's town, from the real Skeldale House to the church where he married, planned from our door.
15 August 20264 min readPlan a day
Market day in Thirsk, done properly
Thirsk market has run on the cobbles since 1145. A local's guide to Mondays and Saturdays, from the early breakfast to the charity shop trail.
15 August 20264 min read
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Tea Time Travels: Discover the Magic of Thirsk
Rosa's 2023 guide to a Thirsk holiday - Sutton Bank, the World of James Herriot, the racecourse, the markets and the independent shops.
9 March 20233 min read