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James Herriot's writing home gets its blue plaque
Rowardennan in Sowerby, where Alf Wight wrote the James Herriot books, has a blue plaque: the house, the man, Thirsk's other twenty plaques and the walk out.
8 October 20266 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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All Creatures Great & Small Family Day in Thirsk
Thirsk Racecourse runs family days through the summer. How to spend the morning at the real Skeldale House, four minutes from our door, then walk down for the racing.
20 August 20264 min read
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Walking the Thirsk blue plaques
The original twenty blue plaques, the new James Herriot plaque in Sowerby, and six stories worth stopping for on a walk from Thirsk Market Place.
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 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