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Half-term days out near Thirsk
Apple Week at Ampleforth, trick or treat on the Moors Railway, pumpkins in Castle Howard and re-enactors at Fountains: October half term within an hour of Thirsk.
8 October 20264 min read
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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: Rural Arts workshops, Shaun the Sheep at the Ritz, pumpkins and a Halloween trail.
5 October 20263 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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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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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 readPlan a day
Race day at Thirsk starts with breakfast
Thirsk Racecourse runs 16 flat fixtures between April and September, twenty minutes walk from the market square. How to build the day around it.
15 August 20263 min read