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All Creatures Great and Small trails

Practical routes with stops in order, realistic time, distance and a live Google Maps link.

Market stalls in Grassington market square, the principal Darrowby filming location
Photo: Chris Heaton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
2–3 hours · Walking

Darrowby on foot

A compact Grassington walk through the market square, The Devonshire and The Stripey Badger, then along the Dales Way towards Linton Falls.

Distance
About 2 miles / 3 km
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St Wilfrid’s Church tower and churchyard among green fields in Burnsall
Photo: John Sparshatt / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
2–3 hours · Walking

Burnsall to Grassington on the Dales Way

A riverside walk from St Wilfrid's Church, through Wharfedale and past Linton Falls to Darrowby in Grassington.

Distance
3.5 miles / 5.6 km
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Market stalls in Grassington market square, the principal Darrowby filming location
Photo: Chris Heaton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Full day · Car + short walks

Upper Wharfedale and Littondale

Grassington, Burnsall, Kettlewell and Arncliffe, with the private farm landscape kept off the pin map.

Distance
About 37 miles / 60 km
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Malham village in the Yorkshire Dales
Photo: lasagna165 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
4–6 hours · Walking

Malham day

Use Malham village as the safe base for Malham Lings, Janet's Foss and Malham Cove; the road scene is context only.

Distance
About 5 miles / 8 km
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Newby Hall near Ripon
Photo: Lynne Glazzard / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Full day · Car

Ripon and Harrogate district

Choose two or three ticketed anchors: Newby Hall, Ripley Castle, Fountains Abbey and Ripon Racecourse on a race day.

Distance
About 34 miles / 55 km
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Half to full day · Walking + car

Herriot's Thirsk

World of James Herriot, St Mary's Church and the Ritz Cinema, followed by the National Park Centre at Sutton Bank.

Distance
Town walk plus 14-mile / 23-km drive
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Oakworth Station on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Photo: Steve Daniels / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Half to full day · Heritage train

Worth Valley railway day

Ride between Keighley and Oxenhope, allowing time at Oakworth for the rural station view.

Distance
10 miles / 16 km return line journey
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Four days · Walking

The Herriot Way

A long-distance circular walk through Wensleydale and Swaledale for a broader Herriot landscape journey.

Distance
52 miles / 84 km
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