Suggested filming-location trail
Herriot's Thirsk
World of James Herriot, St Mary's Church and the Ritz Cinema, followed by the National Park Centre at Sutton Bank.
- Allow
- Half to full day
- Transport
- Walking + car
- Distance
- Town walk plus 14-mile / 23-km drive
- Stops
- 4
- Start hereTickets
World of James Herriot
Alf Wight's real home and veterinary surgery, now a museum with restored rooms and screen memorabilia.
See the restored surgery and home before following the short town-centre walk.
- Time
- 1–2 hours
- Arrival
- Use Thirsk town-centre parking; Thirsk railway station is outside the centre.
- Next stopOpen
St Mary's Church
The church where Alf Wight married Joan Danbury in 1941.
Visit quietly when the church is open and avoid services and private events.
- Time
- 15–30 minutes
- Arrival
- Walk from Kirkgate through central Thirsk.
- Next stopOpen
Ritz Cinema
A working cinema that appears briefly in the series and was used by Alf Wight.
See the exterior or support the cinema by attending an advertised screening.
- Time
- 10 minutes or a screening
- Arrival
- Walk from Kirkgate; use signed town-centre parking.
- Last stopOpen
Sutton Bank National Park Centre
A non-filming Herriot landscape stop with routes towards the Kilburn White Horse.
Use the National Park Centre as the starting point for a signed walk and broad escarpment views.
- Time
- 1–2 hours
- Arrival
- Drive from Thirsk and use the National Park Centre car park.
Route source
Distance and route details come from the linked tourism or route source; Google Maps is provided for live directions.
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