Herriot Country Guidebook and Travel Guide
HERRIOT COUNTRY
Discovery Guides Heritage Series
CONTENTS
IFC Contents and Credits
01 The Real James Herriot
02 Herriot Country Introduction
03 Alf Wight - James Herriot Story
06 The Herriot Legend
09 The World of James Herriot
13 The Characters and the Actors
16 Map of Herriot Country
18 Yorkshire Dales herriot Location Trail
22 What Else To Do in the Yorkshire Dales
26 North York Moors Herriot Trail
30 What Else To Do in the North York Moors
IBC Useful Titles and Information
BC Acknowledgements and Credits
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Many years ago, I can remember my aunt buying me copies of some of James Herriot’s first books and being enthralled at their stories. Such has been his success that today, over 35 years later, we are producing this revision of one of our most successful guidebooks which features the story of James Herriot and Herriot Country, the region he made famous across the globe. We hope you enjoy it.
As ardent fans already know, the man behind the James Herriot pen-name was Yorkshire vet, Alf Wight. He used a lifetime of real-life experiences, gained from his work throughout the northern Yorkshire Dales and the eastern North Yorkshire Moors national parks, as a basis for his stories. Therefore in his stories it is possible to substitute James Herriot for Alf Wight, as many of his tales were about himself, his family and his friends.... as well as the many farmers he met on a daily basis!
Based in Thirsk, he worked from a surgery that is now the popular visitor attraction known as ‘The World of James Herriot’. From this base, as well as from the partner veterinary practice in Leyburn, Alf came to know and love every corner of his practice which covered the Hambleton Hills, Coverdale, Swaledale, Wensleydale.... the very heart of Herriot Country.
CREDITS AND TECHNICAL DATA ISBN-13: 978-0-86309-006-6.
32 PAGES PRINTED ON 200GSM GLOSS ARTPAPER.
PRINTED FULL COLOUR THROUGHOUT. GLOSS LAMINATED OUTER COVER.
OVER 50 COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS. 249mm HIGH x 172mm WIDE approx.
PRINTED IN ENGLAND.
RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE: £3-99.
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