As a practising vet, writer Alf Wright needed a pen name to comply with professional rules banning advertising and chose James Herriot after seeing the goalkeeper play for Birmingham City in a ...

His name was taken as an inspiration for the show All Creatures Great and Small, which follows the adventures of a young vet, James Herriot, who moves to the Yorkshire Dales during the 1930s.

Marketing director of the World of James Herriot and chairman of the Herriot Country Tourism Group, John Gallery, said: “I’ll be taking guests personally on this new walking tour, that will ...

Sophie Mei Lan went to visit the World of James Herriot for the new Mrs Yorkshire podcast in which she talks to one of James Herriot’s former vets Peter Wright. Did you know with a Digital ...

A new James Herriot Walking Tour will be introduced in Thirsk which will offer visitors a chance to explore the hometown of the author and creator of All Creatures Great and Small. Did you know ...

As a practising vet, writer Alf Wright needed a pen name to comply with professional rules banning advertising and chose James Herriot after seeing the goalkeeper play for Birmingham City in a ...