Scheduled Full Day Tours
up to about 9.5 hours
max. 7 guests
age 7+
A day in Herriot country
Our All Creatures Great and Small tour visits the Yorkshire Dales filming locations of the series shown on PBS Masterpiece, on a full day with a guide who knows both the stories and the Dales.
The real Darrowby
James Herriot's books about life as a country vet in the Dales became one of television's best-loved series. Grassington plays the market town of Darrowby, with Skeldale House on its square, and the tour also visits the church at Hubberholme where James and Helen were married, the farms and the open fell roads, and stops for lunch at a pub with its own part in the story.
What you'll see
- Grassington, the real Darrowby, and Skeldale House
- Hubberholme church, where James and Helen married
- Farms and fell roads from the series
- A lunch stop at a pub with a part in the story (lunch is not included)
Where the tour starts
The tour picks up at Windermere and Oxenholme stations in Cumbria, and at Kirkby Lonsdale and Ingleton on the edge of the Dales.
A small group or a private tour
Shared tours are small groups of no more than seven, priced per person, for ages 7 and up. A private tour is for your group alone, at one price for up to seven guests, with no age limit, and can collect you from your hotel in the Windermere or Ambleside areas.
Why travel with English Lakes Tours
English Lakes Tours has run small-group tours of the Lake District since 2018. Our guides hold Masters and PhD-level qualifications, and the stories they tell are researched from our own library of around 6,500 books, academic journals and local archives.
Questions about these tours
Is this tour about the PBS Masterpiece series?
Yes. The tour visits Yorkshire Dales filming locations of All Creatures Great and Small as shown on PBS Masterpiece, including Grassington, which plays Darrowby.
Is lunch included on the All Creatures Great and Small tour?
No. Lunch is not included on any of our tours, but the tour stops at a pub with its own part in the story, where you can buy lunch.
Where does the All Creatures Great and Small tour pick up?
At Windermere and Oxenholme stations in Cumbria, and at Kirkby Lonsdale and Ingleton on the edge of the Dales. The exact meeting points are on the tour page.
Can children come on your tours?
On shared small-group tours the minimum age is 7. Private tours have no age limit, so they suit families with younger children. We don't provide booster seats.