Anyone live near Thirsk?

[Pea-n-Me]

I've enjoyed reading about it in the Herriot books, and would love to hear any stories you might like to share!

 

[mrs-mac]

Hiya

I dont live near Thirsk but have been on holiday there many times as a young girl with my family. My Mum was born at Catterick Camp which isnt far from there, so she is a Yorkshire lass! If i recall correctly Thirsk is where James had his vetinary practise, its a lovely Market village and they used to have a museum there dedicated to him.

I also love James Herriott books and the series of the telelvision was excellent, a real must for Herriott fans. I liked it so much i called my 2nd son Callum after Callum Bucannon If you can get the series on DVD or video, you'd really enjoy it!

Hope this helps, enjoy your reading

 

[Pea-n-Me]

mrs mac, is the DVD the one of the BBC series or the later movie version? I would love to visit the area and the museum someday.

Refresh my memory - who was Callum Buchanon? I love the fact you named your son after him!

 

[arieliwish]

Yes, I'm about 12 miles up the A19 from Thirsk, we sometimes go shopping there and DS gets his hair cut there! It is a nice little place and there is a relatively new Herriott centre museum type of thing there, our kids went on a trip out with school to it last year. I'm sure if you google it you'll find a web site, and I know they used to do seasonal activities.

Good luck!

 

[mrs-mac]

mrs mac, is the DVD the one of the BBC series or the later movie version? I would love to visit the area and the museum someday.

Refresh my memory - who was Callum Buchanon? I love the fact you named your son after him!

The DVD's are from the series, the movie came before the series. James was played by a different person in the movie. Callum Buchanon was a vet that came into it after James had gone to war, Tristan moves away and Callum comes to the practise, he's from Scotland and he keeps a badger that keeps running up peoples fireplaces!!! After chatting yesterday, l watched 2 episodes on our tv, oh i still love it, the stories are just fantastic