We travelled on a Friday night from Kent for a weekend to Thirsk for my wife’s birthday. She is a huge fan of All Creatures Great and Small and The Yorkshire Vet. She also thinks Mr and Mrs Green from The Yorkshire Vet are an inspiration….suffice to say, our afternoon was a dream come true as she literally, and totally unplanned, had a real life Yorkshire Vet experience. Upon arrival at the museum, the front of house staff (Duncan and Sandra) were the loveliest, friendliest, funniest and most welcoming of people you could wish to meet. They were wonderful advocates for Thirsk and Yorkshire as a whole and showed all the stereotypical qualities of friendly and genuinely welcoming Yorkshire folk. The museum is a delight and you could easily spend two hours walking around and taking everything in. It is brilliantly done and details the story of Alf Wight/James Herriot so, so well. Thirsk is also truly lovely and the surrounding countryside of the Yorkshire Dales is worth the journey alone. We met so many genuinely friendly people in Thirsk who were happy to stop and talk and be so welcoming to two ‘southerners’! A wonderful weekend and one that we can’t wait to repeat when we come back and visit again.

While on a short break in York, my wife and I made our way to Thirsk, some 20 miles from the city. I have been a huge fan of the Herriot stories, having read the books, viewed the films and all the TV series over the years. We wanted to visit the "World of James Herriot". We arrived in a car park only metres from the museum, being the Christmas period, all car parks were free! We received a warm welcome from the front of house staff and ventured into the museum which of course was the home and surgery of Alf Wight. It was such an amazing place to be, so much to see for all the family regardless of being a fan of James Herriot or not. My wife and I spent a couple of hours wandering around the museum. If ever we pass through Thirsk again, which incidentally, is a lovely market town, we will definitely visit this fantastic museum again.

We saw the original (1970s) TV series and films as kids and now watch the current show of All Creatures’ . It’s an obvious day trip for us down to Thirsk to visit this attraction (and the surrounding area). This is essentially a museum to the real life James Herriot and the books and TV that made him famous based in his old surgery. It’s a lovely old building and the ground floor is laid out as it would have been in the 1930s/40s. It’s an interesting look at life as it was. There’s also plenty of info about the real life characters and the TV shows. We spent a lovely hour and a half wandering around. My wife especially loved it. I do agree with some other reviewers that the exhibits look ‘tired’. In some places, it looked a little untidy too and all the Covid signage is a bit past it’s sell-by. Just give it some TLC please. Worth a visit though and Thirsk itself is nice too.

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit last week. Been a fan of the books and subsequent adaptations for years. Really impressed with all the information and would say this is must for young and older visiting the area. Lots of hands on puzzles etc for children to interact with. Throughly enjoyed our visit learning all all about the real James Helen Seigfried and Tristan

I found the museum interesting and it was brilliant to have the chance to walk round the house where James Herriot lived and worked after reading his books many times. Lovely to see the rooms set up as they would have been on the ground floor. The short film was good and so too were all the other exhibits. I do think it could do without the emphasis on the TV series (or maybe just stick to one of them) as it starts to get a bit confusing when looking at photos and trying to work out whether certain characters are the real person or from one of the series. A really good visit though and I learnt plenty that I didn’t know before going there. The church where James and Helen married is only a few metres down the road and is worth a look at.

A lovely step back in time to when Alf Wight was a vet in Thirsk. Having watched both series of All Creatures Great and Small, and read a lot of the books, I felt very familiar with the museum, as if I had been there before. Lots to see and learn, especially as technology and knowledge has improved over the years. The interactive room is not just for kids, we had fun.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit here. Lovely to go back in time and remember how hard life actually was in those days. There is so much to see and some fun interactive features too. We would definitely visit again as I'm sure we missed some things. The lady at reception was very friendly and helpful too.

The museum is located on one of the main streets in Thirsk. There is no onsite parking however there is parking nearby. Entry is via the shop then you are directed into the house. Walking through the front door was like stepping back in time. The rooms were set out as they would have been in the 1940s. Lots of information boards to read and a great interactive room for all ages. Also a barn type setup at the back of the building where a short video is played. Part of the building has been setup as a TV set which was fascinating. Whether you are a fan or not, its an interesting place to spend a couple of hours.

I have waited ages to visit World of James Herriot and I was not disappointed. Really well set out, lots of information, opportunities to take photographs and staff are very welcoming. The fairly new top floor is excellent for children, lots of interactive activities. I would highly recommend.

I've been a fan of ACGAS since it was first shown, and I'm also a fan of the new ACGAS. I had wanted to visit this attraction for decades and finally got the chance to do so. It exceeded all my expectations. There was a lovely lady working there and she gave me a warm welcome and explained exactly where to go and what to do. The house is so interesting with lots of information posted on panels around the house. There was no restriction on taking photos, which is something that I appreciated. It was very easy to imagine the family living in that house and to visualise the various consultations that took place there over the years. I will definitely return.