\n Both the original BBC drama (1978\u20131990) and the modern remake (2020\u20132025 ) have filmed in real villages and working farms across North Yorkshire.\n<\/p>\n
\n Here\u2019s where you can follow in Herriot\u2019s muddy boot-steps this autumn and winter.\n<\/p>\n
\n (Image: CHANNEL 5)\n<\/p>\n
Askrigg – the original Darrowby<\/p>\n
\n The village of Askrigg in Wensleydale became the fictional Darrowby in the original BBC adaptation of James Herriot\u2019s beloved books.\n<\/p>\n
\n All Creatures Great and Small: Series 2. The Darrowby Village set (Image: CHANNEL 5)\n<\/p>\n
\n Cringley House doubled as Skeldale House, the veterinary surgery, while the King\u2019s Arms Hotel was transformed into the Drovers Arms, where Siegfried, James and Tristan traded gossip over pints.\n<\/p>\n
\n Step inside the pub today and you\u2019ll still find low beams, flagged floors and photos of the original cast lining the walls.\n<\/p>\n
\n When filming for Series 6 wrapped earlier this year, several cast members reportedly revisited Askrigg, a quiet nod to where the Herriot legend began.\n<\/p>\n
\n Getting there: Askrigg lies in the heart of Wensleydale, around 12 miles west of Leyburn. Free parking and tearooms make it a lovely half-day stop.\n<\/p>\n
Grassington – Darrowby reborn<\/p>\n
\n For Channel 5\u2019s revival, producers sought a fresh Darrowby that still felt timeless.\n<\/p>\n
\n They found it in Grassington, in Upper Wharfedale.\n<\/p>\n
\n Each series, including the current one, sees its market square transformed into a 1930s high street, complete with vintage shopfronts, hand-painted signs and period buses rumbling through.\n<\/p>\n
\n Locals once again served as extras during filming earlier this year, helping to bring festive market scenes to life for the opening of Series 6.\n<\/p>\n
\n Filming for All Creatures Great and Small (Image: CHANNEL5)\n<\/p>\n
\n Grassington\u2019s<\/a> sense of continuity, the same cobbles, the same hills, gives Herriot\u2019s world its enduring warmth.\n<\/p>\n \n Just a few miles up the valley lies Yockenthwaite Farm, the real-life setting for the Alderson family\u2019s home.\n<\/p>\n \n The working farm in Upper Wharfedale has appeared throughout the Channel 5 series as the backdrop for Helen\u2019s family life, a picture-perfect cluster of stone barns and meadows that capture the show\u2019s rustic charm.\n<\/p>\n \n \n Visitor tip: Pop into The Devonshire Hotel, which stands in for the Drovers Arms in the new series.\n<\/p>\n The Drovers Arms – a tale of three pubs<\/p>\n \n \n Few settings capture Herriot\u2019s Yorkshire better than the Drovers Arms, which has had several real-life incarnations:\n<\/p>\n King\u2019s Arms, Askrigg \u2013 used for exterior shots in the 1978 series.<\/p>\n Devonshire Hotel, Grassington \u2013 the pub frontage in the Channel 5 version.<\/p>\n Green Dragon Inn, Hardraw \u2013 filming location for the modern interiors, beside the spectacular Hardraw Force, England\u2019s tallest single-drop waterfall.<\/p>\n \n For Series 6, crews returned to the Green Dragon for new pub storylines filmed over a few rain-soaked days in April 2025.\n<\/p>\n \n Fans can visit all three, each offers a pint, a fire and a flavour of Herriot\u2019s Yorkshire.\n<\/p>\n Broughton Hall – the grandeur of Mrs Pumphrey<\/p>\n \n Just outside Skipton, the sweeping Broughton Hall Estate doubles as the home of the glamorous Mrs Pumphrey and her pampered Pekingese, Tricki-Woo.\n<\/p>\n \n The 16th-century mansion has featured throughout the Channel 5 run and returns again in Series 6, exploring post-war Yorkshire\u2019s shifting fortunes.\n<\/p>\n \n The blend of opulence and mud-splattered practicality, vets in wellies climbing marble steps, remains one of the show\u2019s visual delights.\n<\/p>\n \n While you\u2019re there: The estate\u2019s woodland trails and caf\u00e9 are open year-round; combine a visit with time in nearby Skipton, the \u201cGateway to the Dales\u201d.\n<\/p>\n Malham and Janet\u2019s Foss – nature\u2019s stage<\/p>\n \n The Dales are more than a backdrop, they\u2019re a living character.\n<\/p>\n \n Janet\u2019s Foss, near Malham, was used for James\u2019s dawn swim in the first Channel 5 series, and crews returned this spring to capture new springtime sequences.\n<\/p>\n \n \n From the limestone pavements of Malham Cove to the serene waters of Malham Tarn, these landscapes embody Herriot\u2019s world: endurance, humility and the quiet beauty of ordinary life.\n<\/p>\n \n Travel note: Malham Cove and Janet\u2019s Foss are easily walkable from Malham village (car park and caf\u00e9s nearby).\n<\/p>\n Wensley & Hubberholme – where vows are made<\/p>\n \n In the BBC classic, James and Helen wed at Holy Trinity Church, Wensley.\n<\/p>\n \n For the Channel 5 adaptation, exteriors were filmed in Arncliffe, while interiors took place at St Michael and All Angels, Hubberholme, a tiny stone church nestled beside the River Wharfe.\n<\/p>\n \n Earlier this year, the cast<\/a> quietly filmed an anniversary flashback scene in Hubberholme, reconnecting Series 6 with the show\u2019s romantic roots.\n<\/p>\n \n READ MORE: Channel 5’s All Creatures Great and Small star’s message<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n Grassington: Town used for All Creatures Great and Small<\/a>\n<\/p>\nAll Creatures Great and Small: Series 2. The Alderson farm (Image: PA MEDIA)\n<\/p>\n
The Drovers Arms is another location in the TV show (Image: PA MEDIA)\n<\/p>\n
Malham cove (Image: Darren Jon Roscoe)\n<\/p>\n